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Welcome to the Morbid Reich

Welcome to the Morbid Reich
Cover art by Zbigniew Bielak
Studio album by
Vader
Released12 August 2011
Recorded2011, Hertz Studio, Białystok, Poland
GenreDeath metal
Length37:37
LabelNuclear Blast, Avalon Marquee
ProducerWojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy[1]
Vader chronology
Necropolis
(2009) 		Welcome to the Morbid Reich
(2011) 		Go to Hell
(2014)
Singles from Welcome to the Morbid Reich
  1. "Come And See My Sacrifice"
    Released: 26 July 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blistering[2]
Blabbermouth[3]
Chronicles of Chaos[4]
Revolver[5]
About.com[6]
Teraz Rock[7]
Sputnikmusic[8]
Exclaim!favorable[9]

Welcome to the Morbid Reich is the ninth studio album by the Polish death metal band Vader. The album was released on 12 August 2011 by Nuclear Blast.[10] The release was preceded by a digital download single for the song "Come And See My Sacrifice", which was released on 26 July 2011. The album has won a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Heavy Metal Album of the Year (Album roku heavy metal)',[11] and reached number 17 on the Billboard Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers), and number 25 on the Hard Rock Albums. In Poland, Welcome to the Morbid Reich landed at number 6, and dropped out four weeks later. The release also charted in France, Japan, Switzerland, and Germany.

On 5 April 2011, Vader released the first part of their studio report for the album.[12] Subsequently, the second part was released on 14 April, the third part was released on 30 April, the fourth part was released on 11 May, the fifth part was released on 24 May, and the sixth part was released on 7 June.[13][14][15][16][17]

Welcome to the Morbid Reich was recorded between March and April 2011 at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland, and was produced by the Wiesławscy Brothers, and features cover artwork by Zbigniew Bielak. The album is the final Vader release to feature drummer Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz, and the first to feature guitarist Marek "Spider" Pająk as band member. Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek described work on the album, saying:

In all, we spent about 4 weeks in the studio between March and June. We worked a bit differently as in previous sessions, because we made breaks between each part of recordings. I mean for the drums we took about 10 days, and then we made a week’s break, so we could think and work the guitar lines for the drums. And after the guitars we had a break to think about the vocal lines and all we had already done. And then a break before mixing, so we wanted to give a little bit of a rest for ears and mind, and to take the song recordings with the fresh ears.[18]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ultima Thule" (instrumental) Krzysztof Oloś0:48
2."Return to the Morbid Reich"Harry Maat, Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:26
3."The Black Eye"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:12
4."Come and See My Sacrifice"Piotr WiwczarekMarek Pająk4:44
5."Only Hell Knows"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:13
6."I Am Who Feasts Upon Your Soul"Piotr WiwczarekMarek Pająk4:50
7."Don't Rip the Beast's Heart Out"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:58
8."I Had a Dream…"Piotr WiwczarekMarek Pająk3:02
9."Lord of Thorns"Harry Maat, Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:38
10."Decapitated Saints" (Re-recorded from The Ultimate Incantation)Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:41
11."They're Coming…" (instrumental) Marek Pająk1:46
12."Black Velvet and Skulls of Steel"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:19
Total length:37:37
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Troops of Tomorrow" (The Vibrators cover)Ian CarnochanIan Carnochan4:56
14."Raping the Earth" (Extreme Noise Terror cover)Dean Jones, Phil VanePete Hurley1:54

Personnel

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Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Vader
Additional musicians
Production
  • Wojtek & Sławek Wiesławscy – production, sound engineering, mixing, mastering
  • MK (Optimal Media Production) – mastering (LP Edition)
  • Rafał Konopka – sound engineering assistant
  • Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – lyrics
  • Zbigniew M. Bielak – cover art, layout[20]
  • Mariusz Kmiołek – management
  • Takahisa Okuno – Japanese liner notes
Note
  • Recorded, mixed & mastered at Hertz Recording Studio, Białystok, Poland, March–April 2011.

"Come and See My Sacrifice"

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"Come and See My Sacrifice" is the eight single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released on 26 July 2011 by Nuclear Blast.[21]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Come and See My Sacrifice"Piotr WiwczarekMarek Pająk4:44
2."Come and See My Sacrifice" (demo version)Piotr WiwczarekMarek Pająk4:43

Charts

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Weekly

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart[22] 6
German Albums Chart[23] 73
Swiss Albums Chart[24] 94
French Albums Chart[25] 154
Japanese Albums Chart[26] 233
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[27] 17
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[27] 25

Monthly

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Poland (ZPAV Top 100) 18[28]

Release history

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Formats Region Date Label
CD, LP Europe August 12, 2011[29] Nuclear Blast
CD Russia Nuclear Blast/Irond Records
CD, LP Poland 15 August 2011[30] Nuclear Blast/Warner Music Poland
CD Japan 24 August 2011[31] Avalon Marquee
North America September 13, 2011 Nuclear Blast
CD Mexico Nuclear Blast/Scarecrow Records[32]

References

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