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Blood of the Saints is the fourth studio album by the German power metal band Powerwolf, released in 2011.[1] It is the band's first album with songs that had music videos, made for "We Drink Your Blood" and "Sanctified with Dynamite". In addition to recording at Studio Fredman, Sweden, the band recorded some parts of the album in the 12th-century Deutschherrenkapelle chapel in Saarbrücken.

Blood of the Saints
Studio album by
Powerwolf
Released29 July 2011
17 December 2021 (10th Anniversary Edition)
RecordedDecember 2010 – February 2011
StudioStudio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre
  • Power metal
  • heavy metal
Length41:46
Language
  • English
  • Latin
  • German
LabelMetal Blade Records
ProducerFredrik Nordström
Powerwolf chronology
Trinity in Black
(2011)		 Blood of the Saints
(2011)		 Preachers of the Night
(2013)
Singles from Blood of the Saints
  1. "Sanctified with Dynamite"
    Released: 24 May 2011
  2. "We Drink Your Blood"
    Released: 5 July 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal.de
Metal Hammer

A limited edition of Blood of the Saints included a bonus CD titled The Sacrilege Symphony (And Still the Orchestra Plays), which contained orchestral versions of Powerwolf songs. It was arranged by Dominic G. Joutsen, who previously worked for the metal band Heavenwood.[2]


Critical reception


The record reached position number 23 in the German charts[3] and 75 in the Swiss charts.[4]

Metal.de wrote about the album: "This is a very melodic power metal sounding from the speakers, which impresses above all through catchiness and a powerful sing along factor. At least after the second run everyone will be able to sing along at least the choruses. Of course this is again due to the powerful yet clear voice of Attila Dorn, who has now finally given up his accent. He sings even more aggressively.[5] The Metal Hammer judged: "Certainly: Powerwolf let their musical influences always open through, and if you listen well, the trained ear recognizes very quickly riff quotes from bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest or Accept. But how can you blame the wolves for creating excellent songwriting?"[6]

The album won the Metal Hammer "Power metal album of the year" award.


Track listing


All tracks are written by Matthew Greywolf, Charles Greywolf, Attila Dorn and Falk Maria Schlegel.

No.TitleLength
1."Opening: Agnus Dei"0:48
2."Sanctified with Dynamite"4:25
3."We Drink Your Blood"3:42
4."Murder at Midnight"4:47
5."All We Need Is Blood"3:38
6."Dead Boys Don't Cry"3:25
7."Son of a Wolf"3:59
8."Night of the Werewolves"4:30
9."Phantom of the Funeral"3:09
10."Die, Die, Crucify"3:00
11."Ira Sancti (When the Saints Are Going Wild)"6:25
Total length:41:46
Limited edition bonus CD (The Sacrilege Symphony)
No.TitleLength
1."Raise Your Fist, Evangelist (Orchestral Version)"4:30
2."In Blood We Trust (Orchestral Version)"4:50
3."Sanctified With Dynamite (Orchestral Version)"5:26
4."Ira Sancti (When the Saints Are Going Wild) (Orchestral Version)"5:28
5."Moscow After Dark (Orchestral Version)"5:31
Total length:25:45

Personnel



Charts


Chart (2011) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 75
Chart (2021) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 18

References


  1. "Powerwolf – "Blood of the Saints" (CD)". Metal Underground. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
    - "Powerwolf – Blood Of The Saints". Discogs. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
    - "Blood of the Saints". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
    - "Powerwolf – Blood of the Saints CD". DC Universe. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. "Blood of the Saints". Metal Archives. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. "Powerwolf – Blood Of The Saints – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. "Powerwolf – Blood Of The Saints Review • metal.de". metal.de. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. "Kritik zu Powerwolf Blood Of The Saints". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Powerwolf – Blood of the Saints" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Powerwolf – Blood of the Saints". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Powerwolf – Blood of the Saints" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 December 2021.


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Blood of the Saints ist das vierte Studioalbum der deutschen Power-Metal-Band Powerwolf. Es wurde am 29. Juli 2011 bei Metal Blade Records veröffentlicht.
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Blood Of The Saints (с англ. — «Кровь святых») — четвёртый студийный альбом немецкой пауэр-метал группы Powerwolf, выпущенный 29 июля 2011 года[4].


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