Blood Magick Necromance | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 14 January 2011 | |||
Recorded | June–October 2010, Abyss Studio Pärlby Sweden | |||
Genre | Blackened death metal | |||
Length | 40:42 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Peter Tägtgren | |||
Belphegor chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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Source | Rating |
About.com | [1] |
Exclaim! | Mixed[2] |
Chronicles of Chaos | [3] |
Blood Magick Necromance is the ninth studio album by the Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor. It was released on 14 January 2011 through Nuclear Blast. The album was recorded by Peter Tägtgren at Abyss Studios in Sweden.
Music videos were shot for "Impaled Upon the Tongue of Sathan" and "In Blood - Devour This Sanctity", directed by Alexander Koenig and Andrey Kovalev, respectively.[4][5] The album features cover art by Joachim Luetke who previously worked with Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir and Kreator among others.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "In Blood - Devour This Sanctity" | Helmuth, Rachael "Hecate" Kozak | Helmuth, Serpenth | 5:31 |
2. | "Rise to Fall and Fall to Rise" | Helmuth, Pagan Megan | Helmuth, Serpenth | 6:01 |
3. | "Blood Magick Necromance" | Helmuth, Rachael "Hecate" Kozak | Helmuth | 7:00 |
4. | "Discipline Through Punishment" | Helmuth | Helmuth | 4:05 |
5. | "Angeli Mortis De Profundis" | Helmuth | Helmuth, Serpenth | 3:00 |
6. | "Impaled Upon the Tongue of Sathan" | Helmuth, Mr. Blood Seraph | Helmuth | 5:42 |
7. | "Possessed Burning Eyes" | Helmuth, Sigurd | Helmuth, Serpenth | 5:33 |
8. | "Sado Messiah" | Helmuth, Rachael "Hecate" Kozak | Helmuth | 3:50 |
Total length: | 40:42 |
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Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums Chart[6] | 39 |
German Albums Chart[7] | 97 |
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[8] | 48 |
Formats | Region | Date | Label |
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CD, LP, digital download | Europe | 14 January 2011 | Nuclear Blast |
Russia | Irond Records[9] | ||
North America | 8 February 2011 | Nuclear Blast |