Blood Magick Necromance

Blood Magick Necromance is the ninth studio album by the Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor. It was released on 14 January 2011 through Nuclear Blast. The album was recorded by Peter Tägtgren at Abyss Studios in Sweden.

Blood Magick Necromance
Studio album by Belphegor
Released	14 January 2011 (2011-01-14)
Recorded	June–October 2010, Abyss Studio Pärlby Sweden
Genre	Blackened death metal
Length	40:42
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Peter Tägtgren
Belphegor chronology
Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn (2009) Blood Magick Necromance (2011) Conjuring the Dead (2014)
Alternative cover
Censored cover version

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Exclaim!	Mixed[2]
Chronicles of Chaos	[3]

Music videos were shot for "Impaled Upon the Tongue of Sathan" and "In Blood - Devour This Sanctity", directed by Alexander Koenig and Andrey Kovalev, respectively.^[4][5] The album features cover art by Joachim Luetke who previously worked with Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir and Kreator among others.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"In Blood - Devour This Sanctity"	Helmuth, Rachael "Hecate" Kozak	Helmuth, Serpenth	5:31
2.	"Rise to Fall and Fall to Rise"	Helmuth, Pagan Megan	Helmuth, Serpenth	6:01
3.	"Blood Magick Necromance"	Helmuth, Rachael "Hecate" Kozak	Helmuth	7:00
4.	"Discipline Through Punishment"	Helmuth	Helmuth	4:05
5.	"Angeli Mortis De Profundis"	Helmuth	Helmuth, Serpenth	3:00
6.	"Impaled Upon the Tongue of Sathan"	Helmuth, Mr. Blood Seraph	Helmuth	5:42
7.	"Possessed Burning Eyes"	Helmuth, Sigurd	Helmuth, Serpenth	5:33
8.	"Sado Messiah"	Helmuth, Rachael "Hecate" Kozak	Helmuth	3:50
Total length:				40:42

Personnel

Belphegor Helmuth Lehner - vocals, guitars, bass guitar Serpenth - bass guitar, vocals Additional musicians Rachael "Hecate" Kozak - whispering (on "Blood Magick Necromance") Meri Tadić - violin Norwin Palme - keyboards, orchestration Sebastian Lanser - keyboards Martin "Marthyn" Jovanović - drums

Production Jenn Sky - booklet goat photo Gerd Andraschko - additional band photo Joachim Luetke - artwork, design, graphics Jonas Kjellgren - mastering Peter Tägtgren - producer, engineering Helmut Wolech - artwork, photography Notes Recorded at Abyss Studios in Sweden between June and October 2010. Mastered at Blacklounge Studios in Sweden.

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart[6]	39
German Albums Chart[7]	97
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[8]	48

Release history

Formats	Region	Date	Label
CD, LP, digital download	Europe	14 January 2011	Nuclear Blast
	Russia		Irond Records[9]
	North America	8 February 2011	Nuclear Blast