Group

Vader

Polish death metal band

From: Olsztyn, Poland
Since: 1983–present
Rating: ★ 4.25 (8 votes)
Releases: 64

death metal
thrash metal

About

Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn. Formed in 1983, the group was founded by then-bassist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek and guitarist Zbigniew "Vika" Wróblewski. Vader went through several lineup changes over the years, with Wiwczarek as the only constant member. Since 2022, the band has comprised Wiwczarek on lead vocals and lead guitar, rhythm guitarist Marek "Spider" Pająk, bassist Tomasz "Hal" Halicki, and drummer Michał Andrzejczyk.

Starting as a more traditional heavy metal group, Vader eventually went to thrash, speed, and then in the late 1980s became a death metal band. It would not be until nine years after forming that they managed to release their debut album The Ultimate Incantation (1992); Vader has released eleven more studio albums since then. The band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, World War II, horror, and science fiction. According to Billboard magazine, by 2002 Vader sold approximately 500,000 releases around the world.
Vader will be working in the studio in the fall of 2025 to record their new (thirteenth) album.

From Vader (band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Piotr Wiwczarek 1983–1983, 1983–now, 1988–now · original member electric bass guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals
Marek Pająk 2010–now electric guitar
Tomasz Halicki 2011–now electric bass guitar
Michał Andrzejczyk 2022–now drums (drum set)
Robert Czarneta 1985–1988 · former lead vocals
Grzegorz Jackowski 1985–1988 · former drums (drum set)
Robert Struczewski 1985–1988 · former electric bass guitar
Krzysztof Raczkowski 1988–2005 · former drums (drum set)
Jacek Kalisz 1989–1994 · former electric bass guitar
Piotr Kuzioła 1991–1992 · former electric bass guitar
Jarosław Łabieniec 1993–1996 · former electric guitar
Leszek Rakowski 1993–2001 · former electric bass guitar
Maurycy Stefanowicz 1996–2008 · former
Konrad Karchut 2002–2004 · former electric bass guitar
Novy 2003–2008 · former electric bass guitar
Daray 2005–2008 · former drums (drum set)
Paweł Jaroszewicz 2008–2011 · former drums (drum set)
James Stewart 2011–2022 · former drums (drum set)