powerwolf lupus dei full album download Powerwolf lupus dei full album download. Artist: Powerwolf Album: The History Of Heresy I Released: 2014 Style: Power Metal. Format: MP3 320Kbps / FLAC. CD1: 01 – Mr. Sinister 02 – We Came To Take Your Souls 03 – Kiss Of The Cobra King 04 – Black Mass Hysteria 05 – Demons & Diamonds 06 – Montecore 07 – The Evil Made Me Do It 08 – Lucifer In Starlight 09 – Son Of The Morning Star 10 – Mr. Sinister (Live) 11 – We Came To Take Your Souls (Live) 12 – Kiss Of The Cobra King (Live) CD2: 01 – Lupus Daemonis 02 – We Take It From The Living 03 – Prayer In The Dark 04 – Saturday Satan 05 – In Blood We Trust 06 – Behind The Leathermask 07 – Vampires Don’t Die 08 – When The Moon Shines Red 09 – Mother Mary Is A Bird Of Prey 10 – Tiger Of Sabrod 11 – Lupus Dei 12 – We Take It From The Living (Live) 13 – Prayer In The Dark (Live) 14 – Saturday Satan (Live) 15 – In Blood We Trust (Live) 16 – Mother Mary Is A Bird Of Prey (Live) 17 – Lupus Dei (Live) Lupus Dei. In a May 2007 interview with Lords of Metal, Matthew Greywolf talked about the story in Lupus Dei: "Well, generally 'Lupus Dei' is focussed on parables taken out of the Bible and set in context to our passion for metal. Finally it had turned out being a real concept album with the wolf himself as the protagonist. In the Introduction to the album he loses faith in good and descends to the evil. He doesn't believe in anything but blood anymore ("In blood we trust") – but during the album he realizes the light of God step by step and finally in the title track he experiences God." The title of the album may be a reference to the story of Thiess of Kaltenbrun, a Livonian man who lived in Jürgensburg, Swedish Livonia, in 1692 and publicly admitted being a werewolf, referring to himself as "The Hound of God", boldly claiming that he and other werewolves went to Hell to fight the Devil. Lupus Dei. Power metal is a strange beast. It may seem outdated today, filled as it is with its imagery of winterland warriors in furry underwear, girl-chasing dragons and sword-wielding paladins. The genre flourished mostly in the fantasy D&D dripping 1980s, and was very popular for a lot of time. The high popularity of power metal and the easy-to-reach audience have caused many bands to appear and, in the end, these to sound just the same. Yet, power metal is one of the basic styles of metal and for many non-metalheads out there, it is the style of heavy metal. Despite all, power metal has always had a mesmerizing capacity of capturing the taste and hearts of the listeners, today as back in time. Of course, this still happens today for the giants of days gone and forlorn but also for newer bands, especially when expressing a good power metal, which is the case of Powerwolf. I stumbled upon Powerwolf by listening to The Sacrament of Sin , which did not impress me very much. I am not a power metal enthusiast, but I don't throw away good stuff when I listen to it anyway. So, curious as I am, I checked out for more Powerwolf releases and I found Lupus Dei : I started headbanging at my first listening, and I still do. This is an excellent power album, delivering exactly what is expected: fast, ear-friendly riffs, operatic vocals and short, powerful tracks that delivers positive energy and make you wanna jump up and down all day. Lyrics are quite cheesy and sometimes directly hilarious (like the chorus in "Saturday Satan", which I still haven't managed to understand if it's a joke or not) but they seem as they are supposed to be so, not relying on the heavy self-credibility that sometimes haunts metal bands and make them look kind of ridiculous. The overall act is based on horror themes recurring in the imagery of the band, album covers and song lyrics as well as the theatrical, somptuous visual elements connected with Powerwolf. Even though the main concept behind Lupus Dei should be the history of Thiess of Kaltenbrunn (I did my research here: he was a self-declared werewolf claiming to fight off the Devil in 17th century Livonia), tracks seem also to work independently. Each song has basically the classic track construction of intro-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-solo-outro; riffs are not too complicated and can easily get stuck in your head from the very beginning, and the general sensation you receive from this album is euphoria and power, energy. As I said above, you feel the impulse to just headbang and jump up and down even if you are moody. This is a great soundtrack for your working out or in the shower, you will even find yoursefl sing along sometimes. All tracks are quite good, with particular enphasis - to me - on "We Take It From the Living", "Prayer in the Dark", "Mother Mary is a Bird of Pray" and the title track "Lupus Dei". Weaker tracks like "Tiger of Sabrod" and the sort-of-ballad "When the Moon Shines Red" are still good efforts, and appears weaker only in comparison with other, stronger tracks present on the album. Regarding the musicians, Attila Dorn is clerarly the star and main focus here, around whom everything else rotates. His job is truly great, his vocal performance remarkable as he has a powerful voice that boasts out and kicks you in the chest. The rest of the band delivers, with great solos and main riffs that enters your brain from start. Production is excellent and presents really high standards, as is also the songwriting. To sum up, Lupus Dei is a really good album, and I can strongly recommend it to any metalhead, also if power is not your preferred style. Despite some minor flaws like kind of cheesy lyrics here and there and an excessive operatic background (that can in some occasion feel repetitive and forced), this is indeed a very good album with a lot of great features, perfect to set up the power mood and release a high level of energy. Prepare to feel as you're headbanging with the wolves, because you will! Canines line the pews tonight. - 86% Powerwolf is something of a miracle in evolution as far as werewolves go, spawning a style of metal that was considered passé about 20 years ago, yet for some reason coming off as fairly fresh and revitalized in spite of themselves. The over-the-top pale gothic getup is definitely reminiscent of the theatrics common to a Mercyful Fate performance, and the entirely unsubtle classic heavy metal verse/chorus approach is right out of the standard NWOBHM approach. The only thing this band hasn’t done is morph into an out and out Ozzy Osbourne clone and start barking at the moon. Having said that, their perpetually mid-tempo debut “Return In Bloodred” did leave a bit to be desired, mostly because of a lack of variety and a slavish adherence to early 80s metal clichés. To put it bluntly, it wasn’t exactly what one would expect out of a band claiming the power metal genre, but more something of a deliberate throwback to a time before the term was even applied to the likes of Metallica. It definitely had the catchy elements down, but lacked staying power and came off as a bit rushed. But like a much needed silver bullet, “Lupus Dei” all but completely remedies any shortcomings in the band’s sound and actually lives up to the larger than life image the band sports. Likening this to a werewolf’s church service wouldn’t be much of a stretch, particularly when considering the heavy amount of pipe organ lines intermingling with the archaic guitar riffs. The muttered rendition of the hail Mary comes off as more of a call to arms than an actual prayer, but segues nicely into a set of massive sing-along winners in “We Take It From The Living” and “Prayer In The Dark”, both of which recap the bands love of stage-bound anthems, yet also brings in a slight baroque flair almost akin to a twisted reinterpretation of the phantom of the opera. Dorn’s massive tenor further perpetuates the image of a romanticized nightmare in a stained glass temple, sailing above a set of familiar riffs somewhat reminiscent of Hammerfall. Things get even better as the album progresses, setting the stage for some actual excursions into the faster side of power metal. “Vampires Don’t Die” is arguably the best song on here, bringing out a much more glorious and celebratory character to the creature whose image has been raped by the “Twilight” saga. Coming up not too far behind is “Mother Mary Is A Bird Of Prey” with a massive chorus and an equally strong riff set. I defy anyone to listen to either of these two songs and not catch oneself singing along with the horns raised on the first listen. This is arguably the best album that Powerwolf has put out to date, and definitely a clear improvement over the largely one-dimensional predecessor. It gets a tiny bit overblown at times, but anyone with a clear memory for the darker days of metal when Sabbat and Hell were reveling in the blackened masses in the dead forests of northern Europe; this is cut from similar stock and almost as good. Be sure to pack the wolf’s bane for this church service, because the clergy are definitely having a good week with human blood. The moon is out and rising - 95% In all honesty, Lupus Dei is the type of album Ozzy Osbourne should be releasing these days. Not to infer that he would be capable, but Powerwolf really has that same cheesy, pompous veneer that made Ozzy so great on his solo albums during the 80s. That said, at least we have Powerwolf to offer us these libations to gothic horror, alongside the band's unforgettable, brazen chorus parts, haunting organs and choirs, and big, traditional metal riffs. They've only released three albums thus far, but Lupus Dei is far and above the best of them, taking the style introduced on Return to Bloodred and cranking it to 11. Every song on this album is fucking hilarious and amazing, an anthem for every wannabe vampire goth in the Western World, and for those of us who like to laugh at them. I had already been versed on the band's campy image, and of course their debut, but even forewarned this album made my head explode, and my cheeks burn bright red for the next 45 minutes. It's jolly and in bloodsucking taste, yet quite powerful even despite itself. After the gothic intro, "We Take it From the Living" opens with huge organs and slamming rhythms, as Attila Dorn reminds you exactly why he's one of the best voices in heavy metal. In English, OR in Latin! His voice is massive, and distinct, but despite its pitch it retains a gritty edge to it, even when smacking a higher register. "Prayer in the Dark" unleashes an onslaught of POWER metal, Dorn's vocals searing through like an elder monk reading the sins of the world from a distant Carpathian mountaintop. The gang shout chorus doesn't hurt either. "Saturday Satan" is an anthem of gorgeous organ synths, bells, and careful guitar plucking as Dorn sets up the vocal pattern. Fucking massive! Next, we arrive at one of the finest moments on the album, the bombastic "In Blood We Trust", which engraves a pattern directly into your brain. I still walk around singing this song today. even though two years and many thousands of metal albums have passed through my awareness. The riffs are balls out here, inviting you through their simplicity and rewarding you with a punch to the chest. The next few tracks are all gold, "Behind the Leathermask" with another operatic intro that morphs into killer, meaty melodic hooks. "Vampires Don't Die" is a rager, but not one of the album's creme de la neck. "When the Moon Shines Red", however, is fucking SICK. If you know me at all, you must have the lyrics mesmerized, because I will quiz you if you're riding in my car, and if you fail. I throw you right out the passenger door. This song is HILARIOUS. Why do I need Dethklok when something like this exists? 'Blessed are the hearts of the sad The sin of the Christian believer Soon we return from the dead To still our blood craving fever' Nothing could possibly top this, yet Powerwolf gives it their damndest for the remainer of the album, with the excellent "Mother Mary is a Bird of Prey", "Tiger of Sabrod", and the glorious, operatic title track which closes the curtains and returns you to pitiful reality. Powerwolf is a funny band, but they're not actually very cheesy. Their music is like a wakeup call: get over yourself, and have some fucking fun once in awhile. That they can offer this to their fans while crafting albums of such an unparalleled production standard is amazing. Powerwolf is loud, proud and in charge. Sadly, the follow-up to this record would not be at the same level of songwriting, though it's consistent with the style. But truly, the sky is the limit for such a band a this. Highlights: Saturday Satan, Behind the Leathermask, In Blood We Trust, When the Moon Shines Red, Mother Mary is a Bird of Prey. A great album out of the blue. - 81% The first think i have to make clear about this band is that Powerwolf despite their name are not a power metal band. I thing that putting them in the power metal genre would be unfair both to the band and to the fans who might be interested in them because of that reason. This band belongs to the same category as groups like Dream Evil, Hammerfall and Firewind meaning that they just play good old melodic heavy metal with modern sound and in this album they play it extremely well. While their first full length "Return in bloodred" was a typical example of traditional heavy metal with many influences by Mercyful Fate and Judas Priest and had a rather poor production, flat sound and few realy good ideas in songwriting, "Lupus dei" is a major improvement. The influences from the bands mentioned above are still obvious but they are strengthened with maiden-like guitar leads and a lot of powerful and catchy refrains. Another distinctive element of "Lupus dei" is the frequent use of choirs and ecclesiastic hymns in most of the songs. I believe that choirs and hymns in metal songs are usually annoying but in this album they are very suitable given the whole concept of the band. Powerwolf have an obsession with vampires and werewolves and both their lyrics and image are always about them but with a theatrical and rather naive and light approach, something like the "Underworld" movie to give you an idea. "Lupus dei" with song-titles like "vampires don't die" or "Saturday Satan" would probably frighten an eight-years old child or a religious granny but nothing more and that brings us to the reason why i bother writing a review about it and actually give it a high score. Entertainment is the keyword here. "Lupus dei" isn't the deep, intellectual album that requires your full attention to understand it. It is full of cliches and it doesn't propose something that we've never heard before, but, on the other hand it is a straight forward, very entertaining, energetic, well produced and greatly performed heavy metal album. The singer shouts the lyrics, the guitarists play great melodic solos and all the songs sound ideal for live performances. I haven't seen them in concert yet but i'm sure that they must give quite a show. Fun has always been a fundamental component of heavy metal and this component is highly ignored by many bands these days. I never liked hair metal bands because their music was too soft for my taste but Powerwolf on this album manage to reproduce the entertaining spirit of those bands while playing a much heavier music. I really find it much more preferable to listen to "Lupus dei" once more than to any of the boring craps of the so-called sophisticated bands like Opeth or Mastodon because heavy metal should primarily speak to the heart and then to the brain of the fan. I believe that this album addresses to all of heavy metal fans who, from time to time, feel the need to listen to something more easy listening and amusing than the vast majority of contemporary metal albums. I am really looking forward to their upcoming album with the hope that they won't take themselves too seriously and fill the album with choirs and orchestras. Check also: "Allegiance" - Firewind, "The book of heavy metal" - Dream Evil, "Renegade" - Hammerfall, "Beyond the gates" - Cans, "Red , hot and heavy" - Pretty Maids, "Turbo" - Judas Priest. Album rankings. I haven’t seen this asked in forever, the last post I could find about this was before sacrament of sin was even out, which is why I want to see people’s opinions on all 7 albums because I think sacrament of sin is #1 for me since I think it is the album where almost every single song feels like it’s my new favorite, and is one of the few albums that doesn’t have a single song that doesn’t make me go “holy fucking shit how do they make so many good song constantly”. Cause while I love all their albums, it seems most have a few that don’t leave me blown away or giddy, but sacrament of sin is undoubtedly the one where every song leaves me giddy, even midnight Madonna which is technically not part of the album. Sacrament of Sin. Blessed and possessed. Blood of the saints. Bible of the Beast. Preachers of the night / Lupus Dei. Return in bloodred is not on the list because i still haven’t heard al the songs of the album. Also pleas don’t slaughter me for putting Lupus Dei last, i like some songs in Lupus Dei but overall i think it comes last or second last. That said, I think my opinion has changed a little bit since then, so without the added detail, I think this is where my list sits now: 7. Preachers of the Night. 6. Return in Bloodred. 5. Bible of the Beast. 4. Sacrament of Sin. 2. Blood of the Saints. Blessed and Possessed. The only change from my previous list is Lupus Dei and Bible of the Beast switched. That is NOTHING against Bible, Raise your Fists is one of my top 3 fave PW songs, but Lupus Dei is SOOOO good, and it's so different from their current sound. Very raw, heavy, and less production. I also couldn't bring myself to move Sacrament below 4. I really like all their albums though (except Preachers!) xD. I totally agree on preachers of the night, nothing really stands out at all, it’s the album that could really make you think “maybe they are running out of ideas and all their songs will sound the same from now” thank god blessed and Sacrament shut that notion down real quick. I struggle to put numbers to subjective things like this so I made fractions of how many songs I like in each album: 1 - sacrament of sin, blessed and possessed, blood of the saints. 6/11 - preachers of the night. 2/9 - return in bloodred. 2.sacrament of sin. 3.bible of the beast. 4.blessed and possessed. 5.blood of the saints. 6.preachers of the night. 7.return in bloodred. My favourite album is the very first one, followed by Sacrament of Sin. Sacrament of Sin The sound on this album is just too good, most songs are insane (I don't really like where the wild wolves have gone) but the rest of it is great with a few masterpieces (Incense and Iron, Nightime Rebel . ) Blessed and Possesed Could be a tie with no.1 honestly. This album has the most explosive songs of all of Powerwolf (Army of the Night, We are the wild) actually this album has no bad songs and half of them are just on another level. I should probably put this album no.1, only the sound design is better in Sacrament of Sin. Bible of the Beast Next three albums are also interchangeable, but I choose this one for no.3, it really has some of PW's most memorable songs (Resurrection by erection, Werewolves of Armenia, Catholic in the Morning) Blood of the Saints Same thing as no.3, great album overall and a few top notch songs (We Drink Your Blood, Die Die Crucify . ) Half of the songs are iconic and honestly some of the best. but the other half, while I have probably loved all the songs at some point, hasn't really stood the test of time and kept me listening to those specific songs. Preachers of the Night The least favorite of the last 3 Albums, same as before a few incredible songs (Sacred and Wild, Amen and Attack . ) But the rest of the songs are a pleasure to have on your playlist, but I won't search for them individually. Still all of Powerwolf is insane level, I am just being nitpicky. Lupus Deï If Sacrament of Sin is no.1 for sound design, Lupus Deï is at the bottom for the same reason. Some songs are great and I like them, but I skip most of the album because I don't get hooked by the songs that much. I won't do Return in Bloodred, haven't even done all the songs of that album, it is really too old and you can feel Powerwolf hadn't found their footing yet, and I wasn't there at the begginings so I don't have any attachements to it. They may not have found their footing, but I mean god damn mr. sinister, kiss of the cobra king, black mass hysteria, demons and diamonds, and montecore are still really awesome songs. Also I like where the wild wolves have gone for the same reason I like Metallica’s ballad songs, that being they don’t make a lot of slower songs so they feel special, but that Metallica reasoning applies ten fold with powerwolf cause they REALLY don’t make a lot of songs with that slow feel, and not only is it really good, but it’s on the album alongside some of their most kick ass songs. What's funny is that I actually relistened to all of Powerwolf's albums (except for Preachers of the Night, I haven't gotten to relistening to that album yet) so my opinions have just changed! My rankings are: Blessed And Possessed. Blood of the Saints. The Sacrament Of Sin. Bible of the Beast. Return in Bloodred And since I haven't relistened to PotN yet I can't rank that one. Sacrament of Sin. Blessed and Possessed. Blood of the Saints. Bible of the Beast. Return in Bloodred. Preachers of the Night. Okay, Powerwolf is, next to sabaton, the band that got me to the metal scene, so here’s my list :D. 7. Return in bloodred - Don’t know whether it’s fair, but I never actually heard it entirely. It’s just so different to other albums, I can’t bring myself to hear it all. 6. Lupus Dei - This is a pretty good album, although I think it lacks the power. Best song from there is obviously Lupus Dei, the rest is about equally good in my opinion. 5. Preachers of the Night - At first I really liked it, but then the songs started to sound the same. Kreuzfeuer is awesome, Nochnoi dozor is above average, but other songs usually don’t reach the 4 minutes lenght, which is a bit disappointing for me personally, but I understand that most people don’t care about the lenght of the songs :D. 4. Blessed and Possessed - This is pure adrenaline rush! I think almost every song here is amazing, but the reason it’s number 4 is because it sort of lacks variety. Pretty much all of the songs are fast paced, so as an album, I have to put it here. But hey, Armata Strigoi, All you can bleed, Army of the night, Higher than heaven - incredible songs! 3. Sacrament of Sin - My first bought PW album! :D Yeah, this is awesome. This album is very “roller-coaster like” it hypes you up with 4 fast songs, then it kinda calms you down with the ballad. Nightside of siberia is amazing on its own and as you reach the end, it once again leaves you with fast paced ending song Fist by Fist, which I really like for the reason that it’s different ending song compared to others. Think about how similar Ira Sancti, Let there be night and Last of the living dead is :D. Fist by fist is very different to those, yet you still feel like it belongs at the end of the album. 2. - Bible of the Beast - This used to be my favorite album, but that means I listened to it the most and now I don’t like it that much anymore :D This is such an amazing album. And original too, given it’s only their third one. (For example the riff for We are the wild in BaP is almost copied from Sacred and Wild from PotN) the only song I don’t enjoy here is Seven deadly saints, but that’s maybe because Werewolves lf Armenia is right after it. Blood of the Saints - Brilliant. Flawless perhaps. Again, there is only one song I don’t enjoy much and that is Dead boys don’t cry. Honestly it surprised me how popular that song is among other fans, but hey, if you like it, good for you :D This album is probably the best structured. Lupus Dei is actually well structured as well, but the songs aren’t as great as others, IMO. I love the intro, the opening song, We Drink your blood is here, so that’s a huge plus, All we need is blood is awesome, Murder at midnight again calms you down, similarly how Where the Wild wolves have gone does. and the ending. When you hit Phantom of the funeral, you get the feeling you are aproaching the end and with Die, Die, Crucified, Oh my god! I love this album. Also Ira Sancti, brilliant song. Powerwolf lupus dei full album download. Friends, today we have a very special surprise: We're happy to share "Bête du Gévaudan" with you! This special version of "Beast Of Gévaudan" in french is out now and only available on digital platforms and as a strictly limited digipak! Available here. 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