The Darkest Age: Live '93
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Darkest Age: Live '93
| type = live
| artist = Vader
| cover = Vaderthedarkestagelive.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
| released = 27 July 1994
| recorded = 13 December 1993
| venue = Hala TS Wisła
| studio = Corona Hall in Kraków, Poland
| genre = Death metal
| length = 51:07
| language = English, Polish
| label = Baron Records, Arctic Serenades, System Shock/Impact Records, Metal Mind Records, Pavement Music
| producer = Vader & Mariusz Kmiołek{{cite web |url=http://www.vader.pl/darkest-e.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030222055003/http://www.vader.pl/darkest-e.html |archive-date=22 February 2003 |title=VADER - The Official Website [The Darkest Age]}}
| prev_title = The Ultimate Incantation
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = De Profundis
| next_year = 1995
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = live
| cover = Thedarkestagealternativevader.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = alternative cover art
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r425628}}
| noprose = yes
}}
The Darkest Age: Live '93 is a live album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was recorded at TS Wisła Sports Hall in Kraków on 13 December 1993 and was originally released on Baron Records in 1994 in cassette format.
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Macbeth (Intro)
| length1 = 3:54
| lyrics1 =
| note1 = instrumental
| music1 = Laibach
| title2 = Dark Age
| length2 = 4:43
| lyrics2 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| music2 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title3 = Vicious Circle
| length3 = 3:13
| lyrics3 = Paweł Wasilewski
| music3 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title4 = The Crucified Ones
| length4 = 3:11
| lyrics4 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| music4 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title5 = Demon's Wind
| length5 = 5:01
| lyrics5 =
| music5 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title6 = Decapitated Saints
| length6 = 2:31
| lyrics6 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| music6 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title7 = From Beyond (Intro)
| note7 = instrumental
| length7 = 1:01
| lyrics7 =
| music7 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title8 = Chaos
| length8 = 4:57
| lyrics8 = Paweł Wasilewski
| music8 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title9 = Reign-Carrion
| length9 = 7:17
| lyrics9 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| music9 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title10 = Testimony
| length10 = 4:10
| lyrics10 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| music10 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title11 = Breath of Centuries
| length11 = 4:23
| lyrics11 = Paweł Wasilewski
| music11 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title12 = Omen (Intro)
| length12 = 2:08
| note12 = instrumental
| lyrics12 =
| music12 = Jerry Goldsmith
| title13 = Hell Awaits
| note13 =Slayer cover
| length13 = 4:41
| lyrics13 = Kerry King
| music13 = Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks
| title14 = Hymn to the Ancient Ones
| length14 = 1:52
| music14 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title15 = Sothis
| lyrics15 = Paweł Wasilewski
| length15 = 3:45
| music15 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title16 = De Profundis
| note16 = instrumental
| length16 = 1:31
| music16 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title17 = Vision and the Voice
| lyrics17 = Paweł Wasilewski
| length17 = 3:26
| music17 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title18 = The Wrath
| lyrics18 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| length18 = 4:54
| music18 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title19 = R'Lyeh
| length19 = 1:53
| note19 = instrumental
| music19 = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title20 = Black Sabbath
| length20 = 6:19
| note20 = Black Sabbath cover
| lyrics20 = Geezer Butler
| music20 =Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
}}
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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; Vader
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; Note
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Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label |
|---|
| Poland
| Baron Records |
| Europe
| 1996 | Arctic Serenades |
| Europe
| 18 March 1998{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Vader-The-Darkest-Age-Live-93/release/921103|title = Vader – the Darkest Age – Live '93 (1998, CD)|website = Discogs}} |
| US
|Pavement Music |
| Japan
| 23 March 2000{{Cite web|url=http://www.marquee.co.jp/avalon/catalogue_sz.html|title = AVALON online. - show index page}} | Avalon Marquee |
| Poland
|20 February 2007{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Darkest-Age-Live-93-Vader/dp/B000LE1GY4/ref=ntt_mus_dp_dpt_21|title=Darkest Age Live|website=Amazon}} | Metal Mind Productions |
References
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