Blood (EP)

Blood is an EP by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released on September 22, 2003 in Europe via Metal Blade, and day after in Poland by Metal Mind. Japanese edition was released on October 22, 2003 by Avalon Marquee.

Blood
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
EP by Vader
Released	September 22, 2003
Recorded	RG Studio, Gdańsk, July 2003; Red Studio, Gdańsk, February–March 2002
Genre	Death metal
Length	26:56
Label	Metal Blade, Metal Mind, Avalon Marquee
Producer	Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek
Vader chronology
Revelations (2002) Blood (2003) The Beast (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Teraz Rock	[1]
Exclaim!	favorable[2]

Tracks 1-2 were recorded and mixed in July 2003 at RG Studio in Gdańsk, Poland. Mastering took place at RG Studio in Gdańsk, Poland. Tracks 3-7 were recorded and mixed between February and March 2002 at Red Studio in Gdańsk, Poland during Revelations (2002) sessions, and mastered at Studio 333 in Częstochowa, Poland.

This is the last release with drummer Krzysztof Raczkowski, the first one with Marcin Nowak as bass player (without performing on the tracks), and featuring Jacek Hiro's performance, it is the only release with the participation of all members from Dies Irae.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Shape-Shifting"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	4:49
2.	"We Wait"	Paweł Frelik	Piotr Wiwczarek	3:53
3.	"As The Fallen Rise"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:11
4.	"Son Of Fire"	Piotr Wiwczarek	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:09
5.	"Traveler"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	2:06
6.	"When Darkness Calls"	Łukasz Szurmiński	Piotr Wiwczarek	5:16
7.	"Angel of Death" (Thin Lizzy cover; featuring Jacek Hiro)	Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton	Phil Lynott, Darren Wharton	6:33
Total length:				26:56

Japanese Bonus Track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
8.	"Immortal Rites" (Morbid Angel cover)	David Vincent	Trey Azagthoth, David Vincent	3:59

Personnel

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

Vader Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek - rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar,[3] lead vocals, production Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz - lead guitar Marcin "Novy" Nowak - bass guitar (credited, did not perform)[3] Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski - drums Additional musicians Jacek Hiro (Sceptic) - lead guitar Jerzy "U.reck" Głód (Lux Occulta) - keyboards

Production Jacek Wiśniewski - cover art Piotr Łukaszewski - sound engineer Massive Management - management Bartek Kuźniak - mastering (tracks: 3-7) Michał Mielnik - mastering (tracks: 1-2) Note Tracks 1-2 Recorded & mixed at RG Studio, Gdańsk, July 2003. Mastered at RG Studio, Gdańsk. Tracks 3-7 Recorded & mixed at Red Studio, Gdańsk, February/March 2002. Mastered at Studio 333, Częstochowa.

Charts

Weekly

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Polish Albums Chart[4]	44

Monthly

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Poland (ZPAV Top 100)	31[5]

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Europe	September 22, 2003[6]	Metal Blade Records
Poland	September 23, 2003[7]	Metal Mind Productions
Japan	October 22, 2003[8]	Avalon Marquee

References

1. Brzeziński, Adam. ""Vader "Blood" review" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
2. Pratt, Greg. "Vader "Blood" review". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
3. Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). www.magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
4. "OLiS - sprzedaż w okresie 06.10.2003 - 12.10.2003" (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
5. "Top 100 - lista miesięczna Wrzesień 2003" (in Polish). muzyka.interia.pl. Archived from the original on 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
6. "Vader - "Blood"". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
7. "Vader - "Blood"" (in Polish). metalmind.com.pl. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
8. "Vader - "Blood"" (in Japanese). www.marquee.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-02-16.