Walpurgis Rites – Hexenwahn is the eighth studio album by the Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n blackened death metal band Belphegor

Belphegor (band)

Belphegor is a blackened death metal band from Salzburg, Austria. They originally formed in 1991 under the name Betrayer before changing their name in 1993. They are named after the demon Belphegor.-Early years :...

. It was released in 2009 on Nuclear Blast Records (their second for the label).

History

Like its predecessors, Pestapokalypse VI

Pestapokalypse VI

Pestapokalypse VI is the sixth studio album by Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor. It was produced by Andy Classen at Stage One Studio and released in 2006.- Track listing :#"Belphegor - Hell's Ambassador" - 4:24#"Seyn Todt in Schwartz" - 3:22...

and Bondage Goat Zombie

Bondage Goat Zombie

Bondage Goat Zombie is the seventh studio album by the Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor.- History :Some of the tracks deal with the writings of the Marquis de Sade. The album was, like its predecessor, Pestapokalypse VI, recorded and produced with German producer Andy Classen...

, the album was recorded and produced with German producer Andy Classen

Andy Classen

-Holy Moses:He began his career in 1980 as a guitarist for the German thrash metal band Holy Moses, fronted by his ex-wife Sabina Classen. In 1989 the band bought a house in the village of Borgentreich-Bühne in the vicinity of Warburg, North Rhine-Westphalia...

. On August 25 the band made the song "Walpurgis Rites" available for streaming on their myspace page along with the lyrics on their website. As of October 1 the video for 'Der Geisterstreiber' is now available.

Track listing

• Lyrics By Helmuth & Serpenth. Music By Anthony Aegathis, Barth, Hecate, Helmuth & Pagan Megiddo.

1. "Walpurgis Rites" - 3:09
2. "Veneratio Diaboli - I Am Sin" - 7:02
3. "Hail The New Flesh" - 5:32
4. "Reichswehr In Blood" - 4:36
5. "The Crosses Made Of Bone" - 4:26
6. "Der Geistertreiber" - 3:41
7. "Destroyer Hekate" - 3:37
8. "Enthralled Toxic Sabbath" - 4:33
9. "Hexenwahn - Totenkult" - 2:44

Personnel

• Helmuth - Vocals, Guitar, Sampling
  Sampling (music)
  In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
  
  
• Morluch- Guitar
• Serpenth - Bass
• Nefastus - Session Drums
• With Andy Classen: Additional Samples

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Austrian Album Chart	60

External links

• Belphegor - Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn - Metal Storm