''Blood'' is an
EP by the Polish
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, fe ...
band
Vader. It was released on 22 September 2003 in Europe via
Metal Blade
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
, and day after in Poland by
Metal Mind
Metal Mind Productions (MMP) is a Polish record label founded in 1987. The label focuses on rock and heavy metal. MMP is also publisher of ''Metal Hammer'', the largest and the oldest heavy metal magazine. As a concert agency, it organises Metal ...
. Japanese edition was released on 22 October 2003 by Avalon Marquee.
Tracks 1-2 were recorded and mixed in July 2003 at RG Studio in
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
, 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
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Revelation(s) may also refer to:
* Book of Revelation or simply Revelation, the last book of the New Testament
* Revelation (Latter Da ...
'' (2002) sessions, and mastered at Studio 333 in
Częstochowa
Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (admi ...
, Poland.
This is the last release with drummer
Krzysztof Raczkowski
Krzysztof Raczkowski (29 October 1970 – 18 August 2005), also known as Docent or Doc, was a Polish drummer, best known as a member of Polish death metal bands Vader (1988–2005) and Dies Irae. He also appeared as a guest or temporary mu ...
, 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
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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References
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2003 EPs
Vader (band) albums
Metal Mind Productions albums
Metal Blade Records EPs