Tibi et Igni
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{{Infobox album
| name = Tibi et Igni
| type = studio
| artist = Vader
| cover = VaderTibiEtIgni.png
| alt =
| caption = Cover art by Joe Petagno
| released = {{Start date|2014|5|30|df=y}}
| recorded = December 2013 – February 2014
| venue =
| studio = Hertz (Białystok, Poland)
| genre = Death metal
| length = {{Duration|m=42|s=02}}
| language = English, Polish, German
| label = Nuclear Blast
| producer = Wojtek and Sławek Wiesławscy
| prev_title = Go to Hell
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = The Empire
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Tibi et Igni
| type = Studio
| single1 = Where Angels Weep
| single1date = 18 April 2014
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1=All About the Rock
|rev1score={{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web |first=Thomas |last=Haywood |title=Vader - "Tibi et Igni" review |url=http://allabouttherock.co.uk/vader-tibi-et-igni/ |publisher=allabouttherock.co.uk |accessdate=21 September 2014}}
|rev2=About.com
|rev2score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Schalek |title=Vader - "Tibi et Igni" review |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/vader/fl/Vader-Tibi-Et-Igni-Review.htm |publisher=heavymetal.about.com |accessdate=6 February 2014}}
|rev3 = SLUG Magazine
|rev4 = Teraz Rock
|rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Wewiór|first=Łukasz|url=http://www.terazrock.pl/recenzje/czytaj/Vader-Tibi-Et-Igni.html|title=Vader - "Tibi et Igni" review|publisher=www.terazrock.pl|accessdate=18 August 2014|language=Polish}}
|noprose = yes
}}
Tibi et Igni is the tenth studio album by Polish death metal band Vader. It was released on 30 May 2014 through Nuclear Blast. The album was recorded by the Wiesławski brothers at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland. The album was preceded by the 7-inch EP Go to Hell, which was released on 18 April 2014.
Tibi et Igni is the first album to feature British drummer James Stewart, who replaced Pawel "Paul" Jaroszewicz in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockoverdose.gr/news_details.php?id=13775|title=Interview with James Stewart}}
Background
During an interview in February 2013, frontman Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek announced that Vader had begun working on a new studio album with the working title Straight to Hell, which was set to be released in late 2013.{{cite web | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vader-new-audio-interview-with-piotr-peter-wiwczarek/ | title=Vader: New Audio Interview With Piotr 'Peter' Wiwczarek | publisher=Blabbermouth.net | date=9 February 2013 | accessdate=9 June 2014}} In May 2013, Wiwczarek announced that Vader planned to enter the studio in December to record its upcoming album, which was set to be released in early 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vader-to-enter-studio-in-december/ | title=Vader To Enter Studio In December | publisher=Blabbermouth.net | date=6 May 2013 | accessdate=9 June 2014}}
On 7 December 2013, it was announced that Vader had entered Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland and had begun recording a new album, with a new working title, Tibi et Igni, which is a Latin phrase that means "For You and Fire". The band had planned to record 14 new songs and 4 bonus tracks, and revealed possible song titles, including "Abandon All Hope", "Bring Them to Me" and "Infernal Poetry".{{cite web | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vader-begins-recording-new-album-2/ | title=Vader Begins Recording New Album | publisher=Blabbermouth.net | date=7 December 2013 | accessdate=9 June 2014}}
On 29 December, Wiwczarek announced that tracking for the album would be completed by the end of January 2014, and the album would be completed by February. He also announced the album should be released by April or May 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vader-to-fans-dont-expect-any-artistic-experiments-on-upcoming-album/ | title=Vader To Fans: Don't Expect Any 'Artistic Experiments' On Upcoming Album | publisher=Blabbermouth.net | date=29 December 2013 | accessdate=9 June 2014}} On 7 March 2014, Vader announced that the band had finished recording the album, and that it will be released on 30 May 2014, through Nuclear Blast.{{cite web | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vader-completes-work-on-tibi-et-igni-release-date-announced/ | title=Vader Completes Work On 'Tibi et Igni'; Release Date Announced | publisher=Blabbermouth.net | date=7 March 2014 | accessdate=9 June 2014}}
On 27 March, Vader released a teaser for Tibi et Igni.{{cite web | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vader-tibi-et-igni-album-teaser/ | title= Vader: 'Tibi et Igni' Album Teaser | publisher = Blabbermouth.net | date=27 March 2014 | accessdate=9 June 2014}} On 16 April, a lyric video for the song "Where Angels Weep" was released.{{cite web | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vader-where-angels-weep-lyric-video-released/ | title= Vader: 'Where Angels Weep' Lyric Video Released | publisher = Blabbermouth.net | date=16 April 2014 | accessdate=9 June 2014}}
Release
Tibi et Igni is available as a standard CD, as a digipak CD with 2 bonus tracks, as a colored LP with a bonus 7-inch EP (including 2 bonus tracks), and exclusively through Nuclear Blast mailorder as a limited digipak edition with a signed Vader tourbook. The album features artwork from Joe Petagno, best known for his artwork for bands including Motörhead, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vader-tibi-et-igni-artwork-track-listing-revealed/|title=Vader: 'Tibi et Igni' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed|date=19 March 2014|accessdate=9 June 2014|publisher=Blabbermouth.net}}
The album reached number 18 on the US Billboard Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers), selling around 1500 copies in two weeks.{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Brown|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-618-can-we-get-a-hellyeah|title=Metal By Numbers 6/18: Can we get a Hellyeah?|date=18 June 2014|accessdate=9 June 2014|publisher=www.metalinsider.net}}{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Brown|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-625-the-fault-in-our-stars-in-stereo|title=Metal By Numbers 6/25: The fault in our Stars In Stereo|date=25 June 2014|accessdate=9 June 2014|publisher=www.metalinsider.net}} In Poland, Tibi et Igni landed at number 16, and dropped out two weeks later. The release also charted in France, Japan, Switzerland, and Germany.
To promote the album, Vader released three track by track videos.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vader-third-tibi-et-igni-track-by-track-breakdown-video/|title=Vader: Third 'Tibi et Igni' Track-By-Track Breakdown Video|date=22 May 2014 |accessdate=9 June 2014|publisher=Blabbermouth.net}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 42:02
| title1 = Go to Hell
| length1 = 4:37
| title2 = Where Angels Weep
| length2 = 2:19
| title3 = Armada on Fire
| length3 = 3:51
| title4 = Triumph of Death
| length4 = 3:46
| title5 = Hexenkessel
| length5 = 5:29
| title6 = Abandon All Hope
| length6 = 2:24
| title7 = Worms of Eden
| length7 = 3:35
| title8 = The Eye of the Abyss
| length8 = 6:45
| title9 = The Light Reaper
| length9 = 4:29
| title10 = The End
| length10 = 4:56
}}
{{Track listing
| total_length = 51:03
| headline = Digipak bonus tracks
| title11 = Necropolis
| length11 = 4:16
| title12 = Des Satans neue Kleider
| length12 = 4:45
| note12 = Das Ich cover
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus 7-inch
| title1 = Necropolis
| length1 = 4:16
| title2 = Przeklęty na wieki
| note2 = Cursed Eternally
| length2 = 6:36
| total_length = 10:52
}}
Personnel
Production and performance credits taken from album liner notes.
=Vader=
- Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek – lead guitar, vocals
- Marek "Spider" Pająk – rhythm guitar
- Tomasz "Hal" Halicki – bass
- James Stewart – drums
=Additional musicians=
- Marta Gabriel (Crystal Viper) – female vocals ("Przeklęty na wieki (Cursed Eternally)"){{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/gabrielmanagement/photos/pb.188478281223597.-2207520000.1403226719./661198803951540/?type=1|title=Marta Gabriel of Crystal Viper on the new Vader album|accessdate=9 June 2014|publisher=Gabriel Management}}
=Production=
- Wojtek and Sławek Wiesławscy – production, mixing, mastering, recording (at Hertz Recording Studio, Białystok, Poland, December 2013-February 2014)
- Piotr Polak – sound engineering assistance
- Joe Petagno – cover art
- Mariusz Kmiołek – management
- Adam Sieklicki, Robert Zembrzycki, Stefano Catalani – photography
"Where Angels Weep"
"Where Angels Weep" is the ninth single by Vader. It was released on 18 April 2014 by Nuclear Blast.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/id844299828|title=Where Angels Weep - Single - Vader|publisher=iTunes|access-date=6 February 2014}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
= Track listing =
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = Harry Maat and Piotr Wiwczarek
| all_music = Piotr Wiwczarek
| title1 = Where Angels Weep (Demo version)
| length1 = 2:18
}}