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BELPHEGOR Release Date Pre-Order Start Totenritual uu 15/09/2017 uu 14/07/2017

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The dark days of autumn and winter are approaching as The impressive cover artwork was again created by the Greek uu European troop BELPHEGOR plant another signpost to Hell artist Seth Siro Anton, who has also created the striking visual Tracklists: upon the Earth’s surface. One of the most consistently ex- countenance for »Pestapocalypse VI« (2006) and »Conjuring CD/DIGI: treme bands on the Death/Black scene crest their throne built The Dead« (2014). 01. Baphomet 02. The Devil’s Son of bones once again to uncompromisingly attack humanity, BELPHEGOR was founded in 1993 and spread like a virus 03. Swinefever – Regent Of Pigs three years after their 2014 demonstration of brutality, »Con- within the underground. Meanwhile, their »Bloodbath In Par- 04. Apophis – Black Dragon juring The Dead«. »Totenritual« consists of nine compositions 05. Totenkult – Exegesis Of Deterioration adise« demo has become legendary and paved the baleful 06. Totenbeschwörer which, blow-by-blow, silence any doubts about the suprema- path into the souls of thousands of listeners. Anti-religious with 07. Spell Of Reflection cy of these icons of the European scene. Merciless riff force, nihilistic tendencies as well as provocative topics, BELPHE- 08. Embracing A Star crunchy blasts in a dark setting – 24 years after their founda- 09. Totenritual GOR moved on. The debut album »The Last Supper« (1995) Bonus tracks Digipak: tion, BELPHEGOR’s inventive creativity places them head and let the community of followers and opponents grow. Inexo- 10. Stigma Diabolicum (live) shoulders above the rest. Anyone looking for silence, beautiful rably, the band pushes their destructive ways forward in the 11. Gasmask Terror (live) melodies and a life-affirming aura will suffocate under the following years. BELPHEGOR become louder, more obsessed LP (140g, 33 RPM): power of »Totenritual.« and more dynamic, and their albums now have cult status. To Side A Even small interludes takes the listener to a safe place only for 01. Baphomet think about the scene doesn’t work without thinking of BEL- a short period, before the next brutal attack follows. The elev- 02. The Devil’s Son PHEGOR. In 2008, the band sent their followers to the edge 03. Swinefever – Regent Of Pigs enth studio album of the undisputed Death/Black Metal scene of hell with »Bondage Goat Zombie« and sparked an all-con- 04. Apophis – Black Dragon conductors follows the sophisticated path of its precursors and Side B suming Death Metal fire with blasting black metal influences. 01. Totenkult – Exegesis Of Deterioration will have their followers kneeling down in humility. The com- This masterpiece, inspired by the Marquis de Sade, is one of 02. Totenbeschwörer mander of death-sounds does not use a blunt corset of hench- 03. Spell Of Reflection men for his attacks on society’s conventions, but demonstrates the most demanding works the genre has offered to this day. 04. Embracing A Star his skills as a high-class songwriter. From determined songs, BELPHEGOR showed themselves equally brutal and baleful on 05. Totenritual embossed by an obsessed directness, to majestic ritualistic the successors »Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn« (2009) and hymns - followers of darkest sermons will be led directly into »Blood Magick Necromance« (2011). The band received a the abyss. »Totenritual« enters mercilessly into the procession lot of great feedback for their intense live performances as of BELPHEGOR’s works of art: another thorn in the eye of well, and reached out to a big and loyal fan base. Their every upholder of moral standards – the end is heralded. obscure rituals full of diabolical magick have haunted the For the recordings of »Totenritual«, the squad retired to Stage world several times – next to extensive tours through Asia and One Studios in Germany and Studio Mischmaschine in Aus- Europe, BELPHEGOR have also completed ten tours through tria. North America. No matter where BELPHEGOR march forth on For the diabolic wall of sound, the explosive material was sent this planet, be it on your stereo or live on stage, one thing is across the pond and was refined in the Audiohammer Studios for sure: after the crest of their devilish death ceremony, there in Florida by Jason Suecof (Mix) and Mark Lewis (Mastering). will only be a heap of ruins remaining! www.belphegor.at · www.facebook.com/belphegor Territory: World www.nuclearblast.de/belphegor Style: Diabolical Black Metal

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