Belphegor: Guided Listening Profile
A verified listening route through Belphegor's blackened death metal catalogue, using the band's own history and discography alongside its label archive.
Research checked by LISTN.TO Editorial on . Facts and editorial listening guidance are identified separately below.
Verified identity
The archived /belphegor path matches the Austrian band whose official biography describes a 1993 formation and whose official discography documents releases from Bloodbath in Paradise through The Devils. Nuclear Blast's artist archive corroborates the catalogue and describes the combination of death- and black-metal traditions.
- Documented formation
- The official biography dates Belphegor's formation to 1993 and identifies vocalist-guitarist Helmuth as the founder.
- Supported by Belphegor official biography
- Early album marker
- The Last Supper was released in 1995, followed by Blutsabbath in 1997 and Necrodaemon Terrorsathan in 2000.
- Supported by Belphegor official discography
- Recent catalogue marker
- The Devils is documented as the twelfth studio album and was released in 2022.
- Supported by Belphegor official biography and Nuclear Blast
A listening path through Belphegor
This route is organized to make comparison useful. It is not a popularity chart or an attempt to declare a definitive best release.
The Last Supper (1995)
Start with the first full-length to set a baseline for the early recording scale and the balance between black-metal abrasion and death-metal weight. Note the guitar texture before comparing production polish elsewhere.
Pestapokalypse VI (2006)
Use this middle-period record to follow changes in rhythmic definition and arrangement. Listen for how rapid passages are separated by slower, heavier anchors rather than treating speed as the only defining feature.
The Devils (2022)
End with the twelfth album. Compare the increased detail in the recording, the placement of choral material, and the shifts between dense attack and more spacious ceremonial passages.
The route is chronological enough to expose production and arrangement changes, but it is not a complete discography or a ranking. The cited sources support dates and catalogue facts; the listening prompts are LISTN.TO's editorial framework.
Why this archived URL maps here
The old address carried only the artist name, so identity cannot be established from URL shape alone. The match is accepted because the supplied music-site context, the exact uncommon name, the band's official biography, and the label discography all converge. This page cites those records rather than inventing a personal history.
- Original path
/belphegor- First observed
- 2019-06-12
- Last observed
- 2026-10-24
- Referring domains in supplied audit
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Continue the catalogue research
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Sources and scope
Sources support identity, dates and catalogue facts. The listening sequence and questions are original LISTN.TO editorial guidance; they are not presented as artist statements or laboratory findings.
- Belphegor official biography: Formation, founder, catalogue position and recording context
- Belphegor official discography: Release sequence, dates and track listings
- Nuclear Blast: Belphegor: Label catalogue and description of the band's musical lineage
See the Music Research and Review Methodology for the evidence standard used on this profile.
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