''In the Constellation of the Black Widow'' is the fifth studio album by British

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band

Anaal Nathrakh Anaal Nathrakh are a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 in Birmingham by multi-instrumentalist Mick Kenney and vocalist Dave Hunt (musician), Dave Hunt. They are currently signed to Metal Blade Records. The band's name is Irish language, ...

, released on 29 June 2009 by

Candlelight Records Candlelight Records is a British record label based in London, founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bass guitarist Lee Barrett in 1993. The record label originally specialized in black metal, but quickly expanded to various other forms of hea ...

. The album was also released on LP, limited to 500 copies. 250 copies are pressed on black and white splatter vinyl, and 250 copies are pressed on black and purple vinyl. The album title is derived from a passage in the book ''Moment of Freedom'' by Norwegian writer

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. The cover art is taken from

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's illustrations to "

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". "Satanarchrist" is a re-recording from ''

Total Fucking Necro ''Total Fucking Necro'' is a compilation album comprising two complete Anaal Nathrakh demos, ''Anaal Nathrakh'' and ''Total Fucking Necro'', and one previously unreleased track from the unreleased ''We Will Fucking Kill You'' demo (2001). This al ...

''.

Track listing

Personnel

;Anaal Nathrakh * V.I.T.R.I.O.L. – vocals *

Mick Kenney Michael "Mick" Kenney (born 18 January 1980) is a British musician and record producer. He gained popularity as the lead guitarist of the extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh. He now releases a variety of music, including drift phonk, under the nam ...

– guitars, bass, drums,

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;Additional musicians *Zeitgeist Memento (Repvblika) – vocals ("Oil Upon the Sores of Lepers") *Barm "Ventnor" Frog – additional guitars ("In the Constellation of the Black Widow", "More of Fire Than Blood")

References

2009 albums Anaal Nathrakh albums Candlelight Records albums FETO Records albums {{2000s-black-metal-album-stub