Walpurgis Rites – Hexenwahn
# Walpurgis Rites – Hexenwahn

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Walpurgis Rites – Hexenwahn is the eighth studio album by the Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor. It was released in 2009 on Nuclear Blast Records (their third for the label).

Like its predecessors, Pestapokalypse VI and Bondage Goat Zombie, the album was recorded and produced with German producer Andy Classen. On 25 August the band made the song "Walpurgis Rites" available for streaming on their Myspace page along with the lyrics on their website. As of 1 October the video for 'Der Geisterstreiber' is now available.

## Personnel

| Belphegor Helmuth Lehner - vocals, guitars, samples, lyrics Serpenth - bass guitar, samples Morluch - guitars Additional musicians Rachael Hecate - vocals, lyrics Andy Classen - samples Tomasz "Nefastus" Janiszewski - drums | Production Anthony "Aegathis" Paulini - lyrics Rachael "Hecate" Kozak - lyrics Bartholomäus "Barth" Resch - lyrics Pagan Meggido - lyrics Marcelo Henrique "Marcelo HVC" Vasco - artwork Gerd Andraschko - photography Andy Classen - producer, mixing, mastering Note Recorded at Stage One Studio in Berlin, Germany, between January and July 2009. |
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## Charts

| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums Chart | 60 |
| German Albums Chart | 99 |

## Release history

| Formats | Region | Date | Label |
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| CD, LP, digital download | Europe | October 9, 2009 | Nuclear Blast |
| CD, LP, digital download | Russia | October 9, 2009 | Irond Records |
| CD, LP, digital download | North America | 20 October 2009 | Nuclear Blast |
