Vader

death and thrash metal · Olsztyn

Founded

1983

City

Olsztyn

Hub region

Poland

Status as of 5 September 2026

active; thirteenth album recorded in 2025

Connections

8 edges, 8 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.003 (rank 101 of 371) · people and production 0.000 (rank 249)

Confidence

High · sources: [W] [WUI] [MIV] [MA] (register)

The Morbid Reich demo (1990) sells around ten thousand copies and wins an Earache deal; The Ultimate Incantation (1992) is recorded at Rhythm Studios in England after a Sunlight session is abandoned. Later Metal Blade and Nuclear Blast.

Connections

Influence

• influenced bySlayer1986
• influenced byMorbid Angel1989
• influencedDecapitated1996

Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations

• collaborationKrisiunNorth American tour with Decrepit Birth2026
• collaborationBehemothThe Polish scene's two poles1990s
• labelMetal Blade Records2000 to 2005
• labelEarache Records1992
• labelNuclear Blast2009 to present