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Powerwolf -Blood Of The Saints lp

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Black vinyl with gatefold cover, bonus track and poster.

German heavy metal act Powerwolf boasts a gothic metal make-up and wardrobe style, black metal blasphemy (though it’s played up for humor rather than genuine Satan worship), a classically-trained operatic vocalist whose delivery has the grandeur of power metal and the snarl of thrash metal, and a massive heavy metal sound chock full of organs, choirs, atmosphere, and dramatics. Powerwolf does not attempt to hide their musical inspirations. Several songs feature melodies and arias lifted straight out of Catholic mass, and this liturgical melodrama mixed with bombastic metal makes for a skin-crawling audio experience. Close your eyes and you can just imagine this band blasting through the naves of Notre Dame cathedral or Westminster Abbey. Attila Dorn’s vocals are monstrous and avoid the pitfall of many power metal vocalists to remain at a constant stratospheric range. He doesn’t hit falsetto notes, but his voice soars over the music and fills the sonic space like an orchestra. The lyrical content is the only weak point in my opinion, but that’s just a matter of taste. With music this massive, I would expect the lyrics to be about end of days battles between angels and demons and whatnot, rather than goth-punk poetry about creative ways to die and werewolves and supernatural creepiness. But this has been Powerwolf’s modus operandi since their creation, so they can rock out however they want. Simply put, theological differences aside, Powerwolf would be the result if the Pope commissioned a metal band to make the most reverent, majestic, worshipful metal music ever created. Not necessarily the most technical or complex entry into the power metal catalogue, but certainly original and the most fun I’ve had listening to a metal album in years.

Track list:
1. Opening: Agnus Dei
2. Sanctified With Dynamite
3. We Drink Your Blood
4. Murder At Midnight
5. All We Need Is Blood
6. Dead Boys Dont Cry
7. Son Of A Wolf
8. Night Of The Werewolves
9. Phantom Of The Funeral
10. Die Die Crucified
11. Ira Sancti (When The Saints Are Going Wild)
12. In Blood We Trust (Orchestra Version)

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Metal Blade

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