Maxx left the group shortly after that, allowing Helmuth to take over vocal duties. They adopted the name Belphegor (one of the seven princes of Hell) in 1993 and issued a demo, Bloodbath in Paradise. Belphegor released their twelfth studio album, Devils, in 2022.įormed in 1991 under the moniker Betrayer by vocalist/bassist Maxx, guitarists Helmuth and Sigurd, and drummer Chris, the band quickly made inroads in their Austrian homeland. Their overtly satanic, European-style black metal eventually found favor overseas, resulting in a string of internationally-charting efforts like Walpurgis Rites – Hexenwahn (2008), Blood Magick Necromance (2010), Conjuring the Dead (2014), and Totenritual (2017). ![]() Led by vocalist/guitarist Helmuth Lehnerl, the band issued their debut album, The Last Supper, in 1995. ![]() An uncompromising Austrian blackened death metal group, Belphegor emerged in 1993 from the ashes of the like-minded Betrayer.
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