''Revelations'' is the fifth

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by the Polish

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band Vader. It was released in 2002 by

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. The release was preceded by the single "Angel of Death" which was released on 10 April 2002. The album was nominated for a

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Award in the category 'Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku - heavy metal)'. The working title of the album was ''Epitaph''. Revelations was recorded between February and March 2002 at Red Studio in

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, Poland, and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek. The album was mastered by Bartłomiej Kuźniak at Studio 333 in

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, Poland. It features guest appearances from Polish metal musicians

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who provides vocals on the track "Whisper", and Ureck of

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who plays keyboards on the tracks: "Torch of War" and "Revelation of Black Moses." A music video was shot for the song "Epitaph".

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Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. ; Vader * Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek –

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, production * Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz – lead guitar * Konrad "Saimon" Karchut – bass guitar (credited, did not perform) * Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski –

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; Additional musicians * Adam "Nergal" Darski (

) – guest backing vocals * Jerzy "U.reck" Głód (

) – guest keyboards * Jacek Hiro (

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) – guest lead guitar ; Production * Piotr Łukaszewski – sound engineering * Bartłomiej Kuźniak – mastering * Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art, layout * Massive Management – photos * Łukasz Szurmiński – lyrics * Paweł Frelik – lyrics ; Note *Recorded and mixed at Red Studio, Gdańsk, February/March 2002. *Premastered & mastered at Studio 333, Częstochowa

"Angel of Death"

"Angel of Death" is the fourth single by the

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band Vader. It was released only in Poland on 10 April 2002 by Empire Records. The release features two songs "When Darkness Calls",

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cover "Angel of Death", studio report, and multimedia presentation with 44 photos. Main part of studio report shows drums recording, and equipment setup by Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski. The video consists also introduction by engineer Piotr Łukaszewski, interview with Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz guitar warming up, with addition of guest appearance by keyboardist Jerzy "U.reck" Głód from

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References

{{Authority control Metal Mind Productions albums Vader (band) albums 2002 albums Metal Blade Records albums