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De Profundis (Vader album)

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De Profundis
Cover art by Wes Benscoter
Studio album by
Vader
Released5 July 1995
RecordedModern Sound Studio, Gdynia, Poland, May 1995
GenreDeath metal
Length34:01
LabelCroon Records, System Shock/Impact Records, Pavement Music, Conquest Music, Metal Mind Productions, Avalon Marquee
ProducerAdam Toczko, Vader
Vader chronology
The Ultimate Incantation
(1992) 		De Profundis
(1995) 		Future of the Past
(1996)
Singles from De Profundis
  1. "An Act of Darkness / I.F.Y."
    Released: 1995[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chronicles of Chaos[3]
Metal.de9/10[4]

De Profundis is the second album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The album was originally released in Poland by Croon Records and in the US by Pavement Music, but with no lyrics and a normal inner CD layout. It was re-released with a bonus track by Metal Mind Productions in 2003 with a cover of the Depeche Mode song "I Feel You". It was also re-released for Japan in 1997 by Avalon Records/Marquee Records with two bonus tracks.

De Profundis was recorded in May 1995 at Modern Sound Studio in Gdynia, Poland, and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek and Adam Toczko. The album was mastered by Grzegorz Piwkowski.

A live music video was shot for the song "Incarnation" during the Marlboro Sopot Rock Festival in Poland.[5]

The album sold approximately 17,000 units in two weeks in Poland.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Silent Empire"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek4:02
2."An Act of Darkness"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek1:55
3."Blood of Kingu"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:38
4."Incarnation"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:07
5."Sothis"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:42
6."Revolt"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:35
7."Of Moon, Blood, Dream, and Me"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:51
8."Vision and the Voice"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:28
9."Reborn in Flames"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek5:39
Total length:34:01
Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."De Profundis" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek1:36
2."The Wrath"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:53
US Bonus Track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."I Feel You" (Depeche Mode cover)Martin GoreMartin Gore4:24

Personnel

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

Vader

Production

  • Paweł Frelik − lyrics
  • Paweł Wasilewski − lyrics
  • Tomasz Malinowski − photos
  • Mariusz Kmiołek − management
  • Tomasz "Tom" Bonarowski − sound engineering
  • Adam Toczko − sound engineering, production
  • Grzegorz Piwkowski − mastering
  • Wes Benscoter − cover art
Note
  • Recorded at Modern Sound Studio, Gdynia, Poland, May 1995.

An Act of Darkness / I.F.Y.

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An Act of Darkness / I.F.Y. is the first single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 1995 by Croon Records in Poland, and System Shock/Impact Records in the rest of Europe.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."An Act of Darkness"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek1:55
2."I Feel You" (Depeche Mode cover)Dave GahanDave Gahan4:24

Charts

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Chart performance for De Profundis
Chart (2021) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 91
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[8] 3

Release history

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Formats Region Date Label
CS, CD Poland 5 September 1995 Croon Records
CD Europe 1996[9] System Shock/Impact Records
CD USA 1996 Conquest Music
CD USA 30 June 1998 Pavement Music
CD Japan 23 March 2000 Avalon Marquee
CD Poland 30 March 2006 Metal Mind Productions

References

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  1. ^ Official website
  2. ^ De Profundis at AllMusic
  3. ^ Gaudrault, Alain M. (4 February 1997). "CoC : Vader - De Profundis : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  4. ^ Maronde, Eckart (3 February 2021). "Vader - De Profundis". Metal.de. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. ^ "VADER - Oficjalna Strona [Video]". Archived from the original on 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). www.magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Vader – De Profundis" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Vader – De Profundis (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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