Vader is a Pols daith metal baund frae Olsztyn, formit in 1983. Accordin tae Piotr Wiwczarek, the baund's foondin sangster an guitar player, the baund's name wis inspired bi Darth Vader frae the Star Wars film series.[1] Leerical themes include stories bi H. P. Lovecraft,[2] WW2, horror an anti-releegious messages. Accordin tae Billboard magazine, frae 2003 Vader sauld ower 500,000 releases aroond the warld.[3]

Vader
Vader playing in Rostock (2011)
Background information
OreiginOlsztyn, Poland
GenresDaith metal, thrash metal
Years active1983–present
LabelsMystic Productions, Earache, Impact, Hammerheart, Metal Blade, Regain, Nuclear Blast Records
Associate actsBehemoth, Dies Irae, Spinal Cord, Vesania, Neolithic, UnSun, Crionics, Decapitated
Wabsteidwww.vader.pl
MembersPiotr Wiwczarek
Marek Pająk
James Stewart
Tomasz Halicki
Past membersFor full listing see: Vader member history
Piotr Wiwczarek, 2023
Marek Pająk, 2023
Tomasz Halicki, 2023

Baund members eedit

Current members

Discography eedit

Studio albums

Awairds eedit

Fryderyk Awards
Year Category Nominated work Note
1997 Hard & Heavy Album of the Year (Album roku - hard & heavy) Black to the Blind Nominated[5]
2000 Hard & Heavy Album of the Year (Album roku - hard & heavy) Litany Nominated[6]
2002 Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku - heavy metal) Revelations Nominated[7]
2004 Metal Album of the Year (Album roku metal) The Beast Nominated[8]
2006 Rock/Metal Album of the Year (Album roku rock/ metal) Impressions in Blood Nominated[9]
2009 Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku heavy metal) Necropolis Nominated[10]
2012 Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku heavy metal) Welcome to the Morbid Reich Won[11]

References eedit

  1. "Kinofilia". Interview with Piotr Wiwczarek (in Polish). Archived frae the original on 3 Mey 2006. Retrieved 27 Januar 2006. Piotr Wiwczarek:CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)Archived 2006-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Gary Hill: The Strange Sound of Cthulhu: Music Inspired by the Writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Lulu.com, s. 73. ISBN 978-1-84728-776-2
  3. Roman Rogowiecki. Vader rules. „Billboard”. Tom 114, Nr 23, s. 57 (June 8, 2002). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. ISSN 0006-2510
  4. VADER: Working Songtitles Revealed Archived 2012-05-26 at Archive.today blabbermouth.net. 2011-01-14. Retrieved on 2011-01-14.
  5. "Fryderyki 1997: nominowani i laureaci" (in polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 6 November 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  6. "Fryderyki 2000: nominowani i laureaci" (in polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 6 November 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  7. "Fryderyki 2002: nominowani i laureaci" (in polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 6 November 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  8. "Fryderyki 2004: nominowani i laureaci" (in polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 6 November 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  9. "Fryderyki 2006: nominowani i laureaci" (in polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 6 November 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  10. "Fryderyki 2010: nominowani i laureaci" (in polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 6 November 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  11. "Fryderyki 2012: laureaci" (PDF) (in polish). zpav.pl. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

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