The Hellpreacher
Introduction '''''The Hellpreacher''''' is the third full-length album from death metal supergroup Birds of Prey. It was released April 28, 2009 through Relapse Records.
Overview ''The Hellpreacher'' is a concept album that gives the listener a first person perspective into the life a prison inmate turned priest. The album begins when the protagonist is only a child and follows him through a childhood full of rape and abuse which eventually finds the protagonist incarcerated, undergoing more physical abuse and rape. While in prison, the protagonist has a religious conversion and slowly starts to build a militaristic cult, that becomes the downfall for not only the protagonist but everyone else who is a part of this unholy lifestyle.
Track listing # "Momma" - 3:49# "Juvie" - 5:52# "As the Field Mice Play" - 1:16# "Alive Inside!" - 3:19# "Tempt the Disciples" - 3:51# "Taking on our Winter Blood" - 2:13# "The Excavation" - 3:19# "Blind Faith" - 3:18# "False Prophet" - 3:48# "The Owl Closes In" - 1:58# "Warriors of Mud...The Hellfighters" - 3:59# "Giving up the Ghost" - 4:32
Personnel * Ben Hogg (Vocals)* Eric Larson (Guitar) * Bo Leslie (Guitar) * Summer Welch (Bass) * Dave Witte (Drums)
External links *  Official Birds of Prey Myspace*  Official Relapse Records Website*  "The Hellpreacher" reviewed at allmusic by Greg Prato
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