''Bible of the Beast'' is the third studio album by the German

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band

Powerwolf Powerwolf, often stylized as POWERWOLF, is a German power metal band founded in 2003 in Saarbrücken by members of Red Aim. The band consists of vocalist Karsten Brill as "Attila Dorn", lead guitarist Benjamin Buss as "Matthew Greywolf", bassist/ ...

. The album was released on 24 April 2009. It was recorded at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. Powerwolf revealed the details of their third album on 25 February 2009. They revealed the album cover on 3 March 2009. The album's single "Raise Your Fist, Evangelist" was released on 19 March 2009.

Critical reception

The record was able to place as the band's first album in the German charts and reached number 76. The

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saw ''Bible of the Beast'' as the band's best album so far. "''Bible of the Beast'' has everything that Powerwolf excels in – hymns, pounders and humor – but without this time too much to slide into kitsch". The much more aggressive singing of singer

Attila Dorn Karsten Brill (; born 27 October 1970), best known by his stage name Attila Dorn, is a German singer. He has been the lead vocalist of power metal band Powerwolf since 2003. Career Dragon's Tongue and Meskalin (1991–1998) In 1991, Br ...

was praised. Metal.de wrote, "''Bible of the Beast'' has become a fast, catchy metal album that will please fans of the bombastic genre in particular. Including orchestral and choral elements, of course, in large quantities". This website also praised Dorn's "extraordinarily good performance". As a listener, however, you have to "bring the necessary breeze tolerance and dark humor to really get started with this music". The song "Raise Your Fist, Evangelist" was nominated for the Metal Hammer "Metal Anthem 2010" award.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals *

Matthew Greywolf Benjamin Buss (; born 7 October 1977), best known by his stage name Matthew Greywolf, is a German musician, best known as the guitarist and a main songwriter in the power metal band Powerwolf. He's married to a photographer Janine Buss. Biog ...

– lead and rhythm guitar *

Charles Greywolf David Vogt (; born 5 September 1975), best known by his stage name Charles Greywolf, is a German musician, record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He is best known as the guitarist of the power metal band Powerwolf. He runs a recording ...

– bass, rhythm guitar * Stéfane Funèbre – drums, percussion * Falk Maria Schlegel – organ, keyboards

Charts

References

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