XXV (Vader album)

XXV
XXV
	Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Studio album of re-recorded songs by Vader
Released	28 May 2008
Recorded	July 2007 – March 2008, Hertz Studio, Białystok
Genre	Death metal, thrash metal
Length	96:00 / 112:00
Language	English, Polish
Label	Regain, Mystic, Avalon Marquee
Producer	Wojtek and Sławek Wiesławscy
Vader chronology
Singles from XXV
	"v.666"; Released: 15 January 2008;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]
Blabbermouth	^[3]
Teraz Rock	^[4]

XXV is the 25th-anniversary studio album by Polish death metal band Vader, released in 2008 by Regain Records. The album is a collection of re-recorded songs from earlier Vader albums, from The Ultimate Incantation up to The Beast. The special edition includes three bonus tracks and a bonus third DVD, with an old and rare live VHS containing footage from throughout the band's career. XXV was recorded between July 2007 and March 2008 at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland and produced by Wojtek and Sławek Wiesławscy. The album is the last Vader release that features guitarist Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz and drummer Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski, and the only studio recording with bassist Marcin "Novy" Nowak.

The release was preceded by the single "v.666", issued on 15 January 2008. A music video was shot for the song "Carnal", directed by Carlos Abysmo.^[5]

Track listing[edit]

Disc 1
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Album	Length
1.	"inVADERs (Intro)" (instrumental)		Krzysztof Oloś		1:38
2.	"Chaos"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	The Ultimate Incantation	4:16
3.	"Vicious Circle"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	The Ultimate Incantation	2:37
4.	"Crucified Ones"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	The Ultimate Incantation	3:18
5.	"Dark Age"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	The Ultimate Incantation	4:31
6.	"Reign-Carrion"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	The Ultimate Incantation	6:32
7.	"Silent Empire"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	De Profundis	4:13
8.	"Sothis"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	De Profundis	3:26
9.	"Incarnation"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	De Profundis	3:05
10.	"Reborn in Flames" (featuring Seth Van De Loo)	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	De Profundis	4:52
11.	"Blood of Kingu"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	De Profundis	4:33
12.	"Carnal"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	Black to the Blind	2:09
13.	"Fractal Light"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	Black to the Blind	2:41
14.	"Red Passage"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Black to the Blind	2:46
15.	"Black to the Blind"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	Black to the Blind	4:03

Disc 2
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Kingdom"	Tomasz Krajewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	Kingdom	3:21
2.	"Wings"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	Litany	3:06
3.	"Xeper"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	Litany	3:49
4.	"Cold Demons"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Litany	2:10
5.	"Final Massacre"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	Necrolust	4:23
6.	"Reign Forever World"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	Reign Forever World	3:56
7.	"Epitaph"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	Revelations	3:55
8.	"Dark Transmission"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	The Beast	4:34
9.	"Fear of Napalm" (Terrorizer cover; featuring Tomasz "Hal" Halicki, Robert "Pierścień" Pierściński)	Oscar Garcia, Jesse Pintado, David Vincent, Pete Sandoval	Oscar Garcia, Jesse Pintado, David Vincent, Pete Sandoval	Future of the Past	2:59
10.	"Wyrocznia" (KAT cover; featuring Roman Kostrzewski)	Roman Kostrzewski	Roman Kostrzewski, Piotr Luczyk, Wojciech Mrowiec, Ireneusz Loth, Tomasz Jaguś	Future of the Past	3:24
11.	"Tyrani Piekieł"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Live In Decay	4:48

Disc 2 Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Album	Length
12.	"Trupi Jad"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Live In Decay	6:33
13.	"Reborn in Flames (V.Panzer)"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Necrolust	4:57
14.	"Dark(er) Transmission(er) (V.999)"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	The Beast	4:36

Special edition DVD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Recorded	Length
1.	"Gin Psie"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Olsztyn, 1986	3:03
2.	"Trupi Jad"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Białystok, 1989	6:43
3.	"Vicious Circle"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	Moscow, 1990	3:06
4.	"Demons Wind/Decapitated Saints"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Białystok, 1992	6:56
5.	"Intro/Dark Age"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piekary Śląskie, 1992	6:04
6.	"Breath of Centuries"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	Warsaw, 1992	4:23
7.	"Chaos"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	Groningen, 1993	4:35
8.	"Decapitated Saints"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Brooklyn, New York, 1993	2:50
9.	"Reign-Carrion"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Łódź, 1993	6:31
10.	"Blood of Kingu"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Turin, 1995	4:30
11.	"Crucified Ones"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Sopot, 1995	3:55
12.	"Testimony"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Hamburg, 1996	3:42
13.	"Black to the Blind/Silent Empire"	Paweł Wasilewski/Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	Madrid, 1998	8:11
14.	"Distant Dream"	Tomasz Krajewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	Stolzenhain, Schönewalde 1998	2:47
15.	"Forwards to Die/North"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	Houston, 2000	3:50
16.	"Sothis"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	Essen, 2001	4:06

Personnel[edit]

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

Vader

Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek − lead guitar, bass,^[6] lead vocals, lyrics, executive producer
Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz − rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Marcin "Novy" Nowak − bass,^[6] backing vocals
Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski − drums

Additional musicians

Krzysztof "Siegmar" Oloś (Vesania) – guest keyboards
Roman Kostrzewski (KAT) – guest vocals
Robert "Pierścień" Pierściński (Dead Infection) – guest vocals
Seth Van De Loo (Severe Torture) – guest vocals
Tomasz "Hal" Halicki (Hermh) – guest bass

Production

Paweł Wasilewski – lyrics
Paweł Frelik – lyrics
Tomasz Krajewski – lyrics
Łukasz Szurmiński – lyrics
Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art
Sławomir & Wojciech Wiesławscy – production, mastering, mixing^[7]
Agnieszka Krysiuk – photos
Massive Music Management – management

Note

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Hertz Studio July 2007 – March 2008.

v.666[edit]

v.666 is the sixth single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released only in Poland on 15 January 2008 by Empire Records. The release features two songs "Carnal (v.666 Version)", and "Vicious Circle (v.666 Version)".

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Carnal" (v.666 Version)	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:09
2.	"Vicious Circle" (v.666 Version)	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:36

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label
Japan	28 May 2008^[8]	Avalon Marquee
Poland	16 June 2008^[9]	Mystic Production
Europe	18 June 2008^[10]	Regain Records

References[edit]

^ Bowar, Chad (24 June 2008). "Vader – "XXV" Review". Heavymetal.about.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ Henderson, Alex (24 June 2008). "Vader – "XXV" Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ Alisoglu, Scott (24 June 2008). "Vader – "XXV" Review". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ Babula, Jordan (24 June 2008). "Vader – "XXV" Review" (in Polish). terazrock.pl. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ "VADER – Video For 'Carnal' Available". bravewords.com. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ "Vader – XXV". www.vader.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^ "Vader – "XXV"" (in Japanese). www.marquee.co.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
^ "Vader – XXV". www.mystic.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^ "Vader – XXV". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[1] Bowar, Chad (24 June 2008). "Vader – "XXV" Review". Heavymetal.about.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[2] Henderson, Alex (24 June 2008). "Vader – "XXV" Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[3] Alisoglu, Scott (24 June 2008). "Vader – "XXV" Review". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[4] Babula, Jordan (24 June 2008). "Vader – "XXV" Review" (in Polish). terazrock.pl. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[5] "VADER – Video For 'Carnal' Available". bravewords.com. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[www.magazyngitarzysta.pl-6] Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[7] "Vader – XXV". www.vader.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[8] "Vader – "XXV"" (in Japanese). www.marquee.co.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

[9] "Vader – XXV". www.mystic.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[10] "Vader – XXV". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

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v t e Vader
Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek Marek "Spider" Pająk Tomasz "Hal" Halicki Michał Andrzejczyk Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz Marcin "Martin" Rygiel Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski Konrad "Simon" Karchut Jarosław "China" Labieniec Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski Zbigniew "Vika" Wróblewski Robert "Astaroth" Struczewski Grzegorz "Belial" Jackowski Piotr "Berial" Kuzioła Robert "Czarny" Czarneta Jacek "Jackie" Kalisz Marcin "Novy" Nowak Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka Tomasz "Reyash" Rejek Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz James Stewart
Studio albums	The Ultimate Incantation De Profundis Black to the Blind Litany Revelations The Beast Impressions in Blood Necropolis Welcome to the Morbid Reich Tibi et Igni The Empire Solitude in Madness
Demo albums	Necrolust
Live albums	The Darkest Age Live in Japan
Re-recorded albums	XXV
Extended plays	Sothis Kingdom Reign Forever World Blood The Art of War Go to Hell Thy Messenger
Singles	"An Act of Darkness / I.F.Y." "Carnal / Black to the Blind" "Xeper / North" "Angel of Death" "Beware the Beast" "v.666" "We Are the Horde" "Come and See My Sacrifice" "Where Angels Weep"
Video albums	Vision and Voice More Vision and the Voice Night of the Apocalypse And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw
Related articles	Discography Behemoth Crionics Dies Irae Vesania