''The Hellpreacher'' is the third full-length album from death metal supergroup
Birds of Prey
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. It was released April 28, 2009 through
Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an American independent record label based in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990. The label features many grindcore, death metal, metalcore and sludge metal artists.
History
The ...
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Overview
''The Hellpreacher'' is a concept album that gives the listener a first person perspective into the life a prison inmate turned priest. The album begins when the protagonist is only a child and follows him through a childhood full of rape and abuse which eventually finds the protagonist incarcerated, undergoing more physical abuse and rape. While in prison, the protagonist has a religious conversion and slowly starts to build a militaristic cult, that becomes the downfall for not only the protagonist but everyone else who is a part of this unholy lifestyle.
Track listing
# "Momma" - 3:49
# "Juvie" - 5:52
# "As the Field Mice Play" - 1:16
# "Alive Inside!" - 3:19
# "Tempt the Disciples" - 3:51
# "Taking on our Winter Blood" - 2:13
# "The Excavation" - 3:19
# "Blind Faith" - 3:18
# "False Prophet" - 3:48
# "The Owl Closes In" - 1:58
# "Warriors of Mud...The Hellfighters" - 3:59
# "Giving up the Ghost" - 4:32
Personnel
* Ben Hogg (
Vocals
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* Eric Larson (
Guitar
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* Bo Leslie (
Guitar
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* Summer Welch (
Bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Wood
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* Dave Witte (
Drums
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External links
Official Birds of Prey MyspaceOfficial Relapse Records Website*
"The Hellpreacher" reviewed at allmusic by Greg Prato
References
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2009 albums
Birds of Prey (band) albums