VADER ... THE HISTORY OF "MORBID REICH" (1990)

From Vader's official Facebook page.

"Morbid Reich" was recorded and released in 1990, and it changed the band's future in every aspect. This material also had a significant impact on the global extreme metal scene – including US extreme bands.

"Morbid Reich" – Vader's second demo – was created during rehearsals at the "Docent" club (yes, the same club at the WSP university where Vader played a concert in the fall of 1985), the "Casablanka" club, and in a private home in the Dajtki housing estate in Olsztyn. The oldest tracks were, of course, "The Final Massacre"—already known from the "Necrolust" demo released in 1989—and "Reign-Carrion," a new, English-language version of "Trupi Jad," composed back in 1986-87. "Vicious Circle" and "Breath Of Centuries" were new tracks written in early 1990. "Chaos" was something completely different, something new, and at the same time something that shaped the inevitably upcoming debut album. The beginnings date back to the winter of 1989. The final version was literally hammered out during a recording session. This one took place again at the Polish Radio Olsztyn studio in the early summer of 1990—again under the supervision of Włodzimierz Iliaszewicz AND Ryszard Szmit. Peter recorded the intro to "From Beyond" and the intro to "Finał Massacre" on guitar, using (or rather, having fun with) a guitar synthesizer (probably a Rolland…). The entire five-track album was created in a total of four days of recording and mixing. And this is just a small part of the rich history of "Morbid Reich"…

We have to go back to the summer of 1989, when Vader first presented their new material, "Necrolust," with a new lineup, at the "S'Thrash'Ydło" festival in Ciechanów. Mariusz "Mario" Kmiołek was the former drummer in the band Charon and editor of the metal zine "Thrash'Em All" (which was still published in Xerox format). Mariusz's meeting with Peter in Warsaw was the beginning of a story that continues to this day. Mario became Vader's manager and organized the release of "Morbid Reich" on the newly formed Carnage Records label. This cassette release soon became legendary. The beautiful color edition sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide, and the title itself saw countless reissues in all possible formats. The latest, beautiful edition was the High Voltage Rec. release (in four color versions, with plenty of extras) on CD and LP.

The track "Vicious Circle," as featured on "Morbid Reich," was the first ever officially released on Metal compilations. These were "Monsters of Death" and "Masters of Brutality."

Fans first heard Vader's new songs in Ciechanów at the next edition of "S;Thrash'Ydła," in Inowrocław and Sandomierz at local events, and at the famous Polish rock music festival in Jarocin in the summer of 1990. Vader also appeared outside of Poland for the first time in the band's history with the "Morbid Reich" material. This was in winter in Moscow – the capital of the slowly collapsing Soviet Union.

Most importantly, however, it was "Morbid Reich" that prompted the signing of a contract for their debut album with the then-legendary English label Earache Rec.!

Vader had to wait another two years for their first and very long-awaited album...