Future of the Past (Vader album) explained

Future of the Past
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Vader
Cover:	Future of the Past.jpg
Caption:	Cover art by Krzysztof Iwin
Released:	December 3, 1996
Recorded:	Mar 1994–Sep 1996
Genre:	Death metal
Length:	36:15
Label:	Koch International, System Shock/Impact Records, Pavement Music, Marquee / Avalon
Prev Title:	De Profundis
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Black to the Blind
Next Year:	1997

Future of the Past is a compilation album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released in 1996 by System Shock/Impact Records in Europe, and in Poland by Koch International. The CD consists entirely of covers by various bands.

Future of the Past was recorded between March and September 1996 at Selani Studio in Olsztyn in Poland produced by Vader. The album was mastered by Grzegorz Piwkowski at Modern Sound Studio in Gdynia in Poland. Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek commented on Chronicles of Chaos magazine about recording album:

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Vader Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek − rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar,^[1] lead vocals Leszek "Shambo" Rakowski − bass (credited, did not perform) Jaroslaw "China" Labieniec − rhythm guitar, lead guitar Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski − drums Additional musicians Cezary "Cezar" Augustynowicz (Christ Agony) − vocals Grzegorz Skawiński (O.N.A.) − lead guitar

Production Adam Toczko − sound engineering Andrzej "Andy" Bomba − sound engineering Tomasz "Tom" Bonarowski − sound engineering Grzegorz Piwkowski − mastering Krzysztof Iwin − cover artwork Tomasz "Graal" Daniłowicz − layout Takahisa Okuno – Japanese liner notes Note Tracks 1 to 7 recorded at Selani Studio, September 1996. Tracks 8 & 9 recorded at Selani Studio, May 1996. Track 10 recorded at Modern Sound, May 1995. Track 11 recorded at Modern Sound, March 1994.

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Europe/Poland	December 3, 1996^[2] ^[3]	System Shock/Impact Records, Koch International Poland
USA	June 30, 1998^[4]	Pavement Music
Japan	March 23, 2000^[5]	Avalon Marquee

Notes and References

1. Web site: Piotr Peter Wiwczarek (Vader). Walewski. Jacek . www.magazyngitarzysta.pl. Polish. 27 December 2011.
2. Web site: Vader – Future Of The Past. rateyourmusic.com. 2014-02-27.
3. Web site: Vader – Future Of The Past. www.discogs.com. 2014-02-27.
4. Web site: Vader – Future Of The Past. www.discogs.com. 2014-02-27.
5. Web site: Vader - "Reign Forever World". www.marquee.co.jp. 2014-02-16. Japanese.