Ripping death metal band Vader, who gained stature in the field of Morbid Angel/Slayer-influenced fast tremolo death metal, plan to re-issue three early demos on CD, cassette and LP via Witching Hour Records starting on April 3, 2015.
The three demos — “Live in Decay” (1986), “Necrolust” (1989), adn “Morbid Reich” (1990) — will see separate releases unlike the last collection of Vader demo material, 1996’s Reborn in Chaos which remains a sought-after release for its Pavement Records version which contains better sound than other variants. These capture the transition of Vader from aspiring speed metal/death metal hybrid to catching on to the new death metal style and picking a fast but explosive style that graced their first album, The Ultimate Incantation and subsequent albums De Profundis and Sothis EP.
As Vader continue to release material in a fast although simplified and more hookish style, these retrospectives may provide insight into the origins of this band back in the days of the Soviet bloc. It will be interesting to see what bonus tracks, if any, Witching Hour Records adds to pad these releases up to full-length duration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPl1GuAqY68
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7lnCQMtwHk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXF4HDcIYvQ
Tags: death metal, vader, witching hour records
Vader seems like a very active band, anything worthy from them in the last 3 or 4 years ?
No. They’ve been on repeat since “Litany”. Less generous and more discerning folks would say that nothing is worthy past 1996.
Either way you choose, avoid the new material.
Speaking of old death metal, anybody remembers this mighty band ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmUF5fo3KL0
Seriously dudes what’s up with no one celebrating this lost gem ?
They are back together and playing in Milwaukee again.
Not as great as this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AHG-aN64IM
Now this folks is exactly how death metal should sound like, intense yet headbangable, see not all death metal fans are nerds, some of us are quite fucking athletic. That’s why we also listen to NWOBHM band Raven with their athletic Brand of heavy rock.
Never heard them before, thank you for this.
Never listened to Vader before, Reborn in Chaos sounding pretty solid so far.
“think music in general has gone to shit over the last 20 years. The good thing about it is that I think people are starting to appreciate bands like us and Autopsy. Some people say death metal is limited, but it’s only as limited as you let your mind limit it. ”
http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2013/07/interview-incantations-john-mcentee/