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. The band wrote it during 2012 and began recording it in December of the same year at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The album was rated positively by the critics. The album also flourished commercially, ranked first in the German charts, 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.
The album's single "Amen & Attack" was released on 28 June 2013.

Background

Powerwolf began writing their fifth album in 2012. They finished in the November of the same year.
They recorded their album in December 2012 at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, and the process lasted until March 2013. They unveiled album's cover art on 2 May 2013.
On 11 July 2013, Napalm Records released audio samples of all the tracks from the album on their YouTube channel.

Critical reception

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". 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".

Track listing

Personnel

Powerwolf
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Other personnel