Preachers of the Night
Preachers of the Night is the fifth studio album by 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.
Critics reacted positively to the album, which became Powerwolf's first number one album on the German charts, while also charting 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. The album's cover art, created by the band's guitarist Matthew Greywolf, was unveiled 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
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". 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".Personnel
Powerwolf- Attila Dorn – vocals
- Matthew Greywolf – lead and rhythm guitar
- Charles Greywolf – bass, rhythm guitar
- Roel van Helden – drums, percussion
- Falk Maria Schlegel – organ, keyboards
- Patrick Staub – vocals
- Jörg Zimmer – vocals
- Frank Beck – vocals
- Philipp Allar – vocals
- Andreas Schröder – vocals
- Hans-Peter Kirsch – vocals
- Peter Kargerer – vocals
- Edgar Weiß – vocals
- Helen Vogt – vocals
- Annick Tabari – vocals
- Anne Diemer – vocals
- Christine Kruchten – vocals
- Simone Theobald – vocals
- Silvana Bergwanger – vocals
- Andrea Witting – vocals
- Almut Hellwig – vocals
- 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
- Manuela Meyer – photography
- Matthew Greywolf – artwork, layout