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Kreator is a thrash metal band from Essen, Germany. They originally started under the name Tormentor. Starting their career in 1982, they played thrash metal with Venom influences.^[1] Their style of music is similar to their compatriots Destruction and Sodom, the other two big German thrash metal bands. All three of these bands are often credited with helping create death metal, by containing a few elements of what was to become death metal.^[2] Image File history File links Kreator-logo. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Noise Records is a German record label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... SPV GmbH is an independant German record label founded in 1984 as a german distributor of Roadrunner Records. ... Miland Mille Petrozza (born December 18, 1966) is a German guitarist and singer. ... JÃ¼rgen Ventor Reil (born June 26, 1966) is the long time drummer for German thrash metal band Kreator. ... Christian Speesy Giesler (born 4 July 1970) is the bass player for Kreator. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in LÃ¶rrach, in southern Germany in 1982. ... Sodom is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... Death metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. ...

Kreator's work has been consistently in the vein of pure thrash, with the exception of three albums during the 1990s when they undertook serious experimentation.

Biography

Kreator formed as Tyrant in 1982 in Essen, Germany. The original lineup featured vocalist/guitarist Mille Petrozza, drummer Jurgen 'Ventor' Reil, and bassist Rob Fioretti. They soon changed their name to Tormentor and released two demos. They changed the name of the band again to the final one, Kreator and signed to Noise Records in 1985 and recorded their debut album, Endless Pain, in just 10 days. Legions of black and death metal bands call it one of their major influences.^[3] The band hired the late Sodom guitarist Michael Wulf for the albums tour. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Miland Mille Petrozza (born December 18, 1966) is a German guitarist and singer. ... JÃ¼rgen Ventor Reil (born June 26, 1966) is the long time drummer for German thrash metal band Kreator. ... Noise Records is a German record label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Death metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. ... Sodom is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. ...

Wulf was in the band for a few days and didn't play on the band's next album, 1986's Pleasure to Kill, despite his getting credit. A new guitarist, Jörg "Tritze" Trzebiatowski joined the band and he played on this album, which is widely considered a thrash classic.^[4]^[5]^[6] Produced by Harris Johns (Helloween, Voivod), it is arguably one of the heaviest, fastest albums in metal, while showing the band growing in talent and technical ability. The song "Flag of Hate" became an early hit, and the band became one of the most promising up-and-coming European metal acts. With Tritze the band started their first tour ever (before the release of Pleasure to Kill they had only played 5 gigs total). The band closed out the year with the Flag of Hate EP. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Pleasure to Kill, released in 1986, is the second album from the band Kreator. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. ... Voivod is a progressive metal band from Canada. ... Flag of Hate is German thrash metal band Kreators first EP released in 1986. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ...

In 1987 Kreator released Terrible Certainty, which is often considered to be Kreator's best album as the arrangements on the album were more complex and the tempos more varied.^[7] The album featured another hit "Behind The Mirror", and the band's popularity continued to grow. They managed to find enough time and money (coming from the concerts) to finance another EP Out of the Dark ... Into the Light. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Terrible Centrainty is an album by Kreator Track listing Blind Faith (4:07) Storming With Menace (4:26) Terrible Certainty (4:29) As The World Burns (3:50) Toxic Trance (5:33) No Escape (5:01) One Of Use (4:00) Behind The Mirror (4:34) Impossible To Cure (2... Out of the Dark . ...

In 1988 Kreator signed with major label Epic Records. Their debut with Epic, 1989's Extreme Aggression, recorded in Los Angeles, became a metal hit. Continuing the Terrible Certainty formula while showing the band still progressing musically and with better production by the well-regarded Randy Burns (also dark angel,nuclear assault,mortal sin & Megadeth among others), the album featured the band's first major singles and music videos, the title track and "Betrayer", becoming major hits on MTVs Headbangers Ball. They toured North America with Suicidal Tendencies, which greatly expanded their popularity outside of Europe. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Extreme Aggression is an album by Kreator. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... Headbangers Ball is a television show about heavy metal music airing on MTV2, MTV in Australia and MTV Adria (the MTV subsidiary covering the former Yugoslavia). ... Suicidal Tendencies are a hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ...

In 1989 German director Thomas Schadt made a documentary about Kreator (focusing on the social aspect of heavy metal in the Ruhr Area) titled Thrash Altenessen (named after the band's hometown, a suburb of Essen). Tritze left Kreator after Extreme Aggression. In 1990, with new guitarist Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik (also formely of Sodom), the band released Coma of Souls. This album was not quite as praised as the bands previous few albums (many felt the album was "rushed" and repetitive^[7]), but still managed to do quite well, with "People of the Lie" becoming a hit. However, things changed in the 90's. With many other thrash bands such as testament and others changing their sound for a more commercial approach. The result was 1992s Renewal, which featured a more raw & punk sound While reaching a new audience, the band upset many longtime fans, ref name="UTTER DARK webzine">Bertrand Garnier (2000-02-29). UTTER DARK webzine - Kreator interview. UTTER DARK webzine. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.</ref>^[8] The excruciatingly taxing touring commitments that followed took the band as far as South America, but understandably left them physically and creatively exhausted. The band began to fall apart around this time, founding member Rob Fioretti left the band after the renewal tour as he wanted to spend more time with his family and was temprorarily replaced by Andreas Herz, who never played any official release & was only in the band a matter of months. In 1995 Reil left as well, leaving Petrozza the sole original bandmember. Reil was replaced by Joe Cangelosi. Herz was replaced by Christian Giesler. To make matters worse, their contract with Epic was dropped. Now on G.U.N. Records the new lineup put out the album Cause for Conflict that year. The result was their most modern album at that time, the sound on this album was a mix of pleasure to kill ,extreme aggression & renewal]], a return to a more typically thrash metal sound than on the previous album.^[9] Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Ruhr Area within Germany Map of the Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area, also called simply Ruhr, (German Ruhrgebiet, colloquial Ruhrpott or Kohlenpott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large formerly industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Sodom is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. ... Coma of Souls is an album by Kreator. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Renewal is an album by Kreator. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... February 29 is a day added into a leap year of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Christian Speesy Giesler (born 4 July 1970) is the bass player for Kreator. ... Cause for Conflict is an album by Kreator. ...

Gosdzik and Cangelosi left in 1996 and were replaced by Tommy Vetterli (formerly of Coroner), and, surprisingly, Jurgen Reil. The band began to slow done in pace with their sound, releasing Outcast and Endorama, which were the slowest releases kreator had ever done,outcast suffered fromm bad production & lack of ambition in the song writing department ,while endorama much the same ,though totally polished lacked any of the band's usual venomous aggression which they were known for and even found Petrozza trying a few different singing styles on for size ,& saw the talents of tommy veterlli under utilized , which contained none of his fantastic guitar playing ,which he is reverred for on all the coroner records. by the end of the '90s the band reached both commercial and critical nadir. Though frontman Mille Petrozza never cared about this: "For us, success doesn't define in record sales. So all our albums have been successful for us, because we've achieved what we were aiming for...".^[8] Coroner is a Swiss thrash metal band. ... Jurgen Ventor Reil (born June 26th 1966) is the long time drummer for German thrash metal band Kreator. ... Outcast is an album by Kreator. ... Endorama is an album by Kreator. ...

However, in 2001, with new guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö, the band released their "comeback" album Violent Revolution, which saw the band returning to their classic thrash style ,which was similar to coma of souls ,you could actually say it was coma of souls part 2(="Ultimate Metal Reviews">Ultimate Metal Reviews - Review of Violent Revolution. Ultimate Metal Reviews. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.</ref>^[10]^[11]^[12] The tour was extremely successful and introduced Kreator to a younger generation of metal fans. A live album Live Kreation and live DVD Live Kreation: Revisioned Glory were released in 2003, and a new studio album - which was more than a return to their infanous thrash style ,but slightly updated giving it a definite edge against newer bands like the haunted ,arch enemy etc.- Enemy of God was released in 2005. This album also saw a special edition re-release in 2006 called Enemy of God: Revisited. In early 2006, Kreator toured North America and Canada with Napalm Death, A Perfect Murder, and The Undying. Kreator will be touring in 2008 with King Diamond, Leaves Eyes, and Cellador. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Violent Revolution is an album by the German thrash metal band Kreator. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Live Kreation is a two-disc live album by thrash metal band Kreator. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Enemy of God is an album by the German thrash metal band Kreator. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ... A Perfect Murder was a thrash band formed in Montreal, Canada in 2000 signed to Victory Records. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... King Diamond (born Kim Bendix Petersen, June 14, 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a heavy metal musician known for his shock rock image. ... Leaves Eyes is a gothic metal band from Germany assembled in 2003, when the then Theatre of Tragedy singer Liv Kristine was fired â€” via an internet announcement â€” from the band. ... Cellador are a Power Metal band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed by guitarist Chris Petersen in 2003. ...

Members

Current members

Miland Mille Petrozza (born December 18, 1966) is a German guitarist and singer. ... Jurgen Ventor Reil (born June 26th 1966) is the long time drummer for German thrash metal band Kreator. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Former members

Sodom is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. ... Sodom is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. ... Coroner is a Swiss thrash metal band. ... Whiplash was an American thrash metal band. ... Massacre is an American Death metal band. ...

Discography

See Kreator discography. andreas hurtz was never actually a full member of kreator ,& his time in kreator was very short , only a few months from '94-'95 ,rob fioretti left in '94 , so whoever posted this info in wrong!!! Cover of the 2006 re-release of Enemy of God, the bands latest album, called Enemy of God: Revisited Discography for the German thrash metal band Kreator. ...

Videography

VHS cover Live in East Berlin is a VHS by German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1990 by Noise Records. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) and launched... VHS cover Hallucinative Comas is a VHS by German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1991 by Noise Records. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Enemy of God is an album by the German thrash metal band Kreator. ...

Trivia

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