Released 29 June 2009
Genre Black metal, grindcore, death metal
Length 32:40
Label Candlelight, FETO
Producer Mick Kenney
In the Constellation of the Black Widow is the fifth studio album by British extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh, released on June 29, 2009, by Candlelight Records. The album was also released on LP, limited to 500 copies. 250 copies are pressed on black and white splatter vinyl, and 250 copies are pressed on black and purple vinyl.
The album title is derived from a passage in the book "Moment of Freedom" by Norwegian writer Jens Bjørneboe. The cover art is taken from Gustave Doré's illustrations to "The Raven". "Satanarchrist" is a re-recording from Total Fucking Necro.
Track listing
All songs written by Anaal Nathrakh.
"In the Constellation of the Black Widow" – 4:45
"I Am the Wrath of Gods and the Desolation of the Earth" – 2:24
"More of Fire Than Blood" – 3:26
"The Unbearable Filth of the Soul" – 3:32
"Terror in the Mind of God" – 3:27
"So Be It" – 2:23
"The Lucifer Effect" – 3:57
"Oil Upon the Sores of Lepers" – 2:48
"Satanarchrist" – 4:41
"Blood Eagles Carved On the Backs of Innocents" – 3:17
Zeitgeist Memento (Repvblika) – vocals on "Oil Upon the Sores of Lepers"
Barm "Ventnor" Frog – additional guitars on "In the Constellation of the Black Widow" and "More of Fire Than Blood"
"The Jungle has come loose, is changing purposes."
