Vader Festival Full Lineup Announced - Thy Disease, Hate, Imperial Slave

Aotearoa's hordes eagerly awaiting the live onslaught of Polish death metal masters Vader need not wait much longer — initially announced for October of last year, Vader Fest will now be pummelling the earholes of punters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Tāmaki Makaurau this coming May. Whipping up anticipation to even more insane levels, the full list of supports have been revealed for both gigs. Earlier announced Kraków industrial metal unit Thy Disease and fellow Polish purveyors of blackened death metal Hate will be joined by Palmerston North's very own Imperial Slave — featuring members of Sinate, Deaths Door, Reignmaker, Skitz Hydro and Decoma. We advise securing your spot immediately to ward off lethal levels of FOMO for these cacophonous events, grip the updated details for Vader's 40th anniversary events below...

Vader Fest 2023
With Thy Disease, Hate, Imperial Slave

Saturday 27th May – Valhalla, Wellington
Sunday 28th May – Whammy Bar, Auckland

Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

Watch the official video for 'Blood Of Kingu' from Vader's recently re-issued 1995 sophomore album De Profundis...

Take in the intensity of Thy Disease's 'Aluminium Cities' from their 2019 album TRANSHUMANISM...

Experience HATE's blistering 'Valley Of Darkness' from their 2015 opus Crusade: Zero...

Watch the video for Imperial Slave's 'Freedom Dies' from their 2021 self-titled debut album...