Lupus Dei is the second full length studio album by German/Romania

Romania

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Power metal

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Powerwolf

Powerwolf is a German/Romanian power metal band created in 2003 by Charles and Matthew Greywolf. The group is notable for having rather dark themes and images, both musically and lyrically, both counteractions to traditional power metal music and including usage of corpse paint, gothic-tinged...

. In addition to recording at Woodhouse Studios, Germany, the band recorded some parts of the album in an undisclosed 12th c. chapel. The band also used a 30-piece choir on the songs "In Blood We Trust" and "Lupus Dei".

In a May 2007 interview with Lords of Metal, Matthew Greywolf talked about the story in Lupus Dei:

• "Well, generally 'Lupus Dei' is focussed on parables taken out of the Bible and set in context to our passion for metal. Finally it had turned out being a real concept album with the wolf himself as the protagonist. In the Introduction to the album he loses faith in good and descends to the evil. He doesn't believe in anything but blood anymore ("In blood we trust") – but during the album he realizes the light of God step by step and finally in the title track he experiences God."

Track listing

1. "Lupus Daemonis (Intro)" – 1:17
2. "We Take It From The Living" – 4:04
3. "Prayer In The Dark" – 4:20
4. "Saturday Satan" – 5:18
5. "In Blood We Trust" – 3:03
6. "Behind The Leathermask" – 4:35
7. "Vampires Don't Die" – 3:09
8. "When The Moon Shines Red" – 4:25
9. "Mother Mary Is A Bird Of Prey" – 3:16
10. "Tiger Of Sabrod" – 3:53
11. "Lupus Dei" – 6:08

Personnel

• Attila Dorn – vocals
• Matthew Greywolf – guitar
• Charles Greywolf – bass
• Stéfane Funèbre – drums
• Falk Maria Schlegel – organ, keyboard