My thoughts exactly. A few good tracks, the rest is forgettable. It could be one of their weakest releases, perhaps a contender for the weakest spot next to "Necropolis"

Never was too big of a Vader, though some of their early 2010s material was surprisingly good for a band their age. This one is just decent.

When thinking of Polish death metal, I generally also think of Decapitated. But purely for "old Polish death metal band releasing 2020 album" Trauma has everyone beat.

Shocked they're still chugging along. remember finding The Ultimate Incantation at an Air Force Exchange on Guam in '92, though to be honest haven't been particularly fired up by anything they've done since joining MS. (Black to the Blind was one of the very few metal albums I bought in the late 90s after just getting bored with what DM and Thrash were) But we'll always have Testimony... CONQUER YOUR FEAR!

Sold off all their stuff after Impressions In Blood, some seemed really weak, some - good, but not memorable at all like Welcome to Morbid Reich. The Empire got great reviews, but for me it was so lame. Not fan of this lineup, saw at The Ultimate Incantation anniversary tour - fun, but not "that" feeling. Drummer saves, god bless)) Litany/Revelations line-up was absolutely skull-crushing war-machine live. This album is at last so fresh/fast/fierce, that gonna buy again. So happy to dig it \m/

Most fun thing they've released since Welcome to the Morbid Reich. I love it. Tons of energy, great music to lift weights to

Written by sgtrobo on 14.08.2020 at 01:42

Tons of energy, great music to lift weights to

I tried that twice and both times switched to Litany as soon as "Despair" started. I am glad that you and many other people like it; I have a lot of respect for Vader and for Piotr in particular.

Written by RaduP on 13.08.2020 at 12:21

When thinking of Polish death metal, I generally also think of Decapitated. But purely for "old Polish death metal band releasing 2020 album" Trauma has everyone beat.

Decapitated are third on my list as far as Polish death metal goes but far behind both Vader and Behemoth. I have not listened to the latest Trauma but I will at some point.

Written by BitterCOld on 13.08.2020 at 21:37

Shocked they're still chugging along.

I forgot to mention in the review that it takes a big set of balls to release music as ferocious as this in your 50s. I only wish it was better.

Written by Coconut Racecar on 13.08.2020 at 15:15

Wow, 6? I'm not a musician so it's hard to fully appreciate a band's talent, but as a long time fan of Vader, I found this to be one of their better releases of the last few years. It is entertaining the whole way through, has great production, and doesn't feel as monotonous as a few of their previous releases.

I am not a musician either, just a listener. The band is undoubtedly talented, Piotr is a legend of the scene and the drummer is also great on this album as Mort above mentioned. It's the songwriting that doesn't convince me.

Written by Coconut Racecar on 14.08.2020 at 05:53

Personally, I haven't much cared for like.. MOST of their releases post-Impressions In Blood.

Same. After The Art of War EP nothing they've done has stood up to the strength and consistency of their back catalog.

Typical you mention The Beast as your personal favorite though, you have a tendency for enjoying things others don't. What about it do you find so interesting?

About ten years ago when I was in high school, still listened to mostly thrash and death metal, and first signed up on MS, Vader were honestly one of my favorite bands. Still revisit De Profundis and especially Impressions In Blood on occasion. I sorta stopped paying attention to them after Welcome To The Morbid Reich though, so I really have no idea what they've been up to since or the quality of their work after that album. From what you say here though, this new one seems like one to pass over.

I respect your opinion, but I love this album. Almost all of it is memorable for me, and I find it much better than The Empire. I still think Tibi Et Igni is their best since Litany, but this album came very close for me.

That Acid Drinkers cover is basically identical to the original, so don't really see what the fuss is all about. As for the album, well, I think the 6 is about right, its pretty mediocre. I feel that at their best Vader is actually one od the finest death metal bands of all time, but this ain't them at their best

Finally got around to this and agree with everything written and understand the score. I didn't think they would fall into such drab territory but it makes sense considering their age and longevity. With a bit more groove and melody this could have been easily improved upon but it seemed like they didn't want to spend that much time trying to expand on songwriting dynamics.