As previously reported, Austrian black metal horde BELPHEGOR have confirmed Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn as the title of the band’s forthcoming eighth album.

An update from the band reads: "The troup has just finished the fifth recording session, mixdown and mastering process with producer Andy Classen in stage one studios, Kassel/ Germany - check some studio pictures!

Here's a comment from Helmuth: "With these nine compositions/ arrangements we continue to piss on the damn mainstream. Its Belphegor to the highest, the hymns are extremely varied, more intense and epic than ever, there are new elements and structures added.

Also, we used some haunting samples here and there, to give the album a cold and ritualistic feel.

On Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn you will hear my most fukked up vocals to date, also the lyrical content is offensive and insane. The Witch/ Devil concept is amazing to work with and we used alot of original chants/ incantations from archaic scripts..."

In other news, the band have tapped Brazilian artist Marcelo Hvc for the graphics of the new album. Marcelo already started working on the cover art and some magickal images.

Serpenth adds: "The idea is, to capture the okkultic orgiastic processions from the Broken Mountain, the Walpurgis night in the images."

Keep an eye on the band's site and expect track titles, mp3 samples and an album cover preview within the next few weeks.

The album will be released in middle of October 2009, worldwide through Nuclear Blast Records. Further details to follow.