Blessed & Possessed


Blessed & Possessed is the sixth studio album by the German power metal band Powerwolf, released on 17 July 2015 by Napalm Records. The band wrote it during 2014 and began recording it in January 2015 at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was produced by Fredrik Nordström. It was mastered in the Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren.
Boxset and Earbook Edition of the album features a bonus CD Metallum Nostrum, which contains 10 songs of different artists that Powerwolf's band members selected to cover. It was re-released separately on 11 January 2019.

Background

Powerwolf began writing their sixth album in June 2014. They finished in the December of the same year. They announced their new album on their Facebook page on 5 December 2014.
They began recording the album in January 2015 at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, and the process lasted until March of the same year. They unveiled album's title and the cover art on 18 March 2015. The guitarist Matthew Greywolf stated about the group's new material:
Before the album was released, the group released two singles; "Army of the Night" and "Armata Strigoi". Both of them were first released only in digital form.

Critical reception

The album was rated positively by the critics. Metal.de wrote: "Blessed & Possessed is already the metal party disc of the year! With powerful riffing, big hooks and the darling dose of kitsch Powerwolf once again created an album in which every song is really a hit!". Metal Hammer saw the song "Higher Than Heaven" as the "highlight of the album".

Track listing

Boxset & Earbook Edition contains a bonus CD, Metallum Nostrum which was not released separately until 11 January 2019.

Personnel

Powerwolf
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Other personnel

Sales and certifications

Release history