Austria’s kings of blackend death metal, BELPHEGOR have released their new album Blood Magick Necromance in Europe.

Leader Helmuth Lehner comments on the release date: "17 years of chaos and excess, fukk, and Belphegor is still here and celebrate death/black metal Art. Well, goat time again brothers and sisters! Today Blood Magick Necromance unleashes to the hungry, die hard Metal front in Europe! There are a lot of new elements and structures added, to explore our sound and take it to the next level, more shredding, more magick, more of everything. Blood Magick Necromance is a very dangerous and magnificent Belphegor album. It's exactly how we wanted to sound in 2011."

Blood Magick Necromance is out now in four formats in Europe. The first is a limited edition in black slipcase with metallic effect. The second is a strictly limited Nuclear Blast mailorder edition boxset including bondage necklace and chain Only 500 handnumbered copies available. The third edition comes in a limited picture gatefold LP format in blood red vinyl and black vinyl. The fourth format is a standard jewel case CD.

Fans can get the the European editions here. The cover art was designed by renowned Austrian artist Joachim Luetke. View the CD box set and vinyl covers below:

CD box set:

Red vinyl:

Black vinyl:

Blood Magick Necromance was produced by the legendary Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY) at his Abyss Studios (IMMORTAL, DIMMU BORGIR, HYPOCRISY, DARK FUNERAL etc.) in Pärlby, Sweden and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren. The album will be released on February 8th, 2011 in North America.

Blood Magick Necromance tracklisting:

'In Blood - Devour This Sanctity'

'Rise To Fall And Fall To Rise'

'Blood Magick Necromance'

'Discipline Through Punishment'

'Angeli Mortis De Profundis'

'Impaled Upon The Tongue Of Sathan'

'Possessed Burning Eyes'

'Sado Messiah'

Belphegor recently released their 'Impaled Upon The Tongue Of Sathan' music video. The clip was shot and edited this past October by director Alexander Koenig in Abtenau, Austria. Keeping with the concept of the forthcoming Blood Magick Necromance, album the crew went through over 60 liters of fresh blood within two nights of shooting. Smashing all oppressive morals with anti-Christian sentiment, the band presents a raw look at depraved blood rites which celebrate the liberation of man through death. Check it out below:

A trailer of the recording process of Blood Magick Necromance can be viewed below.

Belphegor will be direct support to the legendary SEPULTURA this April/May soon after their tour with DEICIDE. The band will also take part in a handful of special headlining shows in the midst of the tour.

Belphegor will be direct support to Deicide on the God Is Dead – To Hell With God Tour, which kicks off on February 15th of next year. The trek also features BLACKGUARD, NEURAXIS and PATHOLOGY.