Hegemony is the tenth studio album from Swiss industrial metal band Samael, released on 13 October 2017 through Napalm.

[7][8] Hegemony was in the making for over four years[1] and saw a shift from the occult and spiritual themes prevalent on past albums to social and political topics.

While the band were working in a more isolated manner in the past, Vorph cited the strong influence of the media and technology as a reason for the different approach on Hegemony: "Somehow today, you cannot do this anymore.

"[1] Revisiting Samael's musical development during their career, Cheryl Carter in her review for Metal Hammer found that "experimentation has worked in their favour through time" and that the album "sounds vibrant, accessible and deliciously catchy while housing muscular riffs and thrilling synth-led progressions".

She highlighted "Vorph's dynamic voice, still huge after all this time" and concluded, "Hegemony is a slick and vital record that sounds absolutely massive and is wickedly good fun.