Diabolical Black/Death Metallers Belphegor have return with to Blazing New Single, “Sanctus diaboli confidimus”. Forged in Chaos and Crowned in Blasphemy, The Track Marks A Savage Invocation of What is yet to eat.
This releases Marks Belphegor‘S First Under Their Freshly Inked Deal With Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), Setting the Stage for A Powerful Alliance Between One of Extreme Metal’s Most Revered Entities and One of the Scene’s Most Ambitious New Labels.
Helmuth, Belphegor‘S Co-Founder and Guonding Force, Shares: “It’s great to be working with Gerardo Martinez Once Again. I have believed in Belphegor Early on and was The One Who Bought US TO NORTH AMERICA IN 2006. I Look forward to a Powerful New Chapter With RPM.
Gerardo MartinezCo-Founder of RPMechoes the sentiment: “Helmuth, Belphegor and I Go Back To 2006 and I’M Extremely Thrilled To Be Uble to Continue Working With One of The Best Proponents of Black Death Metal Art. Welcome to RPM! Here’s To Many More Years of Great Music! “
ON “Sanctus diaboli confidimus”, Helmuth You describe: “A Symbiosis of Diabolical Black Death Metal. A Glorification of the Devil. A Hypnotic Anthem of Passion, Fire and Iron Discipline. It Stands for the Absolute Freedom to Walk Your Own Path, To Reign Within Your Own Realm.”
Since they formation in 1993 in Austria, Belphegor Have Stood As One of the Most Brutal and Transgresh Forces in Black Death Metal. FOUND BY VOCALIST AND GUITARIST Helmuth LehnerThe Band Has Spent Over Three Decades Refining A Sound Forged in Fire and Sacrilege, Merging the Violent Precision of Death Metal with the Ritualist Darkness of Black Metal. Their Musick Is an Invocation of Infernal Power, A Soundwall of Relay Blasphemy.
From the raw intensity of Early releases like “The last supper” (1995),“Blutsabbath” (1997) and “Necrodemon terrosathan” (2000) to the increase “Lucifer Incestus”, “Bondage Goat Zombie”, “Pestapokalypse VI” and “TOTOTITUAL”, Belphegor Have Continually Pushed The Boundaries of Extreme Musick. EACH DELEASE MARKS A FURTHER DESCENT INTO FORBIDDEN TERRITORY.
The Band’s Thematic Focus with Ritual Magick, Religious Investment, and Arcane Symbolism is matched by their Technical Masterly, Multilingual Lyrics, and Sonic Experimentation.
With their twelfth studio album “The Devils” (2022),Belphegor Delivered One of Their Most Punishing and Ambitious Records to Date. Remember Fascination Street Studios with producer Jens BogrenThe Album Features Nine Meticulously Crafted Composiones That Shift Seamlessly Between Ferral Aggressive and Solemn Majesty. TRACKS Such As “Glorifizierung des Teufels” and “ASINARY VIRTUS – Prayer” Incorporate Choral Passages and Ritualistic Structure, While “Damnation – Höllesturz” UNFOLDS WITH A DYNAMIC COMPLEXITY THAT Further amplifies The Band’s Compositional Vision. Lyrically, The Album Weaves Together German, Latin, and English to Cast Incantations of Death, Discardation, and Rebellion Against Sacred Order. Accompanied by visionary artwork from Seth Siro Anton, “The Devils” stands as a high point in Belphegor‘S Canon and Underscores Their continuous reluctance in the Global Extreme Metal Landscape.
Following the Success of “The Devils”, Belphegor WERE HONORED WITH THE 2023 AMADEUS AUSTRIAN MUSIC AWARD IN THE “HARD AND HEAVY” CATEGORY, A RARE MOMENT OF FORMAL COLLECTION IN AUSTRI FOR A BAND THAT HAS LONG WALKED A PATH FAR REMoved From Main -Acceptance. This Accolade ACKNOWLEDGES their artistic legacy and highlights the contrast Between Their Recognition and the transgressive nature of their Craft.
Renowned for their intense live rituals, Belphegor Have Toured Releasely Across Europe, The Americas, Asia, Australia, and Beyond. They have appeared at Wacken Open Air, Knotfest, Bloodstock, Hellfest, Tons of Rock, Sweden Rock and numberus other prestigious metal festival. Their Stage witnesses is More than A Performance, It is a ceremony of Magick and Infernal Theater, Where Sound, Smoke, Blood, and Fire Converge in A Communion With Darkness.
Now, as The Band Approaches ItS Thirteenth Studio Album, A Deeper and More Arcane Force Begins to Stir. The Number Thirteen Bears Ancient Meaning: Endings, Thresholds, and The Passage Into the Unknown. Rooted in Primordial Doctrine, The Thirteenth Seal is Said to Bind the final Veil Between Worlds, The Last Barrier Between Order and Chaos.
With this upcoming release, Belphegor You prepare to Break That Seal, Not to Follow, But to Lead. To Summon What Lies Beyond Even Their Own Previous Creations: Submithing More Primal, More Ritualistic, More Devastating.
Early Glimpses of New Material Point To Next “The Devils”now delving Even Deper. The Upcoming Album Takes Shape As a Focused Ritual: Precise, Uncompromising, and rooted in the Band’s Unmistakable Vision, The glorification of the devil.
Prepare. The Next Chapter is Imminent.
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