Walpurgis Rites – Hexenwahn

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).

Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn
Studio album by
Belphegor
ReleasedOctober 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)
RecordedStage One Studios, Berlin, Germany & Stage One Studios, Kassel, Germany
GenreBlackened death metal
Length39:23
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerAndy Classen, Belphegor
Belphegor chronology
Bondage Goat Zombie
(2008)		 Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn
(2009)		 Blood Magick Necromance
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
Blabbermouth[3]

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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Walpurgis Rites"Helmuth LehnerHelmuth3:09
2."Veneratio Diaboli - I Am Sin"Hecate, HelmuthHelmuth, Serpenth7:02
3."Hail the New Flesh"Aegathis, HelmuthHelmuth5:32
4."Reichswehr in Blood"Pagan Meggido, HelmuthHelmuth4:36
5."The Crosses Made of Bone"Pagan MeggidoHelmuth, Serpenth4:26
6."Der Geistertreiber"Barth, HelmuthHelmuth3:41
7."Destroyer Hekate"HecateHelmuth, Serpenth3:37
8."Enthralled Toxic Sabbat"HecateHelmuth4:33
9."Hexenwahn - Totenkult"HelmuthHelmuth2:44
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
  1. Marsicano, Dan. "Belphegor - 'Walpurgis Rites: Hexenwahn'". About.com. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Alisoglu, Scott. "Belphegor - Walpurgis Rites-Hexenwahn (Nuclear Blast)". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  4. BELPHEGOR - die erste 'Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn'
  5. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Belphegor&cat=a
  6. http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=belphegor&x=0&y=0&country=de
  7. http://popmarket.ru/?page=view/flypage&st=1&product_id=113574&category_id=&
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