FROM THE CRYPTS - CELEBRATING PAST ALBUM RELEASES in the HISTORY of HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL…
On November 4, 2016, Vader released their eleventh full-length studio album The Empire via Nuclear Blast.
The album is the band's first studio album to contain more Thrash Metal elements than Death Metal.
Background:
The band toured for nearly two years in support of The Empire, including headlining a US tour (with support from Internal Bleeding, Sacrificial Slaughter, Voices of Ruin and MICAWBER) in May and June 2017, and supporting Testament and Annihilator on the European Brotherhood of the Snake tour in March and April 2018.
Critical Reception:
In a review for Metal Hammer, Olivier Badin wrote;
“Vader belong to a select few death metal veterans like Cannibal Corpse and Hypocrisy, who have the rare privilege of putting out 10 albums and more across a quarter century. However, with bands such as this, you don’t really want them to alter the sound that led them to where they are, yet neither will you tolerate them just running through the motions. But now armed with their most solid lineup since their triumphant mid-90s period, they might just have reached that perfect balance of conservatism and forward motion with their 11th full-length.
At its very core, a lot of The Empire’s riffing echoes mainman Peter’s roots in 80s thrash metal and the album’s to-the-point approach (most of these 10 songs here are between three and four minutes long) benefits greatly from lead guitarist Spider’s evocative solos and Reading-based drummer James Stewart’s robust beat. The whole war theme and clichéd Joe Petagno cover may come across initially as playing it safe, but ultimately the unashamed classic Metal vibe, equals 2000’s career-high Litany and the thrash onslaught that was 1997’s Black To The Blind. Sometimes, old dogs don’t need to learn new tricks.
Note: The reviews shared here are for historical reference. The views and opinions expressed within are not always supported (in full or in part) by Into the Wells. — E.N. Wells
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