Mystic Production, under exclusive license from Nuclear Blast, launches the Classic Blast series with a reissue of BELPHEGOR’s “Pestapokalypse VI” – a cornerstone release in the evolution of extreme black/death metal.
First unleashed in 2006, “Pestapokalypse VI” quickly established itself as one of the most uncompromising and blasphemous records of its era. Driven by relentless blast beats, razor-sharp riffing and provocative, anti-religious themes, the album captures BELPHEGOR at their most ferocious and focused.
Its production strikes a precise balance between raw aggression and sonic clarity, allowing the band’s technical prowess and intensity to shine while preserving a suffocating, oppressive atmosphere.
Regarded as an essential entry in the band’s catalog, “Pestapokalypse VI” remains a benchmark for fans of extreme black/death metal.
Mystic Production brings the album back into the spotlight, reaffirming its status as a genre-defining work within the Classic Blast series.
With the release of “Scarlet Beast – Leviathan,” BELPHEGOR return at their most menacing and deliberate, delivering a track that moves with the force of an advancing colossus. Built upon lumbering, monolithic riffs and a suffocating sense of inevitability, the single embodies a towering presence, vast, unrelenting, and absolute.
“Scarlet Beast – Leviathan” does not chase speed; it commands submission. Favoring tension, density, and sheer authority over velocity, the song fuses ritualistic black metal atmosphere with the crushing weight of death metal. The result is a sonic behemoth, oppressive, deliberate, and unstoppable, advancing through scorched terrain with death trailing in its wake.
The single arrives as BELPHEGOR kick off their North American “Praise The Beast” tour, carrying this new chapter directly onto the stage. The track’s immense weight and deliberate pacing translate into a live experience built on tension and command, setting the tone for a run that promises ritual intensity across the continent.
Accompanying the single is a stark and uncompromising music video that captures the essence of true darkness. Gritty and raw in execution, the visual counterpart strips away artifice and embraces ritualistic imagery, shadow, and decay. It is not spectacle, but invocation.
With “Scarlet Beast – Leviathan,” BELPHEGOR once again prove their mastery of controlled devastation. The beast does not rush. It advances. And nothing stands in its path.
Praise The Beast North American Tour 2026: 02/19 – Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Monarch 02/20 – Lowell, MA, Taffeta Music Hall 02/21 – Montreal, QC, Le Studio TD 02/22 – Toronto, ON, Lee’s Palace 02/23 – Lakewood, OH, Mercury Music Hall 02/24 – Joliet, IL, The Forge 02/26 – Denver, CO, HQ 02/27 – Albuquerque, NM, Launchpad 02/28 – Haltom City, TX, Haltom Theater 03/01 – Houston, TX, Scout Bar 03/02 – San Antonio, TX, Paper Tiger 03/05 – Mesa, AZ, The Rosetta Room 03/06 – San Diego, CA, Brick by Brick 03/07 – San Francisco, CA, DNA Lounge 03/08 – Roseville, CA, Goldfield Trading Post 03/09 – Los Angeles, CA, 1720 03/10 – Anaheim, CA, The Observatory
Since their formation in 1993 in Austria, BELPHEGOR have stood as one of the most brutal and transgressive forces in black death metal. Founded by vocalist and guitarist Helmuth Lehner, the band has spent over three decades refining a sound forged in fire and sacrilege, merging the violent precision of death metal with the ritualistic darkness of black metal.
Their musick is an invocation of infernal power, a soundwall of relentless blasphemy.
From the raw intensity of early releases like The Last Supper (1995), Blutsabbath (1997), and Necrodaemon Terrorsathan (2000), to the increasingly sophisticated compositions found on albums such as Lucifer Incestus, Bondage Goat Zombie, Pestapokalypse VI, and Totenritual, BELPHEGOR have continually pushed the boundaries of extreme musick. Each release marks a further descent into forbidden territory.
The band’s thematic focus with ritual magick, religious inversion, and arcane symbolism is matched by their technical mastery, multilingual lyrics, and sonic experimentation.
With their twelfth studio album The Devils (2022), BELPHEGOR delivered one of their most punishing and ambitious records to date.
Recorded at Fascination Street Studios with producer Jens Bogren, the album features nine meticulously crafted compositions that shift seamlessly between feral aggression and solemn majesty.
Tracks such as Glorifizierung des Teufels and Virtus Asinaria – Prayer incorporate choral passages and ritualistic structure, while Damnation – Höllensturz unfolds with a dynamic complexity that further amplifies the band’s compositional vision.
Lyrically, the album weaves together German, Latin, and English to cast incantations of death, desecration, and rebellion against sacred order. Accompanied by visionary artwork from Seth Siro Anton, The Devils stands as a high point in Belphegor’s canon and underscores their continued relevance in the global extreme metal landscape.
Following the success of The Devils, BELPHEGOR were honored with the 2023 Amadeus Austrian Music Award in the Hard and Heavy category, a rare moment of formal recognition in Austria for a band that has long walked a path far removed from mainstream acceptance. This accolade acknowledges their artistic legacy and highlights the contrast between their recognition and the transgressive nature of their craft.
Renowned for their intense live rituals, BELPHEGOR have toured relentlessly across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and beyond. They have appeared at Wacken Open Air, Knotfest, Bloodstock, Hellfest, Tons Of Rock, Sweden Rock, and numerous other prestigious metal festivals. Their stage presence is more than a performance, it is a ceremony of magick and infernal theatre, where sound, smoke, blood, and fire converge in a communion with darkness.
Now, as the band approaches its thirteenth studio album, a deeper and more arcane force begins to stir. The number thirteen bears ancient meaning: endings, thresholds, and the passage into the unknown. Rooted in primordial doctrine, the thirteenth seal is said to bind the final veil between worlds, the last barrier between order and chaos.
With this upcoming release, BELPHEGOR prepares to break that seal, not to follow, but to lead. To summon what lies beyond even their own previous creations: something more primal, more ritualistic, more devastating.
Early glimpses of new material point to a continuation of the dark artistic path begun with The Devils, now delving even deeper. The upcoming album takes shape as a focused ritual: precise, uncompromising, and rooted in the band’s unmistakable vision, the glorification of the Devil.
The unrelenting force of diabolical black death metal, BELPHEGOR, return with a blazing new single: ‘Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus.’ Forged in chaos and crowned in blasphemy, the track marks a savage invocation of what is yet to come.
This release marks BELPHEGOR’s first under their freshly inked deal with Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), setting the stage for a powerful alliance between one of extreme metal’s most revered entities and one of the scene’s most ambitious new labels.
Helmuth, the band’s co-founder and guiding force, shares: “It’s great to be working with Gerardo Martinez once again. He believed in BELPHEGOR early on and was the one who brought us to North America in 2006. I look forward to a powerful new chapter with RPM.”
Gerardo Martinez, co-founder of RPM, echoes the sentiment: “Helmuth, BELPHEGOR and I go back to 2006 and I’m extremely thrilled to be able to continue working with one of the best proponents of black death metal art. Welcome to RPM! Here’s to many more years of great music!”
On ‘Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus,’Helmuth describes: “A symbiosis of diabolical black death metal. A glorification of the Devil. A hypnotic anthem of passion, fire and iron discipline. It stands for the absolute freedom to walk your own path, to reign within your own realm.”
More ominous creations are on the horizon, with this single serving as a harbinger of the full-length devastation yet to be revealed.
05.09.2025 PL Poznan – Klub 2progi 06.09.2025 DE Demmin – Ghost of Dinmin 13.09.2025 ES Monzón – Black Templar Extreme Metal Fest 19.09.2025 FR Vallet -Muscadeath Festival 21.09.2025 TR Istanbul – Bosphorus Open Air Metal Fest 04.10.2025 CH Lucerne – Metal Storm over Luzern 07.11.2025 DK Aalborg – Metal Fest 08.11.2025 DE Bindlach – Winter Invasion 29.11.2025 MX Guadalajara – Tattoo Music Fest MX 30.11.2025 MX Mexico City – Chamuco Metal Fest
About BELPHEGOR
Since their formation in 1993 in Austria, BELPHEGOR have stood as one of the most brutal and transgressive forces in black death metal. Founded by vocalist and guitarist Helmuth Lehner, the band has spent over three decades refining a sound forged in fire and sacrilege, merging the violent precision of death metal with the ritualistic darkness of black metal.
Their musick is an invocation of infernal power, a sound wall of relentless blasphemy.
From the raw intensity of early releases like “The Last Supper” [1995], “Blutsabbath” [1997], and “Necrodaemon Terrorsathan” [2000], to the increasingly sophisticated compositions found on albums such as “Lucifer Incestus,”“Bondage Goat Zombie,”“Pestapokalypse VI,” and “Totenritual,”BELPHEGOR have continually pushed the boundaries of extreme musick. Each release marks a further descent into forbidden territory.
The band’s thematic focus with ritual magick, religious inversion, and arcane symbolism is matched by their technical mastery, multilingual lyrics, and sonic experimentation.
With their twelfth studio album “The Devils” [2022], BELPHEGOR delivered one of their most punishing and ambitious records to date.
Recorded at Fascination Street Studios with producer Jens Bogren, the album features nine meticulously crafted compositions that shift seamlessly between feral aggression and solemn majesty.
Tracks such as ‘Glorifizierung des Teufels’ and ‘Virtus Asinaria – Prayer’ incorporate choral passages and ritualistic structure, while ‘Damnation – Höllensturz’ unfolds with a dynamic complexity that further amplifies the band’s compositional vision.
Lyrically, the album weaves together German, Latin and English to cast incantations of death, desecration, and rebellion against sacred order. Accompanied by visionary artwork from Seth Siro Anton, “The Devils” stands as a high point in BELPHEGOR’s canon and underscores their continued relevance in the global extreme metal landscape.
Following the success of “The Devils,”BELPHEGOR were honoured with the 2023 Amadeus Austrian Music Award in the ‘Hard & Heavy’ category, a rare moment of formal recognition in Austria for a band that has long walked a path far removed from mainstream acceptance. This accolade acknowledges their artistic legacy and highlights the contrast between their recognition and the transgressive nature of their craft.
Renowned for their intense live rituals, BELPHEGOR have toured relentlessly across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and beyond. They have appeared at Wacken Open Air, Knotfest, Bloodstock Open Air, Hellfest, Tons Of Rock, Sweden Rock Festival and numerous other prestigious metal festivals. Their stage presence is more than a performance, it is a ceremony of magick and infernal theatre, where sound, smoke, blood, and fire converge in a communion with darkness.
Now, as the band approach their thirteenth studio album, a deeper and more arcane force begins to stir. The number thirteen bears ancient meaning: endings, thresholds, and the passage into the unknown. Rooted in primordial doctrine, the thirteenth seal is said to bind the final veil between worlds, the last barrier between order and chaos.
With this upcoming release, BELPHEGOR prepare to break that seal, not to follow, but to lead. To summon what lies beyond even their own previous creations: something more primal, more ritualistic, more devastating.
Early glimpses of new material point to a continuation of the dark artistic path begun with “The Devils,” now delving even deeper. The upcoming album takes shape as a focused ritual: precise, uncompromising, and rooted in the band’s unmistakable vision, the glorification of the Devil.
Diabolical black death metal titans BELPHEGOR are proud to announce the second leg of their 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PROCESSIONS throughout Europe, in support of their newest album, The Devils. Please scroll down for the dates
Special guests on this trek include ARKONA (RUS), Alex Krull’s ATROCITY (GER), and CONFESS (NO/ IRAN). The tour kicks off in Switzerland at Aarburg’s Musigburg.
Helmuth commented: “Ave! With pleasure we announce the cities we will invade during this 30 year Jubiläum. Where will you attend this tour?”
01.12.2023 – SUI – Aarburg, Musigburg 02.12.2023 – ITA – Milan, Black Winter Fest 03.12.2023 – FRA – Limoges, CCM John Lennon 04.12.2023 – FRA – Paris, Petit Bain 05.12.2023 – FRA – Lyon, La Rayonne 07.12.2023 – FRA – Epinal, La Souris Verte 08.12.2023 – GER – Mannheim, MS Connexion 09.12.2023 – GER – Glauchau, X-Mass In Hell Fest, 10.12.2023 – GER – Essen, Turock 12.12.2023 – UK – Sheffield, Corporation 13.12.2023 – UK – Manchester, The Bread Shed 14.12.2023 – UK – London, Underworld 15.12.2023 – NLD – Sneek, Het Bolwerk
Known as a tirelessly touring band, long-running diabolical death metal titansBELPHEGOR are happy to announce The Devils European Aufmarsch 2023 in support of their newest, strongest and most successful chart-breaking album, The Devils.
Produced at renowned Fascination Studios with Jens Bogren, The Devils sounds absolutely crushing and dynamic, sonically pushing the immense variety of the eight tracks to new heights. Watching the band perform this album live is an absolute must.
Having grown to become one of extreme music’s premier live outfits, KAMPFAR has been releasing key albums that have both dominated and contributed to form the modern black metal scene as we know it today.
They join BELPHEGOR on this run to present their newest record Til Klovers Takt – an album that stands on the shoulders of everything that came before it in Kampfar’s catalog. It draws inspiration from the first song written 28 years ago as much as it leans on any other period in the band’s past.
Italian-based technical death metal die hards HIDEOUS DIVINITY will deliver their staggering conceptual EP LV-426, the concept of which is a sub-narrative of the second Alien movie directed by James Cameron.
Last but not least, Swiss melodic death metallers DEVILS RAGE and Swedish thrash’n’roll act LEACH will open the bill on selected dates.
THE DEVILS EUROPEAN AUFMARSCH 2023 BELPHEGOR + Kampfar + Hideous Divinity Supports: Devils Rage, Leach
Diabolical black/death metal squadron BELPHEGOR are proud to unveil a bizarre music video for the punishing title track of their recently released new album, The Devils.
Watch the video here:
BELPHEGOR’s twelfth full-length proves to be one of the strongest and most elaborate records in the group’s career. Mixed & mastered at renowned Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren, The Devils sounds absolutely crushing and dynamic, sonically pushing the immense variety of the eight tracks to new heights.
Rounded off by impressive artwork created by Seth Siro Anton, The Devils marks the band’s fourth collaboration with one of metal’s most talented and prolific artworkers. Ultimately, The Devils is an album that musically builds upon BELPHEGOR’s trademark sound, in essence a combination of traditional death and black metal deeply rooted in the 90’s, yet boasts with intricate compositions and detailed arrangements underlining their outstanding position within the international extreme metal circuit.
Blending German, Latin and English lyrics, lead single ‘Totentanz – Dance Macabre’ is as ferocious as it gets with its insane barrage of blast beats, spiteful lyrics, and sinister guitar melodies. ‘Glorifizierung des Teufels’ (‘Glorification of the Devil’) and ‘Virtus Asinaria –Prayer’ offer epic, mid-paced grandeur, chanted vocals and choirs adding new shades of black to their stylistic palette. The title-track or ‘Damnation – Höllensturz’ prove to be more complex pieces, shifting moods and tempos with ease and expanding BELPHEGOR’s blasphemous onslaught with fascinating twists and turns.
HELMUTH comments: „Hail! I think the greatest strength of this twelfth BELPHEGOR album are the many new elements incorporated into our unrelenting soundwall, which illuminates the offering shine with an evil ritualistic light. We tried to push the boundaries as musicians and as a band to bring the eight soundcollages to a new level of “Diabolical Black Death Metal” extremity. An intense atmosphere was our goal. THE DEVILS” is the perfect demonstration of how we wanted to sound in the year 2022, every aspect expressing what we seek within BELPHEGOR! In Musick, Helmuth”
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