The Ultimate Incantation
The Ultimate Incantation is the debut studio album by Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records. A music video was shot for the song "Dark Age", which was directed by Kimmo Kuusniemi and Tanja Katinka.
Background and recording
The cover art was drawn by Dan Seagrave. The album was originally recorded at Sunlight Studio with Thomas Skogsberg, but neither the record label or Vader was pleased with the outcome and decided to use another studio because of technical issues. The new studio that they recorded at was Rhythm Studios in England with producer Paul Johnson. Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek commented on Decibel magazine about recording album at Sunlight Studios, saying:Reception and legacy
Steve Huey of AllMusic contended that The Ultimate Incantation cemented Vader as one of the most technically proficient bands in the death metal genre. However, he claimed that the raw production values impaired the clarity of the album's instrumentation.Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.; Vader
- Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek − lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar, lyrics
- Krysztof "Doc" Raczkowski − drums
- Jacek "Jackie" Kalisz − bass guitar
- Jaroslaw "China" Labieniec − rhythm guitar, lead guitar
- Paweł Wasilewski − lyrics
- Paul Johnson − sound engineering, producer
- Dan Seagrave − cover artwork
- Francesca Hollings − photography
- Tomek Malinowski − photography
- Recorded & mixed at Rhythm Studios, England, UK, 1992