Litany (album)

Litany
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Studio album by
Vader
Released20 March 2000
RecordedRed Studio, Gdynia, November 1999[1]
GenreDeath metal
Length30:48
LabelMetal Blade Records, Metal Mind Productions, Avalon/Marquee
ProducerPiotr Wiwczarek, Adam Toczko
Vader chronology
Black to the Blind
(1997) 		Litany
(2000) 		Reign Forever World
(2000)
Singles from Litany
  1. "Xeper / North"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of ChaosStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Exclaim!favorable[3]

Litany is the fourth album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 2000 by Metal Blade Records. The album charted at number 1 on Gazeta Wyborcza bestsellers list in Poland.[4]

Litany was recorded in 1999 at Red Studio in Gdańsk, Poland, and was produced by Piotr Wiwczarek and Adam Toczko. The album was mastered by Bartłomiej Kuźniak at Studio 333 in Częstochowa, Poland.

A music video was shot for the song "Cold Demons", which was directed by Adam Kuc.[5] The album was nominated for a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Hard & Heavy Album of the Year (Album roku - hard & heavy)'.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Wings"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:10
2."The One Made of Dreams"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek1:49
3."Xeper"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek4:00
4."Litany"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:01
5."Cold Demons"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:12
6."The Calling"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek3:10
7."North"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek1:36
8."Forwards to Die!!!"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek1:38
9."A World of Hurt"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek1:51
10."The World Made Flesh"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:48
11."The Final Massacre" (Re-recorded from The Ultimate Incantation)Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:31
Total length:30:48
Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."Red Dunes" (Instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek1:12
11."Lord of Desert"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek2:00
Special Edition Bonus Track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."Cold Demons" (music video)Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:12

Personnel

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

Vader
Production
  • Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – lyrics
  • Paweł Wasilewski – lyrics
  • Paweł Frelik – lyrics
  • Adam Toczko – production, sound engineering
  • Tomasz Bonarowski – premastering
  • Bartłomiej Kuźniak – mastering
  • Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art, layout[8]
  • Katsumasa Yamaguchi – Japanese liner notes
Note
  • Recorded & mixed at Red Studio, Gdynia, November 1999.
  • Pre-mastered at Red Studio, Gdynia, November 1999.
  • Mastered at Studio 333, Częstochowa, December 1999.

Charts

Chart performance for Litany
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[9] 6

Xeper / North

Xeper / North is the third single by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released only in Poland in 2000 with special edition of Thrash'em All magazine entitled Super Poster" #2. The promo single insert includes interview with band members, and additional information about the band.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Xeper"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek4:00
2."North"Paweł FrelikPiotr Wiwczarek1:36

Release history

Region Date Label
Poland 22 March 2000[10] Metal Mind Productions
Japan 23 March 2000[11] Avalon Marquee
USA/Europe 9 May 2000[12] Metal Blade Records

References

  1. ^ "Vader - "Litany"". vader.pl. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ^ Schwarz, Paul. "Vader - "Litany" review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ^ Pratt, Greg. "Vader "Litany" review". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Czego Słuchacie - Hity Na CD, cjg nr 0 dodatek do cjg nr 77, wydanie z dnia 31/03/2000 TO JEST GRANE, str. 9". Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Vader Videos". vader.pl. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Fryderyki 2000: nominowani i laureaci" (in Polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  7. ^ a b Walewski, Jacek. "Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader)" (in Polish). www.magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Jacek Wiśniewski: works". www.artworks.isg.pl. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  9. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 06.06.2025–12.06.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Vader - "Litany"". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Vader - "Litany"" (in Japanese). www.marquee.co.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Vader - "Litany"". www.metalblade.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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