Preachers of the Night

Preachers of the Night is the fifth studio album by the German power metal band Powerwolf. It was released on 19 July 2013.[3] The band wrote it during 2012 and began recording it in December of the same year at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden.[4]

Preachers of the Night
Studio album by Powerwolf
Released	19 July 2013
Recorded	December 2012 - March 2013
Studio	Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre	Power metal heavy metal
Length	45:32
Language	English Latin German
Label	Napalm Records
Producer	Fredrik Nordström
Powerwolf chronology
Blood of the Saints (2011) Preachers of the Night (2013) Blessed & Possessed (2014)
Singles from Preachers of the Night
"Amen & Attack" Released: 28 June 2013

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Danger Dog	[1]
Metal.de
Metal Hammer
Metal Storm	[2]

The album was rated positively by the critics. The album also flourished commercially, ranked first in the German charts,[5] and also ranked in several other countries.

Much like Blood of the Saints, Preachers of the Night includes in its deluxe version a bonus orchestral CD, titled The Sacrilege Symphony II.[6]

The album's single "Amen & Attack" was released on 28 June 2013.[7][8]

Background

Powerwolf began writing their fifth album in 2012. They finished in the November of the same year.[4]

They recorded their album in December 2012 at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, and the process lasted until March 2013.[9] They unveiled album's cover art on 2 May 2013.[10]

On 11 July 2013, Napalm Records released audio samples of all the tracks from the album on their YouTube channel.[11][12]

Critical reception

Metal.de commented: "Powerwolf are once again damned in love with detail, the new album is full of majestic opulence and pomp, epic grandeur, sing-along choruses and a healthy dose of self-irony. Effective, resounding, rousing".[13] Metal Hammer wrote: "To be honest: who occupies such a good, reliable and original drawer, must not be accused, in this to persist". The magazine pointed out that the new songs live among other things, because of their "unrestrained speed as extremely effective".[14]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Amen & Attack"	3:54
2.	"Secrets of the Sacristy"	4:07
3.	"Coleus Sanctus"	3:45
4.	"Sacred & Wild"	3:40
5.	"Kreuzfeuer"	3:47
6.	"Cardinal Sin"	3:47
7.	"In the Name of God (Deus Vult)"	3:15
8.	"Nochnoi Dozor"	3:45
9.	"Lust for Blood"	3:54
10.	"Extatum et Oratum"	3:56
11.	"Last of the Living Dead"	7:42
Total length:		45:32

Deluxe Edition Bonus CD (The Sacrilege Symphony II)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Amen & Attack (Orchestral Version)"	4:55
2.	"Coleus Sanctus (Orchestral Version)"	5:08
3.	"Kreuzfeuer (Orchestral Version)"	6:03
4.	"Cardinal Sin (Orchestral Version)"	5:21
Total length:		21:27

Personnel

Powerwolf Attila Dorn – vocals Matthew Greywolf – lead and rhythm guitar Charles Greywolf – bass and rhythm guitar Roel van Helden – drums, percussion Falk Maria Schlegel – organ, keyboards Additional musicians Patrick Staub – vocals (choir) Jörg Zimmer – vocals (choir) Frank Beck – vocals (choir) Philipp Allar – vocals (choir) Andreas Schröder – vocals (choir) Hans-Peter Kirsch – vocals (choir; bass) Peter Kargerer – vocals (choir; bass) Edgar Weiß – vocals (choir; bass) Helen Vogt – vocals (choir; alto, soprano) Annick Tabari – vocals (choir; alto, soprano) Anne Diemer – vocals (choir; alto, soprano) Christine Kruchten – vocals (choir; alto, soprano) Simone Theobald – vocals (choir; alto, soprano) Silvana Bergwanger – vocals (choir; alto, soprano) Andrea Witting – vocals (choir; alto, soprano) Almut Hellwig – vocals (choir; alto, soprano)

Technical personnel Kai Stahlenberg – recording, engineer Kristian Kohlmannslehner – recording, engineer David Buballa – engineer, editing Charles Greywolf – bass recording Fredrik Nordström – mixer Henrik Udd – mixer Svante Forsbäck – mastering Francesco Cottone – choir conductor Other personnel Manuela Meyer – photography Matthew Greywolf – artwork, layout

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15]	24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16]	105
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17]	97
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18]	49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20]	50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	23

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