Black to the Blind

Black to the Blind
Cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski
Studio album by Vader
Released	13 October 1997
Recorded	1997, Selani Studio, Olsztyn, Poland
Genre	Death metal
Length	28:47
Label	System Shock/Impact Records, Koch International Poland, Pavement Music, Witching Hour Productions, Avalon Marquee
Producer	Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, Andrzej Bomba
Vader chronology
De Profundis (1995) Black to the Blind (1997) Litany (2000)
Alternative cover
studio cover of 2012 re-release
Singles from Black to the Blind
"Carnal / Black to the Blind" Released: 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	[2]
Teraz Rock	favorable[3]

Black to the Blind is the third album by the Polish death metal band Vader. It was released on 13 October 1997 in Europe and Poland by System Shock/Impact Records and Koch International Poland, respectively. Japanese edition with one bonus track was released by Avalon/Marquee. The album was nominated for a Fryderyk Award in the category 'Hard & Heavy Album of the Year (Album roku - hard & heavy)'.^[4]

Black to the Blind was recorded between July and August 1997 at Selani Studio in Olsztyn, Poland, and was produced by Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek and Andrzej Bomba. The album was mastered by Julita Emanuiłow. The album features cover art by Jacek Wiśniewski. Song "Carnal" from the album was used in Polish action movie Gniew (Anger) from 1998, directed by Marcin Ziębiński. It was also released by Koch International as part of soundtrack for this movie.

In 2012 Witching Hour Productions released remastered edition of Black to the Blind with new cover art, and layout by Zbigniew Bielak. Remastering was made by Wiesławscy Brothers, and it took place at Hertz Studio, Białystok in Poland.