Vader is a death metal band from Poland. They use strong and heavy guitar sounds, growling vocals and have a very fast drummer behind them. The music is characterized by its hardness and by its fast speed-changes.

Biography

Vader stands as one of the best known European Death Metal bands. Unlike the anti-melody, Slayer derived and largely Florida based American Death Metal scene featuring such brutal acts as Morbid Angel, Deicide and Cannibal Corpse, Vader can sometimes be categorised as "Melodic" Death Metal, using both the aformentioned Slayer-style arrangements as well as more melodic structures akin closer to the likes of Dimmu Borgir. This is a typical quality of European Death Metal, but the extreme ideals are still uncompromised. Many Death Metal bands delete melodic solo's for terrorising wails and largely un-scalar or chromatic based runs. Vader on the other hand uses both these licks and licks following diminished, augmented, and even minor runs here and there, which gives their music an identity all its own.

Forming in 1986, Vader released their full-length debut album in 1993 entitled The Ultimate Incantation on Earache records. After several set backs and facing a changing music scene, Vader along with other prolific Death Metal acts continued to press on in the face of grunge and rap metal, with Vader ultimately triumphing in 1998 with their signing to Metal Blade Records where they have prospered ever since. Vader is also very active in releasing live tracks and full live albums unlike most "new metal" bands, proving that their brand of punishment does not waver when the spotlight is on.

Statistics

• Genre: Death metal
• Country: Poland
• Status: Active
• Time: 1986-

Band members

Current members

• Peter - guitars, vocals
• Mauser - guitars
• Novy - bass
• Daray - drums

Former members

• Docent - drums
• Simon - bass
• Shambo - bass
• China - guitars
• Jackie - bass

Discography

External links

• Official website