The longest living and most resilient tank of Poland’s Death Metal fleet, VADER, are set to unleash another sonic attack with The Empire, to be launched to the masses on November 4th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band are pleased to present their brand new lyric video and track ‘Angels of Steel’.

Piotr Wiwczarek states:
“RISE of The Empire! The clock is ticking… We are counting the days ’til November 4th. To make you all even more hungry, we have a treat to present you ‘Angels of Steel’ – the opening track for the new VADER album »The Empire«. ENJOY!
We also want to remind you of our tour, which starts in Bad Oeynhausen (Germany) on album release day.”

You can catch VADER live on these dates:

The Empire Rising Europe 2016 pt. ONE  
(w/ Hate Eternal , Threat Signal)
04.11. D  Bad Oeynhausen – Druckerei
05.11. D  Andernach – Juz-Live-Club
06.11. B  Arlon – L’Entrepo
07.11. D  Jena – F-Haus
08.11. D Weinheim – Cafe Central
09.11. CH  Zurich – Dynamo
10.11. FR Puget – Le Rat’s
11.11. I   Brescia – Circolo Colony
12.11. D Munich – Backstage
13.11. NL  Rotterdam – Baroeg
14.11. UK  London – The Dome
15.11. UK Birmingham – The Courtyard
16.11.  D Bremen – Tiboli
17.11.  NL Haarlem – Patronaat
18.11.  D Berlin – Nuke
19.11. D  Essem – Turock
20.11. D  Rostock – Alte Zuckerfabrik
presented by ROCK HARD, TERRORIZER, LEGACY, METAL.DE

w/ INFERNAL WAR, INCIDIUS
22.11.  PL        Poznan – Blue Note
23.11.  PL        Torun – Od Nowa
24.11.  PL        Zabrze – Wiatrak
25.11.  PL        Wroclaw – Alibi
26.11.  PL        Katowice – Mega Club
27.11.  PL        Rzeszow – Life House
29.11.  PL        Krakow – Kwadrat
30.11.  PL        Bialystok – Zmiana Klimatu
01.12.  PL        Lublin – Graffiti
02.12.  PL        Warszawa – Progresja
03.12.  PL        Gdansk – B90
04.12.  PL        Olsztyn – Andergrant

Check out the track video for the song “Parabellum“. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/bmNgG3fqQaw

The lyric video of the track “Prayer To The God Of War” has already been released via YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7evx_AQy0jI

Pre-order The Empire to receive both songs, “Prayer to the God of War” and “Parabellum“, as instant grat tracks: http://nblast.de/VaderEmpireiTunes
Pre-Order on Limited Edition Gatefold Lilac Vinyl from the Nuclear Blast UK store: http://nblast.de/VaderEmpireNBUK
Pre-Order the CD and Vinyl from Amazon.co.uk: http://nblast.de/VaderEmpireAmz

The stunning cover artwork of The Empire was created by acclaimed artist Joe Petagno who has also created artwork for PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN, MOTÖRHEAD, MARDUK, ILLDISPOSED and SODOM.

Mastermind Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek states:
“Here is the cover art for ‘The Empire’ created by Joe Petagno himself! The whole design includes many details connected to the main theme influencing me before and during the process of recording: war and the “cold crisis” around us today… There are also links to couple of famous movie series, which influence the generations and erupt with violence, hate and “imperial tendencies”… Is this just a fantasy or maybe a sign of the 21st century generation? You have to answer that yourself… and the future will show us, how real that feeling is? Enjoy »The Empire« and… join us on tour soon!”

The Empire - Tracklisting:
01. Angels Of Steel
02. Tempest
03. Prayer To The God Of War (Album Version)
04. Iron Reign
05. No Gravity
06. Genocidius
07. The Army-Geddon
08. Feel My Pain
09. Parabellum (Album Version)
10. Send Me Back To Hell

Without doubt, »The Empire« falls under the category of VADER’s classic albums. The impressive monument that they have built with their 13th studio album will immediately find its place in metal history. And it will also prove that VADER don’t need to make their peace with the world; they never did, and they certainly don’t now – especially after writing more than 30 years’ worth of Death Metal history.

The globally conquering weapon was produced, mixed and mastered by Wojtek and Slawek Wiesawski. »The Empire« was completed within the secret bunkers of Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland. The weapon is going to be unleashed upon the world on November 4th, 2016 by commanders in chief, Nuclear Blast.

Get the band’s latest EP, Iron Times here: http://nblast.de/VaderIronTimesiTunes

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More info:
www.vader.pl
www.facebook.com/vader
www.nuclearblast.de/vader