The Darkest Age: Live '93

The Darkest Age: Live '93 is a live album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was recorded at TS Wisła Sports Hall in Kraków on 13 December 1993 and was originally released on Baron Records in 1994 in cassette format.

The Darkest Age: Live '93
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Live album by
Released27 July 1994
Recorded13 December 1993
VenueHala TS Wisła
StudioCorona Hall in Kraków, Poland
GenreDeath metal
Length51:07
LanguageEnglish, Polish
LabelBaron Records, Arctic Serenades, System Shock/Impact Records, Metal Mind Records, Pavement Music
ProducerVader & Mariusz Kmiołek[1]
Vader chronology
The Ultimate Incantation
(1992)
The Darkest Age: Live '93
(1994)
De Profundis
(1995)
Alternative cover
alternative cover art
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Macbeth (Intro)" (instrumental) Laibach3:54
2."Dark Age"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:43
3."Vicious Circle"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:13
4."The Crucified Ones"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek3:11
5."Demon's Wind" Piotr Wiwczarek5:01
6."Decapitated Saints"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek2:31
7."From Beyond (Intro)" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek1:01
8."Chaos"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:57
9."Reign-Carrion"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek7:17
10."Testimony"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:10
11."Breath of Centuries"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek4:23
12."Omen (Intro)" (instrumental) Jerry Goldsmith2:08
13."Hell Awaits" (Slayer cover)Kerry KingJeff Hanneman, Kerry King4:41
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
14."Hymn to the Ancient Ones" Piotr Wiwczarek1:52
15."Sothis"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:45
16."De Profundis" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek1:31
17."Vision and the Voice"Paweł WasilewskiPiotr Wiwczarek3:26
18."The Wrath"Piotr WiwczarekPiotr Wiwczarek4:54
19."R'Lyeh" (instrumental) Piotr Wiwczarek1:53
20."Black Sabbath" (Black Sabbath cover)Geezer ButlerOzzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward6:19

Personnel

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

Vader
Production
  • Jacek Wiśniewski – cover art
  • Jan Polakowski – alternative cover art
  • Marcin Ograbek – engineering
  • Mariusz Kmiołek – management
  • A. Belica – photos
Note
  • Recorded at Corona Hall, Kraków, Poland, 13 December 1993

Release history

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Region Date Label
Poland 27 July 1994[2] Baron Records
Europe 1996 Arctic Serenades
Europe 18 March 1998[3] System Shock/Impact Records
US 27 July 1999[4] Pavement Music
Japan 23 March 2000[5] Avalon Marquee
Poland 20 February 2007[6] Metal Mind Productions

References

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  1. ^ "VADER - The Official Website [The Darkest Age]". Archived from the original on 22 February 2003.
  2. ^ a b The Darkest Age: Live '93 at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Vader – the Darkest Age – Live '93 (1998, CD)". Discogs.
  4. ^ "Darkest Age Live". Amazon.
  5. ^ "AVALON online. - show index page".
  6. ^ "Darkest Age Live". Amazon.