Blood of the Saints
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Blood of the Saints is the fourth studio album by the German power metal band Powerwolf . It was released on July 29, 2011 on Metal Blade Records .
Emergence
The aim of the band was to write an album that would do Powerwolf justice. So they wanted to pursue their style and push it further. They tried to work more straight out and write "catchy hymn songs". A video for We Drink Your Blood was shot in advance of its release . The shooting took place in a former monastery church. The video was released on July 10, 2011.
Like all previous albums, the album was produced with Fredrik Nordström in the Fredman studio in Hyssna, southeast of Gothenburg . The recordings took place in the Kohlenkeller Studios in Seeheim . The vocals were recorded in the Noisegate Audio Studio in Knorscheid , the bass in the Greywolf studio by bassist David Vogt . As with the previous albums, the organ of the Église Sainte-Barbe de Crusnes, Thionville , France was used. The choir was recorded in the Deutschherrenkapelle in Saarbrücken. As with the previous albums, Francesco Cottone, music professor at the Hochschule für Musik Saar and Karsten Brill's singing teacher, led the choir. He was supported by Rouven Bitz.
There was a line-up change beforehand. Shortly before the studio appointment, Roel van Helden took over from Tom Diener as the band's drummer. Diener and the band harmonized humanly, but found no common line in songwriting. Originally booked only for studio work, van Helden joined the band and is still part of the band today.
Track list
The album was released on July 29, 2011 in the normal CD version, as a download and in various pressings as an LP. A limited version in digipak included the bonus EP The Sacrilege Symphony (And Still the Orchestra Prays) with orchestral versions of the three songs Raise Your Fist, Evangelist , Sanctified with Dynamite and Ira Sancti (When The Saints Are Going Wild) from the album and Moscow After Dark from the album Bible of the Beast and In Blood We trust by Lupus Dei . The versions were composed by the Moscow composer Dominic G. Jousten. The band met him about his work for the album Abyss Masterpiece of Heaven Wood know and asked him to. The exchange took place via digital communication channels, as the band was busy working on the album and could not travel to Moscow.
album
- Opening: Agnus Dei - 0:48
- Sanctified with Dynamite - 4:25
- We Drink Your Blood - 3:42
- Murder at Midnight - 4:47
- All We Need Is Blood - 3:38
- Dead Boys Don't Cry - 3:25
- Son of a Wolf - 3:59
- Night of the Werewolves - 4:30
- Phantom of the Funeral - 3:09
- Die, Die, Crucified - 3:00
- Ira Sancti (When the Saints Are Going Wild) - 6:25
The Sacrilege Symphony (And Still The Orchestra Prays)
- Raise Your Fist, Evangelist - 4:30
- In Blood We Trust - 4:50
- Sanctified With Dynamite - 5:26
- Ira Sancti (When The Saints Are Going Wild) - 5:27
- Moscow After Dark - 5:31
Music genre
Blood of the Saints is in the typical Powerwolf style, which they tried to refine for this album. So there are a lot of straightforward and catchy songs on the album, while the epic has been cut back a bit. In terms of text, the themes of religion, vampires and werewolves determine the texts, which are often garnished with absurd or funny puns. That's how Big Girls Don't Cry became Dead Guys Don't Cry . The title is the only reminiscence of the song.
The album title refers to Revelation 16.6 EU : “ They have shed the blood of saints and prophets; therefore you gave them blood to drink, so they deserve it ”. The band understands this passage of revelation as an early criticism of the institution of the church. The album title inspired Matthew Greywolf to draw the album cover, which shows three "wolf saints".
reception
Reviews
Metal.de wrote about the album: “Here very melodic Power Metal echoes out of the speakers, which impresses above all with its catchiness and a powerful singalong factor. After the second run at the latest, everyone will at least be able to sing along with the refrains. "That is" of course again due to the powerful yet clear organ of Attila Dorn, who has finally dropped his accent. "He sings even more aggressively, so that" hammer the lyrics into the listener's brain. "The Metal Hammer judged:" Certainly: Powerwolf always let their musical influences see through openly, and if you listen carefully, the trained ear will quickly recognize riff quotes from greats like Iron Maiden , Judas Priest or Accept . But how can you blame the wolves when this results in excellent songwriting? "
On Laut.de , Michael Edele rated the album with three out of five stars:
“Every now and then some melodies scratch the door to Lala-Land hard, but since this is always pulled through with a wink, you can hardly be angry with the guys. However, I would have expected a bit more juice up my sleeve with a song called "Ira Sancti (When The Saints Are Going Wild)". "
Chart placements
For the first time the band reached the top 25 of the German charts with number 23. The band also reached the charts in Switzerland with number 75.
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23 (3 weeks) | 3 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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75 (1 week) | 1 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Powerwolf: Interview with Falk Maria Schlegel on "Blood Of The Saints". Metal.de, August 2, 2011, accessed November 25, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Powerwolf - Matthew Greywolf. Stormbringer.at, July 28, 2011, accessed on November 25, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Michael Bach: Powerwolf: Ultimately, we are all metallers. Bloodchamber.de, October 11, 2011, accessed November 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Blood of the Saints at Discogs . Retrieved November 25, 2019
- ↑ Powerwolf at laut.de . Retrieved November 25, 2019
- ↑ a b Michael Edele: laut.de-review: You can love or hate the power metal of the Saarlanders. Laut.de , accessed on November 25, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.metal.de/reviews/powerwolf-blood-of-the-saints-47094/
- ↑ https://www.metal-hammer.de/reviews/powerwolf-blood-of-the-saints/
- ↑ Blood of the Saints. GfK Entertainment Charts , accessed on September 11, 2019 .
- Jump up ↑ Powerwolf: Preachers of the Night. austriancharts.at, accessed on September 11, 2019 .