Best of the Blessed is a greatest hits album by German power metal band Powerwolf. Initially set to be released on 5 June 2020, it was later released on 3 July 2020 via Napalm Records.[1][2] The album is partly a collection of songs released since 2013, while also containing six re-recorded songs and one re-written song released prior to 2013.[3]
| Best of the Blessed | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Powerwolf | ||||
| Released | 3 July 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2020 | |||
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| Length | 66:42 | |||
| Label | Napalm Records | |||
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A limited earbook and LP box edition also features a second disc named The Live Sacrament, which will feature live songs recorded during Wolfsnächte Tour 2018.[4][5][6]
Before the album was released, the group released the song "Kiss of the Cobra King" as a single on 1 November 2019.[7][8] The song received a music video.[9][10] On 27 March 2020, they released the single "Werewolves of Armenia".
All tracks are written by Matthew Greywolf, Charles Greywolf, Attila Dorn, Falk Maria Schlegel, Stéfane Funèbre and Roel van Helden.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "We Drink Your Blood (New Version 2020)" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Army of the Night" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Werewolves of Armenia (New Version 2020)" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Saturday Satan (New Version 2020)" | 5:19 |
| 6. | "Amen & Attack" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Where the Wild Wolves Have Gone" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Resurrection by Erection (New Version 2020)" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Sanctified with Dynamite (New Version 2020)" | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Kreuzfeuer" | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Armata Strigoi" | 3:59 |
| 12. | "Kiss of the Cobra King (New Version 2019)" | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Killers with the Cross" | 4:09 |
| 14. | "Sacred & Wild" | 3:40 |
| 15. | "In Blood We Trust (New Version 2020)" | 3:04 |
| 16. | "Let There Be Night" | 7:19 |
| Total length: | 66:42 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fire & Forgive" | 6:27 |
| 2. | "Incense & Iron" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Amen & Attack" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Killers with the Cross" | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Armata Strigoi" | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Blessed & Possessed" | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Where the Wild Wolves Have Gone" | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Resurrection by Erection" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Stossgebet" | 4:50 |
| 11. | "All We Need Is Blood" | 3:51 |
| 12. | "We Drink Your Blood" | 3:54 |
| 13. | "Werewolves of Armenia" | 5:26 |
| 14. | "Lupus Dei" | 5:25 |
| Total length: | 66:13 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sanctified with Dynamite" | 6:15 |
| 2. | "Army of the Night" | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Coleus Sanctus" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Let There Be Night" | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 19:35 | |
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 40 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 14 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 200 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 2 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] | 27 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] | 93 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 9 |
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