The Hellpreacher is the third full length album from death metal supergroup Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey (band)

Birds of Prey is a Southern influenced Death Metal Super group, hailing from Richmond, Virginia, they have just released their third full length album entitled The Hellprecher, through Relapse Records.-History:...

. It was released April 28, 2009 through Relapse Records

Relapse Records

Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...

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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

1. "Momma" - 3:49
2. "Juvie" - 5:52
3. "As the Field Mice Play" - 1:16
4. "Alive Inside!" - 3:19
5. "Tempt the Disciples" - 3:51
6. "Taking on our Winter Blood" - 2:13
7. "The Excavation" - 3:19
8. "Blind Faith" - 3:18
9. "False Prophet" - 3:48
10. "The Owl Closes In" - 1:58
11. "Warriors of Mud...The Hellfighters" - 3:59
12. "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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• Dave Witte (Drums
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External links

• Official Birds of Prey Myspace
• Official Relapse Records Website
• [ "The Hellpreacher" reviewed at allmusic by Greg Prato]