Walpurgis Rites – Hexenwahn

Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn
Studio album by Belphegor
Released October 9, 2009
(See Release history)
Recorded Stage One Studios, Berlin, Germany & Stage One Studios, Kassel, Germany
Genre Blackened death metal
Length 39:23
Language English, German
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Andy Classen & Belphegor
Belphegor chronology

Bondage Goat Zombie
(2008)		 Walpurgis Rites- Hexenwahn
(2009)		 Blood Magick Necromance
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [1]
Allmusic [2]
Blabbermouth [3]

Walpurgis Rites – Hexenwahn is the eighth studio album by the Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor. It was released in 2009 on Nuclear Blast Records (their third for the label).

Like its predecessors, Pestapokalypse VI and Bondage Goat Zombie, the album was recorded and produced with German producer Andy Classen. On August 25 the band made the song "Walpurgis Rites" available for streaming on their Myspace page along with the lyrics on their website.[4] As of October 1 the video for 'Der Geisterstreiber' is now available.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Walpurgis Rites"  HelmuthHelmuth 3:09
2. "Veneratio Diaboli - I Am Sin"  Hecate, HelmuthHelmuth, Serpenth 7:02
3. "Hail the New Flesh"  Aegathis, HelmuthHelmuth 5:32
4. "Reichswehr in Blood"  Pagan Meggido, HelmuthHelmuth 4:36
5. "The Crosses Made of Bone"  Pagan MeggidoHelmuth, Serpenth 4:26
6. "Der Geistertreiber"  Barth, HelmuthHelmuth 3:41
7. "Destroyer Hekate"  HecateHelmuth, Serpenth 3:37
8. "Enthralled Toxic Sabbat"  HecateHelmuth 4:33
9. "Hexenwahn - Totenkult"  HelmuthHelmuth 2:44
Total length:
 39:23

Personnel

Belphegor
  • Helmuth Lehner - vocals, guitars, samples, lyrics
  • Serpenth - bass guitar, samples
  • Morluch - guitars
Additional musicians
  • Rachael Hecate - vocals, lyrics
  • Andy Classen - samples
  • Tomasz "Nefastus" Janiszewski - drums
Production
  • Anthony "Aegathis" Paulini - lyrics
  • Rachael "Hecate" Kozak - lyrics
  • Bartholomäus "Barth" Resch - lyrics
  • Pagan Meggido - lyrics
  • Marcelo Henrique "Marcelo HVC" Vasco - artwork
  • Gerd Andraschko - photography
  • Andy Classen - producer, mixing, mastering
Note
  • Recorded at Stage One Studio in Berlin, Germany, between January and July 2009.

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 60
German Albums Chart[6] 99

Release history

Formats Region Date Label
CD, LP, digital download Europe October 9, 2009 Nuclear Blast
Russia Irond Records[7]
North America October 20, 2009 Nuclear Blast

References