The Hellpreacher is the third full-length album from death metal supergroup Birds of Prey. It was released April 28, 2009 through Relapse Records.
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 "Momma" - 3:49 "Juvie" - 5:52 "As the Field Mice Play" - 1:16 "Alive Inside!" - 3:19 "Tempt the Disciples" - 3:51 "Taking on our Winter Blood" - 2:13 "The Excavation" - 3:19 "Blind Faith" - 3:18 "False Prophet" - 3:48 "The Owl Closes In" - 1:58 "Warriors of Mud...The Hellfighters" - 3:59 "Giving up the Ghost" - 4:32
Personnel Ben Hogg (Vocals) Eric Larson (Guitar) Bo Leslie (Guitar) Summer Welch (Bass) Dave Witte (Drums)
External links Official Birds of Prey Myspace Official Relapse Records Website [ "The Hellpreacher" reviewed at allmusic by Greg Prato]
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