Blood Magick Necromance

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.

Blood Magick Necromance
Studio album by
Belphegor
Released14 January 2011 (2011-01-14)
RecordedJune–October 2010, Abyss Studio Pärlby Sweden
GenreBlackened death metal
Length40:42
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPeter Tägtgren
Belphegor chronology
Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn
(2009)		 Blood Magick Necromance
(2011)		 Conjuring the Dead
(2014)
Alternative cover
Censored cover version
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Exclaim!Mixed[2]
Chronicles of Chaos[3]

A music videos have been shot for the songs "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
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."In Blood - Devour This Sanctity"Helmuth, Rachael "Hecate" KozakHelmuth, Serpenth5:31
2."Rise to Fall and Fall to Rise"Helmuth, Pagan MeganHelmuth, Serpenth6:01
3."Blood Magick Necromance"Helmuth, Rachael "Hecate" KozakHelmuth7:00
4."Discipline Through Punishment"HelmuthHelmuth4:05
5."Angeli Mortis De Profundis"HelmuthHelmuth, Serpenth3:00
6."Impaled Upon the Tongue of Sathan"Helmuth, Mr. Blood SeraphHelmuth5:42
7."Possessed Burning Eyes"Helmuth, SigurdHelmuth, Serpenth5:33
8."Sado Messiah"Helmuth, Rachael "Hecate" KozakHelmuth3:50
Total length:40:42

Personnel
Belphegor
  • Helmuth Lehner - vocals, guitars, bass guitar
  • Serpenth - bass guitar, vocals
Additional musicians
  • Rachael "Hecate" Kozak - whispering (on "Blood Magick Necromance")
  • Meri Tadić - violin
  • Norwin Palme - keyboards, orchestration
  • Sebastian Lanser - keyboards
  • Martin "Marthyn" Jovanović - drums
Production
  • Jenn Sky - booklet goat photo
  • Gerd Andraschko - additional band photo
  • Joachim Luetke - artwork, design, graphics
  • Jonas Kjellgren - mastering
  • Peter Tägtgren - producer, engineering
  • Helmut Wolech - artwork, photography
Note
  • Recorded at Abyss Studios in Sweden between June and October 2010.
  • Mastered at Blacklounge Studios in Sweden.

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[6] 39
German Albums Chart[7] 97
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[8] 48

Release history
Formats Region Date Label
CD, LP, digital download Europe 14 January 2011 Nuclear Blast
Russia Irond Records[9]
North America February 8, 2011 Nuclear Blast

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2014-08-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Belphegor Blood Magick Necromance".
  3. "CoC : Belphegor - Blood Magick Necromance : Review".
  4. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=151990%5B%5D
  5. "BELPHEGOR: 'In Blood - Devour This Sanctity' Video Released". November 2013.
  6. "Suche nach: Belphegor" [Search for: Belphegor]. austriancharts.at (in German).
  7. "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts".
  8. "Billboard". 8 January – 26 March 2011.
  9. http://popmarket.ru/?page=view/flypage&st=1&product_id=140412&category_id=&
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