Kingdom (EP)

Kingdom
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
EP by
Vader
Released21 August 1998
Recorded1997–1998, Selani Studio, Olsztyn, 2.47 Studio, Warsaw
GenreDeath metal
Length53:24
LabelMetal Mind Productions, System Shock/Impact Records, Pavement Music, Avalon Marquee
ProducerPiotr "Peter" Wiwczarek
Vader chronology
Black to the Blind
(1997) 		Kingdom
(1998) 		Litany
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos[1]

Kingdom is an EP by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released on 21 August 1998 in Japan by Avalon Marquee, and in United States, Europe, and Poland on 10 November 1998 via Pavement Music, Metal Mind, and System Shock/Impact Records.

Kingdom was recorded, and mixed in July, August, and December 1997, and February 1998 at Selani Studio in Olsztyn, and 2.47 Studio in Warsaw. Enhanced track contains PC CD-ROM Data track with video for "Incarnation" in Video For Windows format, encoded using four different quality settings. Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek talked about remixes on the album, saying:

To be honest, we had to do it because nobody wanted to release the album with like fifteen minutes total time. So, we had a couple of remixes made with different friends and there was even an idea to make a full album just with remixes, but we found out it's not a good idea, we don't need it. We're Vader and... it's not good. It's not bad to put two songs as bonus tracks, to kind of experience something, but nothing more, I guess.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Enhanced Track (Incarnation)" (PC CD-ROM Data track)Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek24:35
2."Creatures Of Light And Darkness"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:21
3."Breath Of Centuries"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:34
4."Kingdom"Tomasz KrajewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:05
5."Anamnesis"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:05
6."Inhuman Disaster Mix /Inspired By Heading For Internal Darkness/" (remixed by 2.47 Production Team)Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek7:17
7."Quicksilver Blood Mix /Inspired By Carnal/" (remixed by DoctorDrum)Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek7:23
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
5."Black To The Blind"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek7:12

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Vader
Production
  • Tomasz Krajewski – lyrics
  • Paweł Wasilewski – lyrics
  • Paweł Frelik – lyrics
  • Andrzej "Any" Bomba – sound engineering
  • Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art and design
  • Mariusz Kmiołek – concept design, management
  • Michał Pasich – photos
  • Grzegorz Piwkowski – mastering
  • 2.47 Production Team (Bogusław Pezda, Sławomir Leniart) – remix
  • Takahisa Okuno – Japanese liner notes
Note
  • Tracks 1 & 2 recorded at Selani Studio, Olsztyn, February 1998.
  • Track 3 recorded at Selani Studio, Olsztyn, December 1997.
  • Track 4 recorded at Selani Studio, Olsztyn, July and August 1997.
  • Track 5 remixed at 2.47 Studio, Warsaw, February 1998.
  • Track 6 remixed at Selani Studio, Olsztyn, February 1998.

Release history

Region Date Label
USA, Poland, Europe 10 November 1998[4] Pavement Music, Metal Mind Productions, System Shock/Impact Records
Japan 21 August 1998[5] Avalon Marquee

References

  1. ^ Paul, Schwarz. "Vader - "Kingdom" review". chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ^ Schwarz, Paul; Rocher, David. "Cutline CoC chats with Piotr Wiwczarek of Vader". chroniclesofchaos.com.
  3. ^ a b Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Vader - "Kingdom"". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Vader - "Kingdom"". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.