The Darkest Age: Live '93

The Darkest Age: Live '93
The Darkest Age: Live '93
	Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Live album by Vader
Released	27 July 1994
Recorded	13 December 1993
Venue	Hala TS Wisła
Studio	Corona Hall in Kraków, Poland
Genre	Death metal
Length	51:07
Language	English, Polish
Label	Baron Records, Arctic Serenades, System Shock/Impact Records, Metal Mind Records, Pavement Music
Producer	Vader & Mariusz Kmiołek
Vader chronology
Alternative cover
	alternative cover art

The Darkest Age: Live '93 is a live album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was recorded at TS Wisła Sports Hall in Kraków on 13 December 1993 and was originally released on Baron Records in 1994 in cassette format.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Macbeth (Intro)" (instrumental)		Laibach	3:54
2.	"Dark Age"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	4:43
3.	"Vicious Circle"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	3:13
4.	"The Crucified Ones"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	3:11
5.	"Demon's Wind"		Piotr Wiwczarek	5:01
6.	"Decapitated Saints"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:31
7.	"From Beyond (Intro)" (instrumental)		Piotr Wiwczarek	1:01
8.	"Chaos"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	4:57
9.	"Reign-Carrion"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	7:17
10.	"Testimony"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	4:10
11.	"Breath of Centuries"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	4:23
12.	"Omen (Intro)" (instrumental)		Jerry Goldsmith	2:08
13.	"Hell Awaits" (Slayer cover)	Kerry King	Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King	4:41

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
14.	"Hymn to the Ancient Ones"		Piotr Wiwczarek	1:52
15.	"Sothis"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	3:45
16.	"De Profundis" (instrumental)		Piotr Wiwczarek	1:31
17.	"Vision and the Voice"	Paweł Wasilewski	Piotr Wiwczarek	3:26
18.	"The Wrath"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	4:54
19.	"R'Lyeh" (instrumental)		Piotr Wiwczarek	1:53
20.	"Black Sabbath" (Black Sabbath cover)	Geezer Butler	Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward	6:19

Personnel

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

Vader

Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar
Jarosław "China" Łabieniec – rhythm guitar, lead guitar
Jacek "Jackie" Kalisz – bass guitar
Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski – drums

Production

Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art
Jan Polakowski – alternative cover art
Marcin Ograbek – engineering
Mariusz Kmiołek – management
A. Belica – photos

Note

Recorded at Corona Hall, Kraków, Poland, 13 December 1993

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Poland	27 July 1994^[2]	Baron Records
Europe	1996	Arctic Serenades
Europe	18 March 1998^[3]	System Shock/Impact Records
US	27 July 1999^[4]	Pavement Music
Japan	23 March 2000^[5]	Avalon Marquee
Poland	20 February 2007^[6]	Metal Mind Productions

References

^ "VADER - The Official Website [The Darkest Age]". Archived from the original on 22 February 2003.
^ ^a ^b The Darkest Age: Live '93 at AllMusic
^ "Vader – the Darkest Age – Live '93 (1998, CD)". Discogs.
^ "Darkest Age Live". Amazon.
^ "AVALON online. - show index page".
^ "Darkest Age Live". Amazon.

[1] "VADER - The Official Website [The Darkest Age]". Archived from the original on 22 February 2003.

[alreview-2] The Darkest Age: Live '93 at AllMusic

[3] "Vader – the Darkest Age – Live '93 (1998, CD)". Discogs.

[4] "Darkest Age Live". Amazon.

[5] "AVALON online. - show index page".

[6] "Darkest Age Live". Amazon.

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