The Hellpreacher

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

 * 1) "Momma" - 3:49
 * 2) "Juvie" - 5:52
 * 3) "As the Field Mice Play" - 1:16
 * 4) "Alive Inside!" - 3:19
 * 5) "Tempt the Disciples" - 3:51
 * 6) "Taking on our Winter Blood" - 2:13
 * 7) "The Excavation" - 3:19
 * 8) "Blind Faith" - 3:18
 * 9) "False Prophet" - 3:48
 * 10) "The Owl Closes In" - 1:58
 * 11) "Warriors of Mud...The Hellfighters" - 3:59
 * 12) "Giving up the Ghost" - 4:32

Personnel

 * Ben Hogg (Vocals)
 * Eric Larson (Guitar)
 * Bo Leslie (Guitar)
 * Summer Welch (Bass)
 * Dave Witte (Drums)