Thy Messenger
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{{Infobox album
| name = Thy Messenger
| type = ep
| artist = Vader
| cover = Thy Messenger.jpg|border=yes
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| released = {{Start date|2019|05|31|df=y}}
| genre = Death metal
| length = {{Duration|m=13|s=23}}
| label = Nuclear Blast
| producer =
| prev_title = The Empire
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Solitude in Madness
| next_year = 2020
}}
Thy Messenger is an extended play by the Polish death metal band Vader. The EP was released 31 May 2019{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/heavy-new-releases/the-weekly-injection-new-releases-from-death-angel-darkthrone-and-more-out-today-5-31|title=THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From DEATH ANGEL, DARKTHRONE, and More Out Today – 5/31|date=31 May 2019|website=Metal Injection|access-date=2 June 2019}} through Nuclear Blast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/news/details/5857356.71090.vader-announce-new-ep-quot-thy-messenger-quot.html|title=VADER – announce new EP "Thy Messenger"!|date=11 March 2019|website=Nuclear Blast|language=en|access-date=2 June 2019}}
Track listing
All tracks written by Vader except Steeler, written by Tipton, Halford, and Downing.
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| title1 = Grand Deceiver
| length1 = 2:14
| title2 = Litany
| length2 = 3:09
| title3 = Emptiness
| length3 = 2:38
| title4 = Despair
| length4 = 1:18
| title5 = Steeler
| length5 = 4:04
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| total_length = 13:23
| writer5 = Tipton, Halford, Downing
| note5 = Judas Priest cover
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Reception
Writing for Metal Injection, Matthew Castleman wrote, "Vader still loves being Vader," and rated the EP an 8 out of 10.{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/vader-thy-messenger|title=Quick Review: VADER Thy Messenger|date=2 June 2019|website=Metal Injection|access-date=5 March 2020}} Metal Report called the release "merciless" and rated it an 8.5 out of 10.{{Cite web|url=https://metalreport.co.uk/vader-thy-messenger-review/|title=Vader – Thy Messenger review|date=4 June 2019|website=The Metal Report|language=en-US|access-date=5 March 2020}} Writing for Metal Temple, Ross Donald called the EP "almost perfect", rating it a 9 out of 10.{{Cite web|url=http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/v_2/vader-thy-messenger.htm|title=Metal-Temple.com :: Vader – Thy Messenger (CD Review)|last=Apex|website=www.metal-temple.com|language=EN|access-date=5 March 2020}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Metal Injection
| rev1score = {{Rating|8|10}}
| rev2 = Metal Report
| rev2score = {{Rating|8.5|10}}
| rev3 = Metal Temple
| rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}
}}
Lineup
- Piotr Wiwczarek – lead guitar, vocals
- Marek Pajak – rhythm guitar
- Tomasz Halicki – bass
- James Stewart – drums
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
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| {{album chart|Poland|33|id=1215|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 June 2019}} |
References
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