Live in Japan (Vader album)

Live in Japan is a live album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 1998 by Metal Mind Productions in Poland, System Shock/Impact Records in Europe, and Pavement Music in United States. The Japanese edition with two bonus tracks was released by Avalon/Marquee.

Live in Japan
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Live album by
Released30 December 1998
RecordedClub Quattro, Tokyo, 31 August 1998
GenreDeath metal
LabelSystem Shock/Impact Records, Metal Mind Records, Pavement Music, Avalon/Marquee
ProducerPiotr Wiwczarek[1]
Vader chronology
Black to the Blind
(1997)
Live in Japan
(1998)
Litany
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos[2]
Blabbermouth.net[3]
Teraz Rock[4]

Live in Japan was recorded at Club Quattro in Tokyo on 31 August 1998 by Sound Creators Inc.. Mastering took place at Selani Studio in Olsztyn, Poland in September 1998, and was made by Andrzej "Andy" Bomba. The album was produced by Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, who shared mixing duties with Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski, and Tomasz "Tom" Bonarowski.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Damien (intro)" (instrumental) Jerry Goldsmith2:45
2."Sothis"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:54
3."Distant Dream"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:17
4."Black to the Blind"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:14
5."Silent Empire"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek4:09
6."Blood of Kingu"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:39
7."Carnal"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:23
8."Red Passage"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek2:48
9."Panzerstoss (intro)" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek1:21
10."Reborn in Flames"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek5:05
11."Fractal Light"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:44
12."From Beyond (intro)" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek0:59
13."Crucified Ones"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:23
14."Foetus God"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:00
15."Black Sabbath"Ozzy OsbourneOzzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward6:18
16."Raining Blood"Jeff Hanneman, Kerry KingJeff Hanneman3:47
17."Omen (intro)" (instrumental) Jerry Goldsmith1:40
18."Dark Age"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:59
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
7."Incarnation"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:09
13."Dethroned Emperor" (Celtic Frost cover)Tom Gabriel FischerTom Gabriel Fischer4:55
Re-release bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
19."Kingdom" (music video)Tomasz KrajewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:02

Personnel

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

Release history

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Region Date Label
Poland 30 December 1998[6] Metal Mind Productions
USA 23 February 1999[7] Pavement Music
Japan 23 March 2000[8] Avalon Marquee
Poland 30 March 2006 Metal Mind Productions

References

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  1. ^ "Vader – Live in Japan". www.vader.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ Schwarz, Paul. "Vader – Live in Japan review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "Vader – Live in Japan review". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ^ Kszczotek, Grzegorz. "Vader – Live in Japan review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Jacek Wiśniewski works". www.artworks.isg.pl. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Vader – Live in Japan". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Vader – Live in Japan". discogs.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Vader – Live in Japan" (in Japanese). marquee.co.jp. Retrieved 3 March 2014.