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.
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| 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 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [1] |
| Exclaim! | Mixed[2] |
| Chronicles of Chaos |   [3] |
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.
Track listing
edit| 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 | |||
Personnel
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Charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums Chart[6] | 39 |
| German Albums Chart[7] | 97 |
| US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[8] | 48 |
Release history
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Belphegor Blood Magick Necromance Review - Review of Blood Magick Necromance by Belphegor". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Belphegor Blood Magick Necromance".
- ^ "CoC : Belphegor - Blood Magick Necromance : Review".
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=151990[permanent dead link]
- ^ "BELPHEGOR: 'In Blood - Devour This Sanctity' Video Released". November 2013.
- ^ "Suche nach: Belphegor" [Search for: Belphegor]. austriancharts.at (in German).
- ^ "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Billboard". 8 January – 26 March 2011.
- ^ "Belphegor / Blood Magick Nocromance / Купить на POPmarket.ru. Заказать диск с доставкой".