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Best Of The Blessed (2CD Mediabook)
Limited hardbound mediabook includes a bonus live CD.
"Reviewing a compilation album is always tricky business. At first sight, it is not still clear what a particular band is trying to achieve. On the one hand, it might just be a desperate marketing move to attempt to gain more money. On the other, it might be a lawful endeavor with something to contribute to a band’s catalog or history. There are even cases where a compilation album includes unique features that will join the collected songs. Some of them might consist of unreleased songs, covers, live versions, and re-written or re-recorded songs from their previous albums, which all of them seek to provide an added value to such type of album.
So, with the above in mind, the silver shaped question must be answered. Does “Best of the Blessed”, the first greatest hits album by Powerwolf, is worthy of our time and money? Short answer: hell, yes. That should do it, but just in case, there are some compelling reasons to prove that this is not your typical Best Of type album. For instance, last year marked the 15th anniversary of Powerwolf, which, in such time, has grown to the extent of currently being considered the most successful heavy metal band originated from Germany. In such regard, “Best of the Blessed” constitutes a mass celebration to (un)sanctified that milestone in style.
To that end, the High Priests of Heavy Metal gathered and established an ecumenical council, in which they determined to reunite sixteen of their most potent and sacrilegious metal psalms to deliver them refreshed, through body and blood for their hordes to rejoice. The Wolves even decided to transfigure seven of them, so now, we are blessed with new versions of their early blasphemous anthems, such as devotees’ favorites like “We Drink Your Blood”, “Sanctified with Dynamite” and “Resurrection by Erection.”
The treatment realized to the seven re-written, and re-recorded songs is pristine. The new sound of this dark liturgies is majestic, and even the tiny, as well as the added details, are flawless and can be heard in all of their glory. To try to analyze the depth of the songs seems redundant since all of them are already well known by the previous victims of lycanthropy. For new flesh, prepare to be attacked by some of the most lethal predators in the world of music. The heavy metal mass has never sounded better, so be ready to confess your sins, because once you are converted, there is no point of return.
Lucky for us, “Best of the Blessed” does not stop there. It also includes fourteen live songs taken from the impartation of the sacrament on their Wolfsnächte Tour during 2018. The powerful atmosphere can be appreciated; the ecstasy of the minions is palpable. Listening to the live album confirms an eleven commandment: “Thou shall not miss Powerwolf if ever hits your hometown.” Listening to such live tracks is pure joy. One can only imagine how invigorating must feel to be out there with the wolf-pack, singing along to the ceremonial songs, immersed in pure heavy metal elation." - Sonic Perspectives