Undoubtedly the first Death Metal band to break out of Poland onto the world stage, Vader have managed to throw off accusations of being mere Morbid Angel copy-ists and instead have risen to become one of the most respected and enduring of bands, through a constant round of high quality releases and extensive touring.
Formed in Poland in 1986, it was three years before the band's 'Necrolust' demo saw them attain the attention of the underground, and led to the band's now infamous 'Morbid Reich' cassette release via the Polish Carnage Records, a release which legend has it was one of the biggest selling Death Metal demos/cassettes ever. Having opened the world's attention up to the potential of the Eastern European Metal scene the band became something of a flagbearer for those bands based in Poland and the surrounding areas. Signing to Earache in 1992 confirmed their status as national heroes, and in July of that year Vader recorded their one and only Earache album 'The Ultimate Incantation' with producer Paul Johnson. The line up for this album was Peter on vocals and guitar, Jackie on bass, China on guitars and Doc on drums, with both Peter and and Doc remaining ever-present in the line
Mixing up Morbid Angel technicality with the heaviness of 'Harmony Corruption' era Napalm Death saw the band rise in popularity, even theough most fans had no idea that the album was recorded twice after the initial tapes were found to be lacking. Subsequently the band toured Europe with Bolt Thrower and Grave, and also hit the US with Deicide and Suffocation, but then left Earache to puruse a career on many and varied labels, gaining a gretaer reputation with each release for a more intellectual lyrical stance as well as sound based heavily around drummer Doc's amazing blastbeat control.