Yet again they are singing in German, Latin and English, very much following the pattern they set for themselves all those years ago when they started and now they are on the twelfth studio album they are not going to deviate from their course. Producer Jens Bogren has allowed the duo to get on with it but has captured all the majesty and passion which only comes from a black metal act on the very top of their game.
This is particularly effective on “Damnation – Höllensturz” which also features orchestral and symphonic moments which ensure the song has a massive sound. They can be blasting along full-pelt at one minute, drop in some acoustic guitar, then keep ramping it up as if there had been no interlude whatsoever. There is no doubt that over the thirty years of their existence they have continued to be one of the most uncompromising bands around, so if they want to bring in passages which are incredibly melodic and have nothing to do with the genre, they will do just that, and if they want to bring in clips from horror movies why should we disagree? So, for this release they have brought in session man David Diepold while founder Helmeth provides guitar and lead vocals and Serpenth is still there on bass and backing vocals. It has been five years since Austrian Black Metal band Belphegor released their last album, ‘Totenritual, since when drummer Simon Schilling has departed.
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