1985-2000 Past Life Trauma [Original recording remastered]

Kreator | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Noise
• ASIN: B00005A0D1
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,101 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Betrayer

2. Pleasure to Kill

3. When the Sun Burns Red

4. Endless Pain

5. Winter Martyrium

6. Flag of Hate

7. Extreme Aggressions

8. After the Attack

9. Trauma

10. People of the Lie

11. Renewal

12. Terrible Certainty

13. Love Us or Hate Us

14. Total Death

15. Europe After the Rain

16. Under the Guillotine

17. Terror Zone

18. Tormentor

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good overview; worthwhile rarities, June 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: 1985-2000 Past Life Trauma (Audio CD)

A nice overall job presenting a compilation from one of the best speed/thrash/death bands. No metal fan should be without Kreator. Many of their best compositions are here. My only beef is that I think the track list draws too heavily from the first couple albums, which were fresh and influential at the time, but not nearly as skillful and powerful as later albums. Their playing, writing, and production improved so much over the first few years, you can really hear the difference, so why bother with so much early stuff, which sounds dated - it's still kid's stuff-- while the middle period stuff does not. Another beef: the classic album "Terrible Certainty" gets only one song here - c'mon! It's as brutal as the earlier stuff but much more accomplished and interesting. Still, the landmark "Coma of Souls" -- their most complex speed/thrash album -- gets a nice 3 tracks, so I can't complain too much. Plus, the rarities are good enough to entice the hardcore fans. "Winter Marytrium" & "Europe After the Rain" are previously unreleased live versions; very good. Trauma is a Renewal demo and great; After the Attack is from '87 and sounds like it's from Pleasure to Kill and is great as well -- simple but strong song with a nice change going into the chorus. The booklet is huge, with lots of pics of Kreator and other bands of the era, artwork, lyrics to all songs, and brief song by song commentaries by Mille. Overall, kudos - this is NOT just a record company hack job pushed out for profits. Or if it is, at least they treated the music, the band, and fans with respect in regard to packaging, good remastering job, and bonus tracks. Be sure to also check out Kreator's more recent albums, like "Endorama" & "Outcast". They've come a long way without compromising.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A best of bests, March 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: 1985-2000 Past Life Trauma (Audio CD)

A very good best-of album from another german titan in the 80's thrash metal scene.It gives the opportunity to the listener to enjoy all the songs that made Kreator one of the best bands.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good compilation, March 24, 2007

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Z. Kambovski "ZKA" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1985-2000 Past Life Trauma (Audio CD)

I think its better to pick up all CD's from Endless Pain to Renewal instead of this 'best of'.

All songs by Kreator in this period qualify for being the Best Of Kreator.