Vader: 'Necropolis' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Polish death metallers VADER will release their new album, "Necropolis", in Europe on August 21 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Hertz studios in Bialystok, Poland with the Wieslawski Bros.. Tue Madsen, who previously worked with such bands as MOONSPELL, CATARACT, HEAVEN SHALL BURN and many more, mixed the CD at his Antfarm Studios in Denmark.

"Necropolis" track listing:

01. Devilized

02. Rise Of The Undead

03. Never Say My Name

04. Blast

05. The Seal

06. Dark Heart

07. Impure

08. Summoning The Future

09. Anger

10. We Are Horde

11. When The Sun Drowns In Dark

Commented VADER guitarist/vocalist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek: "Tue Madsen did tremendous work! He modeled power on this album. It is not easy to make VADER sound heavy and clear. When I was listening to the master tape for a first time, I knew after the opening notes that 'Necropolis' is gonna be a BLAST indeed!!! Tue thinks the same, which makes me even more happy. No VADER album sounded so powerful without loss of all these details in the songs. I am impressed indeed!!! We will do video clips, of course! I'm not sure yet which songs are gonna be chosen. I have some 'evil stories' in my mind just waiting to be realized. Personally, I want to see a clip for 'Devilizer', which opens 'Necropolis'. The CD front cover was done by Jacek Wisniewski and explains what's inside the album... We summoned the Old Spirits again. The Unknown is awakened...again. 'Necropolis' is exactly like the picture seen on the front cover: solid, metal and evil, with many details, backgrounds and... hidden mysteries."

The third in a series of video reports documenting the making of "Necropolis" can be viewed below. The clip features footage of Wiwczarek working on guitar solos, vocal parts and bass lines. He also reveals some of the technical details regarding the recording process and equipment.

"Necropolis" will mark the recording debut of VADER's new lineup:

Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek (guitar, vocals)

Reyash (bass)

Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka (DECAPITATED) (guitar)

Pawel Jaroszewicz (SOUL SNATCHER) (drums)

In early September, VADER will kick off a tour of their home country in support of "Necropolis". The Polish leg of the tour will consist of approximately 12-13 shows in some of the country's biggest cities. Every concert will be preceded by a fan meet-and-greet at the EMPik chain of stores. The trek will be a continuation of VADER's Blitzkrieg tour formula from the previous years. At the end of September, VADER will invade the rest of the European continent as part of a two-month tour with Swedish black metallers MARDUK.