Night of the Apocalypse

Night of the Apocalypse
Night of the Apocalypse
Video by Vader
Released	25 October 2004
Recorded	Łeg Studio, Kraków, Poland, 25 March 2003; Metalmania Festival, Spodek, Katowice, Poland, 5 April 2003; Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland, 31 May 2004
Genre	Death metal
Language	English, Polish
Label	Metal Mind
Producer	Tomasz Pomarańki, Tomasz Dziubiński (executive)
Vader chronology

Night of the Apocalypse is the second live performance recording by Polish death metal band Vader.^[4] It was released on 25 October 2004 by Metal Mind.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Teraz Rock	^[2]
Exclaim!	favorable^[3]

Night of the Apocalypse main show was recorded at Łeg Studio in Kraków on 25 March 2003. Bonus material consists fragments of Vader performance recorded at Metalmania Festival in Spodek in Katowice on 5 April 2003, and bands show as Slipknot & Metallica support recorded at Silesian Stadium in Chorzów on 31 May 2004.

The DVD also includes fully animated menu, band biography, downloadable desktop images, photo gallery, weblinks, discography, and interviews with Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski, Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz, and Konrad "Saimon" Karchut.

Track listing

Live at Łeg Studio (Main Performance)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Intro 1 / Epitaph" (intro by Éric Serra)	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	05:47
2.	"Torch of War"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	02:20
3.	"Xepher"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	04:41
4.	"Carnal"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	02:24
5.	"Reign Forever World"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	03:57
6.	"Intro 2 / Breath of Centuries"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	05:56
7.	"Silent Empire"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	04:07
8.	"Black to the Blind"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	04:05
9.	"Intro 3 / Revelations of Black Moses" (intro by Jerry Goldsmith)	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	08:47
10.	"North"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	02:01
11.	"Nomad"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	04:55
12.	"Sothis"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	04:38
13.	"Raining Blood" (Slayer cover)	Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King	Jeff Hanneman	04:44

Live at Metalmania 2003
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Intro" (instrumental)		James Newton Howard	01:09
2.	"Xepher"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	04:12
3.	"Epitaph"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	04:12
4.	"Cold Demons"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	02:24
5.	"Nomad"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	04:04
6.	"Wings"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	04:40
7.	"Vicious Circle"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	03:24

Slipknot & Metallica Support
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Sothis"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	05:31
2.	"Crucified Ones"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	03:19
3.	"Epitaph"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	03:49
4.	"Wings"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	03:30
5.	"Xepher"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	03:45
6.	"Carnal"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	03:38

Personnel

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

Vader

Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – guitars, lead vocals
Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – guitars
Marcin "Novy" Nowak – bass guitar (2004)
Konrad "Saimon" Karchut – bass guitar
Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski – drums (2004)
Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski – drums

Note

Recorded & filmed at Łeg Studio, Kraków, Poland, 25 March 2003
Recorded & filmed at Metalmania Festival, Spodek, Katowice, Poland, 5 April 2003
Recorded & filmed at Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland, 31 May 2004

Main Performance Production

Jacek Dybowski – vision mix
Jakub Zańczak – vision mix assistant
Artur Wojewoda – vision editing
Waldemar Szwajda – vision editing
Monika Krzanowska – sound recording
Robert Nowak – sound recording assistant
Piotr Brzwziński – sound mix
Jarosław Kaczyński – PA (Prosound)
Lucjan Siwczyk – lights (Transcolor)
Bogusław Dąbrowa-Kostka – TV lights
Marcin Pietuch – stage design
Telescena – stage set
Jarosław Kaczmarek – stage manager
Tomasz Pomarańki – TV producer
Elżbieta Nakowska – TV producer assistant
Tomasz Dziubiński – executive producer

References

^ "Vader – "Night of the Apocalypse"" (in Polish). metalmind.com.pl. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ Pawlak, Marcin. "Vader – "Night of the Apocalypse" review" (in Polish). terazrock.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^ Pratt, Greg. "Vader "Night of the Apocalypse" review". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
^ "Vader – "Night of the Apocalypse"". vader.pl. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[1] "Vader – "Night of the Apocalypse"" (in Polish). metalmind.com.pl. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

[2] Pawlak, Marcin. "Vader – "Night of the Apocalypse" review" (in Polish). terazrock.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

[3] Pratt, Greg. "Vader "Night of the Apocalypse" review". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[4] "Vader – "Night of the Apocalypse"". vader.pl. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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