XXV (album)
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XXV is the 25th anniversary compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

 band Vader
Vader (band)
Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, WW2, horror and anti-christian...

. The album is a collection of re-recorded songs from earlier Vader albums, from The Ultimate Incantation
The Ultimate Incantation
The Ultimate Incantation is the debut album by Vader. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records. The cover art was drawn by Dan Seagrave. The album was originally recorded at Sunlight Studios with Thomas Skogsberg but neither the record label or Vader was pleased with the outcome, and decided to...

up to The Beast. The Special Edition includes three bonus tracks and a bonus third DVD with old and rare live VHS containing footage throughout the band's career.

Track summary

Disc 1
  • Tracks 1-6 from The Ultimate Incantation
    The Ultimate Incantation
    The Ultimate Incantation is the debut album by Vader. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records. The cover art was drawn by Dan Seagrave. The album was originally recorded at Sunlight Studios with Thomas Skogsberg but neither the record label or Vader was pleased with the outcome, and decided to...

  • Tracks 7-11 from De Profundis
  • Tracks 12-15 from Black to the Blind
    Black to the Blind
    Black to the Blind is Vader's third album released on October 13, 1997.-Track listing:-Credits:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek - guitars, vocals, production*Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz - guitar *Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski - bass...



Disc 2
  • Track 1 from Kingdom EP
  • Tracks 2-5 from Litany
    Litany (album)
    Litany is Vader's fourth studio album released on May 9, 2000.-Track listing:-Credits:*Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – guitars, vocals*Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – guitar*Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski – bass*Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski – drums...

  • Track 6 from Reign Forever World EP
  • Track 7 from Revelations
    Revelations (Vader album)
    Revelations is an album by Polish death metal band Vader. It features guest appearances from two Polish metal musicians: Nergal of Behemoth provides vocals on the track Whisper, and Ureck of Lux Occulta plays keyboards on Torch of War and Revelation of Black Moses.-Track listing:-Credits:* Piotr...

  • Track 8 from The Beast
  • Tracks 9-10 from Future of the Past
    Future of the Past (Vader album)
    Future of the Past is the third album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It consists entirely of covers by various bands.-Track listing:-Credits:* Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek − guitar, vocals* Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski − bass...

  • Track 11 from Tyrani Piekieł (Tyrants of Hell)

Track listing

Disc 1:
  1. "InVaders" (Intro) − 1:38
  2. "Chaos" − 4:16
  3. "Vicious Circle" − 2:37
  4. "Crucified Ones" − 3:18
  5. "Dark Age" − 4:31
  6. "Reign Carrion" − 6:32
  7. "Silent Empire" − 4:13
  8. "Sothis" − 3:26
  9. "Incarnation" − 3:05
  10. "Reborn in Flames" − 4:52
  11. "Blood of Kingu" − 4:33
  12. "Carnal" − 2:09
  13. "Fractal Light" − 2:41
  14. "Red Passage" − 2:46
  15. "Black to the Blind" − 4:03


Disc 2:
  1. "Kingdom" − 3:21
  2. "Wings" − 3:06
  3. "Xeper" − 3:49
  4. "Cold Demons" − 2:10
  5. "Final Massacre" − 4:23
  6. "Reign Forever World" − 3:56
  7. "Epitaph" − 3:55
  8. "Dark Transmission" − 4:34
  9. "Fear of Napalm" − 2:59
  10. "Wyrocznia" − 3:24
  11. "Tyrani Piekel" − 4:48


Bonus tracks:
  1. "Trupi Jad"
  2. "Reborn in Flames" (V.Panzer)
  3. "Dark(er) Transmission(er)" (V.999)


DVD tracklist:
  1. "Gin Psie" (Olsztyn, 1986)
  2. "Trupi Jad" (Białystok, 1989)
  3. "Vicious Circle" (Moscow, 1990)
  4. "Demons Wind/Decapitated Saints" (Białystok, 1992)
  5. "Intro/Dark Age" (Piekary Śl., 1992)
  6. "Breath of Centuries" (Warszawa, 1992)
  7. "Chaos" (Groningen, 1993)
  8. "Decapitated Saints" (Brooklyn, 1993)
  9. "Reign-Carrion" (Łódź, 1993)
  10. "Blood of Kingu" (Torino, 1995)
  11. "Crucified Ones" (Sopot, 1995)
  12. "Testimony" (Hamburg, 1996)
  13. "Black to the Blind/Silent Empire" (Madrid, 1998)
  14. "Distant Dream" (Stolzenhain, 1998)
  15. "Forwards to Die/North" (Houston, 2000)
  16. "Sothis" (Essen, 2001)

Credits

  • Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek
    Piotr Wiwczarek
    Piotr Wiwczarek , also known as Peter, is a Polish guitarist and vocalist who is the frontman for the death metal band Vader, although joined the band as their bassist. He has also collaborated with Kazimierz "Para" Paraszczuk on his tribute album, Bandid Rockin', and is the producer of several of...

     − guitar
    Electric guitar
    An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

    , bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , vocals
  • Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz
    Maurycy Stefanowicz
    Maurycy Stefanowicz , is a Polish musician and guitarist. Stefanowicz has played with such bands as Vader, Dies Irae, Christ Agony. He currently plays in UnSun. He is sponsored by Washburn Guitars.- Discography :-References:...

     − guitar
  • Marcin "Novy" Nowak
    Marcin Nowak
    For information on the athlete, see Marcin Nowak .Marcin "Novy" Nowak is a Polish death metal musician known for his contribution to the bands Devilyn, Dies Irae, Nader Sadek, Thy Disease, Behemoth, Spinal Cord, Vader, Virgin Snatch and Crucified Mortals.- Dies Irae :*Immolated *The Sin War For...

     − bass guitar
  • Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski
    Dariusz Brzozowski
    Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski , is a Polish heavy metal drummer. Brzozowski has played with such bands as Vader, Masachist, Azarath, Neolithic, Insidious Disease and Pyorrhoea. He currently plays in Dimmu Borgir,Vesania, Hunter and Black River...

     − drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

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