The longest living and most resilient tank of Poland’s Death Metal fleet has once again hoisted its flag – ready to overrun the world with its new triumphant procession. They recently fired their first warning shot with their “Iron Times” EP, and now VADER are building their own all conquering empire with new studio album “The Empire” (out 4th November).
Today, the band has revealed the cover artwork of that new masterpiece. This stunning visualisation was created by acclaimed artist Joe Petagno who has also created artwork for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead, Marduk, Illdisposed and Sodom.
Mastermind Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek states: “Here is the cover art for “The Empire” created by Joe Petagno himself !!! The whole design includes many details connected to the main theme influencing me before and during the process of recording: war and the “cold crisis” around us today… There are also links to couple of famous movie series, which influence the generations and erupt with violence, hate and “imperial tendencies”… Is this just a fantasy or maybe a sign of the 21st century generation ? You have to answer that in Your own… and the future will show us , how real that feeling is? Enjoy “The Empire” and …. join us on tour soon”
Tracklisting of “The Empire”
Angels of Steel
Tempest
Prayer to the God of War (album version)
Iron Reign
No Gravity
Genocidius
The Army-Geddon
Feel My Pain
Parabellum (album version)
Send Me Back to Hell
The lyric video of the brand new track “Prayer To The God Of War” has been released via YouTube and is available for streaming below.
Without doubt, “The Empire” falls under the category of VADER’s classic albums. The impressive monument that they have built with their 13th studio album will immediately find its place in metal history. And it will also prove that VADER don’t need to make their peace with the world; they never did, and they certainly don’t now – especially after writing more than 30 years’ worth of Death Metal history.
The globally conquering weapon was produced, mixed and mastered by Wojtek and Slawek Wiesawski. “The Empire” was completed within the secret bunkers of Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland. The weapon is going to be unleashed upon the world on November 4th, 2016by commanders in chief, Nuclear Blast.
The EP “Iron Times” is available via CD, Vinyl and digital here.
VADER live:
02.09. F Torcy – Fall of Summer Fest
Transsiberian Blitz TOUR 2016
09.09. Rus St.Petersburg – OPERA
10.09. Rus Kazań – „Mayakovsky”
11.09. Rus Moscow – Brooklyn
12.09. Rus Samara – Zvezda
13.09. Rus Yekaterinburg – Nirvana
14.09. Rus Novosibirsk – „R-club”
15.09. Rus Krasnoyarsk – „Era”
16.09. Rus Irkutsk – Rock’n’Roll Pub
17.09. Rus Khabarovsk – Velicano
18.09. Rus Vladivostok – SanRemo Hall
20.09. RC Bejing – Yu Gong Yi Shan
22.09. RC Hong Kong – Hidden Agenda
23.09. T Taipei – The Wall
24.09. J Osaka – Shinsaibashi Paradigm
26.09. J Tokyo – Harajuku Astro Hall
The Empire Rising Europe 2016 pt. ONE
(w/ Hate Eternal , Threat Signal)
04.11. D Bad Oeynhausen – Druckerei
05.11. D Andernach – Juz-Live-Club
06.11. B Arlon – L’Entrepo
07.11. TBA
08.11. TBA
09.11. CH Zurich – Dynamo
10.11. TBA
11.11. I Brescia – Circolo Colony
12.11. TBA
13.11. NL Rotterdam – Baroeg
14.11. UK London – The Dome
15.11. TBA
16.11. TBA
17.11. TBA
18.11. TBA
19.11. D Essem – Turock
20.11. D Leipzig – Taubchenthal
w/ INFERNAL WAR, INCIDIUS
22.11. PL Poznan – Blue Note
23.11. PL Torun – Od Nowa
24.11. PL Zabrze – Wiatrak
25.11. PL Wroclaw – Alibi
26.11. PL Katowice – Mega Club
27.11. PL Rzeszow – Life House
29.11. PL Krakow – Kwadrat
30.11. PL Bialystok – Zmiana Klimatu
01.12. PL Lublin – Graffiti
02.12. PL Warszawa – Progresja
03.12. PL Gdansk – B90
04.12. PL Olsztyn – Andergrant
