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Return in Bloodred

Return in Bloodred is the debut studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf, released in 2005.

Return in Bloodred
A black werewolf figure on a red and black city background, with the Powerwolf logo and the words "RETURN IN BLOODRED" in a red font.
Studio album by
Powerwolf
Released4 April 2005
RecordedSeptember 2004
StudioStudio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre
Length40:00
LabelMetal Blade Records (Europe)
ProducerFredrik Nordström
Powerwolf studio album chronology
Return in Bloodred
(2005) 		Lupus Dei
(2007)

History edit

First songs for the album, such as "Mr. Sinister" and "We Came to Take Your Souls", which were completed in the first session, were written in June 2004.[1]

The album was recorded within eight days[2] in September 2004 at Studio Fredman. The drummer Stéfane Funèbre had to be temporarily replaced by Tom Diener during the recording due to a tendonitis.[3]

The album was re-released in 2014 as part of the box set The History of Heresy I along with the album Lupus Dei and a DVD of a performance at the Wacken Open Air 2008.

Themes edit

"Mr. Sinister" was the first song Powerwolf had ever written; this served as a guide for the style they appropriated. The text is about Vlad II Dracul, the father of Dracula.[4]

"We Came to Take Your Souls" tells about a war between Romania and the Ottoman Empire under Vlad III Dracula.[4]

"Kiss of the Cobra King" tells a story about a wolf, which fights against a snake.[5][6] The story is about the war between Romania and the Ottoman Empire that was already being dealt with in We Came to Take Your Souls. According to older interviews, this is an old Romanian legend; the biography of The History of Heresy I, on the other hand, claims that the idea arose during a rehearsal session when Attila Dorn ordered a pop-up pop group to be quiet, otherwise they would be "bitten by the Cobra King."[1]

"Demons & Diamonds" criticizes the impact of the pursuit of power and wealth.[1][6]

"Montecore" is about the white tiger, who in 2003 had seriously injured the magician Roy Horn.[4]

"The Evil Made Me Do It" and "Lucifer in Starlight" have strong influences of the doom metal and are a tribute to Black Sabbath.[1] "Lucifer in Starlight" deals with the fascination for the devil.

"Son of the Morning Star" does not include guitar, drums or bass unlike the rest of the album. In addition to Attila's singing only organ sounds are used. Lyrically, the song describes the biblical apocalypse.[5]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Matthew Greywolf, Charles Greywolf, Attila Dorn, Falk Maria Schlegel and Stéfane Funèbre

No.TitleLength
1."Mr. Sinister"4:39
2."We Came to Take Your Souls"4:01
3."Kiss of the Cobra King"4:32
4."Black Mass Hysteria"4:12
5."Demons & Diamonds"3:39
6."Montecore"5:19
7."The Evil Made Me Do It"3:39
8."Lucifer in Starlight"4:49
9."Son of the Morning Star"4:10/5:10
Total length:40:00
The History of Heresy I (2014 bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
10."Mr. Sinister (Live)"5:38
11."We Came to Take Your Souls (Live)"4:08
12."Kiss of the Cobra King (Live)"5:26
Total length:54:02

Note: After the last track, "Son of the Morning Star", there is roughly a minute of silence.

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Metalspheres Fanzine - Interview , Powerwolf". metalspheres.de. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Get Ready to ROCK! Interview with Matthew Greywolf of heavy metal rock band Powerwolf". getreadytorock.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ Book: The History of Heresy I
  4. ^ a b c "POWERWOLF: King Diamond? Wer ist das? • Interviews". vampster.com (in German). 5 May 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Interview mit Matthew Greywolf zu 'Return In Bloodred'". metal.de (in German). 9 May 2005. Archived from the original on 3 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Powerwolf". Twilight magazin (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2019.


 

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