''The Ultimate Incantation'' is the debut

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by Polish

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band Vader. It was released in 1992 by

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. A music video was shot for the song "Dark Age", which was directed by Kimmo Kuusniemi and Tanja Katinka. The

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was drawn by

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. The album was originally recorded at Sunlight Studio with Thomas Skogsberg, but neither the record label or Vader was pleased with the outcome and decided to use another studio because of technical issues. The new studio that they recorded at was Rhythm Studios in

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with producer Paul Johnson. Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek commented on ''

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'' magazine about recording album at Sunlight Studios, saying:

Track listing

Personnel

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

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, lyrics * Krysztof "Doc" Raczkowski −

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* Jacek "Jackie" Kalisz − bass guitar (credited, did not perform) * Jaroslaw "China" Labieniec − rhythm guitar, lead guitar (credited, did not perform) ; Production * Paweł Wasilewski − lyrics * Paul Johnson − sound engineering, producer *

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* Francesca Hollings − photography * Tomek Malinowski − photography ; Note * Recorded & mixed at Rhythm Studios, England, UK, 1992

Release history

References

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