''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, feat ...

band Vader. It was released on 22 September 2003 in Europe via

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, and day after in Poland by

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. 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'' (2002) sessions, and mastered at Studio 333 in

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, 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

{{Authority control 2003 EPs Vader (band) albums Metal Mind Productions albums Metal Blade Records EPs