Impressions in Blood
Impressions in Blood is the seventh studio album by Polish death metal band Vader. It was released on 23 August 2006 in Japan by Avalon Marquee with a bonus cover of "Raining Blood" by Slayer. In Poland, the album was released on 1 September 2006 via Mystic Production. The album was nominated for a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Rock/Metal Album of the Year (Album roku rock/ metal)'.[7]
Impressions in Blood | ||||
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Cover art by Seth Siro Anton | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 23 August 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006, Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland | |||
Genre | Death metal | |||
Length | 37:15 | |||
Label | Regain Records, Mystic Production, Candlelight Records, Avalon Marquee | |||
Producer | Wojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy[1] | |||
Vader chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
special edition cover art |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
About.com | [2] |
Allmusic | [3] |
Blabbermouth | [4] |
Chronicles of Chaos | [5] |
Teraz Rock | [6] |
Impressions in Blood was recorded between April and June 2006 at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland, and was produced by the Wiesławscy Brothers. The album features cover art by Septicflesh bassist Seth Siro Anton. Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski described the work on the album, saying:
The band entered the studio on 24th of [April]. First two days we spent on preparing everything, soundcheck and so on. Then I started recording my drum tracks which all in all took me 10 days... It's going to be the fastest album I've ever recorded, you will hear there a lot of blastbeats and fast double pedal drumming. This time for the recording I used OSCA 5B drumsticks, TAMA Starclassic drumkit with Ludwig 'Black Beauty' snare drum, Alchemy Professional cymbals, Aquarian Response II pads on toms and Hi-Energy on snare, Roland RT-7K triggers, D-DRUM module and finally, my current favourite thing — AXIS X-Longboards pedals which helped me to achieve a staggering level of speed.[8]
A music video was shot for the song "Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)", which was directed by Andrzej Wyrozębski.[9] Janusz Król was responsible for special effects and the set design for the video, while Sławomir Panasewicz was the cameraman. In Poland, Impressions in Blood landed at position No. 8, and dropped out five weeks later. The album also charted in Japan.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Between Day and Night" (instrumental) | Krzysztof Oloś | 0:41 | |
2. | "ShadowFear" | Harry Maat | Piotr Wiwczarek | 4:50 |
3. | "As Heavens Collide..." | Harry Maat | Maurycy Stefanowicz | 2:41 |
4. | "Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)" | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:02 |
5. | "Field of Heads" | Harry Maat | Piotr Wiwczarek | 4:06 |
6. | "Predator" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 5:12 |
7. | "Warlords" | Harry Maat | Maurycy Stefanowicz | 2:43 |
8. | "Red Code" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 2:30 |
9. | "Amongst the Ruins" | Harry Maat | Maurycy Stefanowicz | 4:07 |
10. | "They Live!!!" | Paweł Frelik | Piotr Wiwczarek | 2:13 |
11. | "The Book" | Paweł Frelik | Maurycy Stefanowicz | 5:07 |
Total length: | 37:15 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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11. | "Raining Blood" (Slayer cover) | Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | 3:40 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Lead Us!!!" | Maurycy Stefanowicz | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:19 |
2. | "The Book" | Paweł Frelik | Maurycy Stefanowicz | 5:07 |
3. | "Die!!! (Gin Psie)" | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 2:55 |
4. | "Raining Blood" (Slayer cover) | Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | 3:38 |
5. | "This is the War" (videoclip) | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 2:54 |
6. | "Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)" (videoclip) | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:03 |
7. | "Sword of the Witcher" (videoclip) | Piotr Wiwczarek | Piotr Wiwczarek | 3:38 |
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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Charts
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Polish Albums Chart[12] | 8 |
Japanese Albums Chart[13] | 265 |
Release history
Region | Date | Label |
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Japan | 23 August 2006[14] | Avalon Marquee |
Poland | 1 September 2006[15] | Mystic Production |
Europe | 4 September 2006[16][17] | Regain Records |
USA | 5 September 2006[18] | Candlelight Records |
References
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- Bowar, Chad. "Vader - "Impressions in Blood" review". heavymetal.about.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- Mason, Stewart. "Vader - "Impressions in Blood" review". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- Alisoglu, Scott. "Vader - "Impressions in Blood" review". blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2006-09-11. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- Smit, Jackie. "Vader - "Impressions in Blood" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- Pawlak, Marcin. "Vader - "Impressions in Blood" review" (in Polish). www.terazrock.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "Fryderyki 2006: nominowani i laureaci" (in Polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "Vader Working On Their 'Fastest' Album Ever". www.blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- "Vader Videos". www.metalstorm.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- Walewski, Jacek. "Novy (ex Vader etc.): (Nie)spełniony muzyk" (in Polish). www.atmospheric.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "Vader: 'Impressions In Blood' Enters Polish Chart At No. 8". www.blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "ベイダーのCD・DVDリリース情報、ベイダーのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典 - Oricon Style" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "Vader - "Impressions in Blood"" (in Japanese). www.marquee.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "Vader - "Impressions in Blood"". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "Vader - "Impressions in Blood"". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "Vader: Another New Song Posted Online". blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- "Vader: 'Helleluyah (God Is Dead)' Video Posted Online". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2014-02-06.