Live Kreation

Kreator | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 22, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Steamhammer / SPV
• ASIN: B00006GOFU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,172 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth waiting all those 15 years for, October 2, 2003

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SverreB (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Kreation (Audio CD)

Some people hate live albums. Frankly, they are wrong, and albums like this is why. With "Live Kreation", Germany's finest musical outfit have finally delivered the full-length live document we've been pining for since the "Out of the dark... into the light" EP from the late 1980ies. It's been roughly 15 years in coming, but it's been worth it.

Having seen Mille Petrozza and his crew live on several occasions, I knew they could hack it onstage, but I never expected them to sound this crisp and controlled. I mean that in a good way. For those of us that have followed these charming Ruhr Valley boys through the years, the transformation from the primal death/thrash dervishes of "Endless Pain" to the commissars of precision of "Endorama" and "Violent revolution" has been a heartening experience; Kreator proves that it is possible to get smarter without losing that angry spark. With their newfound control coupled with their old fire, they sound better than ever. Considering that they have always been up there with the very best, that's no mean feat.

The song selection should satisfy everyone, with its heady mix of old and new material; all the essential classics ("Flag of hate", "People of the Lie", "Riot of violence") are here, deftly mixed with new, strong material. I miss a few personal favorites like "Son of Evil", "Endorama", "Ripping corpse" and, especially, "Toxic trace", but this is a minor grievance, as is the shortened version of that old monster "Awakening of the gods". Indeed, in my state of ecstatic rapture, I am reduced to complain about the cheesy cover art to find anything wrong. That's how good "Live Kreation" is.

I have loved Kreator since their inception, and I still do. The reason for this, besides their indisputable musical qualities, is that they have remained true to their vision throughout all those years. Today they are the only viable remaining alternative to Slayer for that vital daily fix of high-octane thrash metal. If you don't have this album, you are less than an entire human.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live Kreation Reaction, July 23, 2003

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Jose Carlos Zapata "The Engine" (Pembroke Pines, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live Kreation (Audio CD)

Great Double live album from the fathers of speed/trash metal, definitely the best selection of kreator you'll hear in a long time. Songs carefully and geniously played will make you bang your head all the way through.The progression of Kreator's music could be recognized notably in this record, from the neck breaker Phobia to the killer inducer Extreme Agression to the space flying Black Sunrise make this double album a must have for any trash metal fan & collector.You'll wish you would have been in that concert when you hear this record, it's magnetic and exciting.Great presentation, great sound, great quality of songs.If you want to recap the whole history of the great Kreator this is your chance.
You'll get your money's worth.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing sound and quality, July 23, 2003

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Howard Teitel "METAL MONGER" (nyc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live Kreation (Audio CD)

recorded in korea on there violent revolution tour this 2 cd set spans the career of kreator songs range from reconquering the throne to extreme aggression to coma of souls. great live cd to anyones collection