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Track Listings
| 1. Mars Mantra |
| 2. Phantom Antichrist |
| 3. Death to the World |
| 4. From Flood into Fire |
| 5. Civilisation Collapse |
| 6. United in Hate |
| 7. The Few, The Proud, The Broken |
| 8. Your Heaven, My Hell |
| 9. Victory Will Come |
| 10. Until Our Paths Cross Again |
Editorial Reviews
Kreator are one of Germany s most enduring and
prodigious thrash metal bands, and on their Nuclear Blast
debut, they unleash something deliciously dark.
Always edgy, powerful and with scathing, sometimes
politcal lyrics, Kreator have long been the leaders of
the German thrash scene. Now with their upcoming Teutonic
Terror tour with Accept, they are primed and ready to devour
and conquer once more.
prodigious thrash metal bands, and on their Nuclear Blast
debut, they unleash something deliciously dark.
Always edgy, powerful and with scathing, sometimes
politcal lyrics, Kreator have long been the leaders of
the German thrash scene. Now with their upcoming Teutonic
Terror tour with Accept, they are primed and ready to devour
and conquer once more.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Kreator have been on a real upward trajectory artistically speaking for the last decade or so. Since 2001's superb Violent Revolution album and the establishment of their current line-up, everything that the band have put out has been of the utmost quality, keeping to a fairly strict but non-intrusive formula and just knocking out a boatload of brilliant songs.
Now in 2012, with their thirteenth full-length studio album Phantom Antichrist, the legendary German Thrash Metal band continue in the same vein that has kept the last three albums so absolutely vital and deliver more of the same formula that mixes their classic 1980s style with elements of Gothenburg style, an intermittent touch of groove and a few sections with clean vocals over arpeggiated bits in their too for variety.
Each of the albums that follow that aforementioned formula also puts enough of an individual twist on it to have its own identity though, and I guess Phantom Antichrist's twist would be that it isn't just as fast, isn't just as heavy as often and is a lot more focused on the high-end. It's a more melodic and musical take of the Enemy Of God/Hordes Of Chaos musical direction.
Despite the title track leading with speed and low end, there's a lot of time given on the album overall to slow sections, little guitar vibratos, teasing rolls or little sneaky Hi-Hat strikes. If you are all about the Thrash side of things don't worry though, it isn't as if the band abandoned Thrash, there is a heck of a lot of it in there too. The band did a clever job of balancing mixing things up with keeping what was working well.
I have nothing but praise for this album, on first listen it already gave off "Album Of The Year Candidate" feelings and still grew on me with each subsequent spin. The performance is so energetic and pounding on the heavier songs and so subtle and studied on the more musical moments, the production is absolutely top-rate, Mille's vocals are up to the same standard of the recent few albums and the lead guitar work is inspired as always. Furthermore it is a pretty perfect length and each individual song is excellent so there is nothing in the way of filler. The album is lean, varied and perfectly formed.
If this happened to be the first Kreator album that you ever heard I am sure it would leave a damn fine first impression. If you are an existing fan it is definitely more of the same flawless formula that has been working so well on one hand, and yet also a bit of a surprise at the same time, which just helps make it fresh and worthwhile.
Highlights include the superb `Death To The World,' which has some brilliant lead guitar work and a surprising mid-section, the proggy closer `Until Our Paths Cross Again' as well as the groovy and complex `The Few The Proud The Broken' and which is exemplary of a few tracks on the album that take some of the spirit of Power Metal festival-pleasing choruses but applies it to a mostly mid-tempo Thrash number.
Overall, this is a really great album from a truly consistent and focused band that know how to write good metal songs. The only thing which I could imagine anyone ever finding bad about this album would be the idea of the band repeating themselves, for example there is a riff in `Civilizations Collapse' that sounds like one in `Coma Of Souls' and one in `United In Hate' that sounds like one in `Replicas Of Life' etc but the band pull it off so well it doesn't bother me personally. If you usually find riff-recycling a massive pain then maybe the album won't seem just as flawless as I make it out to be, so that is something to take into consideration.
As long as you liked the past few Kreator albums and aren't either sick of them or shocked at something that isn't exactly as heavy as their last two albums even if it makes up for it in other areas however, then Phantom Antichrist should be a no-brainer love affair right from the get-go.
In summary; If you want some perfectly crafted German Metal, with absolutely superb lead guitar work, great drum work and the occasional moments of sing-along grandeur or softer moments brushing shoulders with pounding yet intelligent and varied Thrash, then this is certainly worth picking up.
*** If you should happen to buy the Special Edition version, you will get one card-sleeve housing two individual digipak cases. The first has the actual album and the second has the bonus DVD.
The DVD features a twenty-minute making-of documentary called `Conquerers Of The Ice.' Although it is a making-of there isn't that much in-studio footage, maybe around a total of three minutes. The bulk of the feature is three separate interviews that are cut together with studio footage between cuts. The producer Jens Borgen is interviewed at Fascination Street Studios where the album was recorded, and Mille Petrozza is interviewed on a frozen Ocean, while guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö is interviewed in front of a Swedish castle. Topics covered include recording in Sweden, avoiding cheesiness, Osama Bin-Laden's death, the Greek economy and simultaneously tracking all members at once while recording. It isn't the most substantial documentary in the world, but it is a lot better than the one from Hordes Of Chaos.
The DVD also features a live concert from Waken Open Air Festival 2011, intercut with four tracks from Waken 2006, but done in a way that you mightn't even notice if it wasn't pointed out to you. This isn't just the live-feed slapped onto a disc however, the footage and sound have been treated, edited and tidied up and it is actually a really good feature. It may cut to the monitors a little too often and not feature all that much off of their 80s albums, but it is a damn fine live show nonetheless.
The tracklisting is:
1. (Intro) Choir Of The Damned
2. Hordes Of Chaos
3. War Curse
4. Endless Pain (with a riff from Coma Of Souls as an intro)
5. Pleasure To Kill
6. Destroy What Destroys You
7. (Intro) The Patriarch
8. Violent Revolution
9. People Of The Lie
10. Europe After The Rain
11. Phobia
12. Reconquering The Throne (with a riff from Terrible Certainty as an intro)
13. Flag of Hate/Tormentor
The concert lasts 53.50 and with the improved visuals is probably actually a better DVD than their Live Kreation Revisioned Glory release. I highly recommend getting this bonus version if you can get it for cheap enough and as long as you enjoyed the Hordes Of Chaos album that makes up a lot of its track listing. ***
Now in 2012, with their thirteenth full-length studio album Phantom Antichrist, the legendary German Thrash Metal band continue in the same vein that has kept the last three albums so absolutely vital and deliver more of the same formula that mixes their classic 1980s style with elements of Gothenburg style, an intermittent touch of groove and a few sections with clean vocals over arpeggiated bits in their too for variety.
Each of the albums that follow that aforementioned formula also puts enough of an individual twist on it to have its own identity though, and I guess Phantom Antichrist's twist would be that it isn't just as fast, isn't just as heavy as often and is a lot more focused on the high-end. It's a more melodic and musical take of the Enemy Of God/Hordes Of Chaos musical direction.
Despite the title track leading with speed and low end, there's a lot of time given on the album overall to slow sections, little guitar vibratos, teasing rolls or little sneaky Hi-Hat strikes. If you are all about the Thrash side of things don't worry though, it isn't as if the band abandoned Thrash, there is a heck of a lot of it in there too. The band did a clever job of balancing mixing things up with keeping what was working well.
I have nothing but praise for this album, on first listen it already gave off "Album Of The Year Candidate" feelings and still grew on me with each subsequent spin. The performance is so energetic and pounding on the heavier songs and so subtle and studied on the more musical moments, the production is absolutely top-rate, Mille's vocals are up to the same standard of the recent few albums and the lead guitar work is inspired as always. Furthermore it is a pretty perfect length and each individual song is excellent so there is nothing in the way of filler. The album is lean, varied and perfectly formed.
If this happened to be the first Kreator album that you ever heard I am sure it would leave a damn fine first impression. If you are an existing fan it is definitely more of the same flawless formula that has been working so well on one hand, and yet also a bit of a surprise at the same time, which just helps make it fresh and worthwhile.
Highlights include the superb `Death To The World,' which has some brilliant lead guitar work and a surprising mid-section, the proggy closer `Until Our Paths Cross Again' as well as the groovy and complex `The Few The Proud The Broken' and which is exemplary of a few tracks on the album that take some of the spirit of Power Metal festival-pleasing choruses but applies it to a mostly mid-tempo Thrash number.
Overall, this is a really great album from a truly consistent and focused band that know how to write good metal songs. The only thing which I could imagine anyone ever finding bad about this album would be the idea of the band repeating themselves, for example there is a riff in `Civilizations Collapse' that sounds like one in `Coma Of Souls' and one in `United In Hate' that sounds like one in `Replicas Of Life' etc but the band pull it off so well it doesn't bother me personally. If you usually find riff-recycling a massive pain then maybe the album won't seem just as flawless as I make it out to be, so that is something to take into consideration.
As long as you liked the past few Kreator albums and aren't either sick of them or shocked at something that isn't exactly as heavy as their last two albums even if it makes up for it in other areas however, then Phantom Antichrist should be a no-brainer love affair right from the get-go.
In summary; If you want some perfectly crafted German Metal, with absolutely superb lead guitar work, great drum work and the occasional moments of sing-along grandeur or softer moments brushing shoulders with pounding yet intelligent and varied Thrash, then this is certainly worth picking up.
*** If you should happen to buy the Special Edition version, you will get one card-sleeve housing two individual digipak cases. The first has the actual album and the second has the bonus DVD.
The DVD features a twenty-minute making-of documentary called `Conquerers Of The Ice.' Although it is a making-of there isn't that much in-studio footage, maybe around a total of three minutes. The bulk of the feature is three separate interviews that are cut together with studio footage between cuts. The producer Jens Borgen is interviewed at Fascination Street Studios where the album was recorded, and Mille Petrozza is interviewed on a frozen Ocean, while guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö is interviewed in front of a Swedish castle. Topics covered include recording in Sweden, avoiding cheesiness, Osama Bin-Laden's death, the Greek economy and simultaneously tracking all members at once while recording. It isn't the most substantial documentary in the world, but it is a lot better than the one from Hordes Of Chaos.
The DVD also features a live concert from Waken Open Air Festival 2011, intercut with four tracks from Waken 2006, but done in a way that you mightn't even notice if it wasn't pointed out to you. This isn't just the live-feed slapped onto a disc however, the footage and sound have been treated, edited and tidied up and it is actually a really good feature. It may cut to the monitors a little too often and not feature all that much off of their 80s albums, but it is a damn fine live show nonetheless.
The tracklisting is:
1. (Intro) Choir Of The Damned
2. Hordes Of Chaos
3. War Curse
4. Endless Pain (with a riff from Coma Of Souls as an intro)
5. Pleasure To Kill
6. Destroy What Destroys You
7. (Intro) The Patriarch
8. Violent Revolution
9. People Of The Lie
10. Europe After The Rain
11. Phobia
12. Reconquering The Throne (with a riff from Terrible Certainty as an intro)
13. Flag of Hate/Tormentor
The concert lasts 53.50 and with the improved visuals is probably actually a better DVD than their Live Kreation Revisioned Glory release. I highly recommend getting this bonus version if you can get it for cheap enough and as long as you enjoyed the Hordes Of Chaos album that makes up a lot of its track listing. ***
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Ahh, Kreator. Good ol' Kreator. You can always count on Mille and Co. to deliver. Out of all the old-school thrash bands, you know there are certain ones you can depend on, like Overkill or Testament, and that also seem to get better with age. Kreator is right up there with the best of them, and they've released a devastating album in Phantom Antichrist. The songs vary from stomping, high-speed thrash to melodic power metal, and are all superbly skilled, inspired examples of epic songwriting and musicianship. It almost reminds me of classic-era Metallica. Technically proficient, heavy-but-catchy, dramatic and compelling; Kreator have proven again that they are the epitome of professional, accomplished metal musicians. Every song is a highlight, but listen to Civilization Collapse if you want an idea of what this album has to offer; it absolutely smokes! These guys don't disappoint when it comes to writing some of the best music in all of metal.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
United In Hate is the most brutal Kreator song since Coma Of Souls!
Do you remember the day's of old when you would go out and pick up your favorite bands new album, back then you would have to rush home and slap that record on the turntable, the music would flow over you and just give you chills. Sometimes this moment was met with disappointment, but we are not talking about Signals here, we are talking about KREATOR. In my opinion the best thrash band of all time and my favorite band since the mid 80's, When I was out record shopping with my buddy Mark hunting down the latest Megadeth boot, or Maiden picture disk I picked up Pleasure To Kill and one listen I was hooked, I have stuck by the band through the years, it was easy to do during the height of the thrash years. I waited for each new release one more brutal than the next, waiting a year, rushing to the store and hearing When the Sun Burns Red or arguably the best riff in thrash metal history Coma Of Souls was a well deserved reward for patiently awaiting for a new Kreator album. I liked Renewal, I still listen to it, if I had to say anything negative about Kreator it would be that I really missed Ventor when he was not on tour, Mille can write some Kick ass songs, but live I think Ventor holds the band together in a live setting.
If you have not heard this album yet, get ready because, it has been YEARS since I have listened to an album that just gives me chills, this album makes me proud to be a fan of Kreator. Thrash never went away in some parts of the world, but it's comeback is really going to get a kick in the ass here in the states with this new album!
Do you remember the day's of old when you would go out and pick up your favorite bands new album, back then you would have to rush home and slap that record on the turntable, the music would flow over you and just give you chills. Sometimes this moment was met with disappointment, but we are not talking about Signals here, we are talking about KREATOR. In my opinion the best thrash band of all time and my favorite band since the mid 80's, When I was out record shopping with my buddy Mark hunting down the latest Megadeth boot, or Maiden picture disk I picked up Pleasure To Kill and one listen I was hooked, I have stuck by the band through the years, it was easy to do during the height of the thrash years. I waited for each new release one more brutal than the next, waiting a year, rushing to the store and hearing When the Sun Burns Red or arguably the best riff in thrash metal history Coma Of Souls was a well deserved reward for patiently awaiting for a new Kreator album. I liked Renewal, I still listen to it, if I had to say anything negative about Kreator it would be that I really missed Ventor when he was not on tour, Mille can write some Kick ass songs, but live I think Ventor holds the band together in a live setting.
If you have not heard this album yet, get ready because, it has been YEARS since I have listened to an album that just gives me chills, this album makes me proud to be a fan of Kreator. Thrash never went away in some parts of the world, but it's comeback is really going to get a kick in the ass here in the states with this new album!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
kreator
kreator's phantom antichrist is a great album, teutonic thrash metal
production, lyrics, riffs, everuthing is excellent, they're not disappointing their fans
production, lyrics, riffs, everuthing is excellent, they're not disappointing their fans
Published 10 days ago by Henry Kinkead
4.0 out of 5 stars
Consistently brutal
For those who love Kreator will really love the album, it's fast, loud and brutal, the solos are nice and crisp. highly recommended
Published 1 month ago by Danowar
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than the Scorpions!!
Critics call the Scorpions the best German band. No effing way. Kreator is the best thing to come out of Germany since the wall came down. Read more
Published 1 month ago by W. Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pure Ball Busting German Thrash
Kreator are truly one of those bands that you can definitely depend on to deliver and unleash an unstoppable onslaught of pure stomping, high-speed, ball busting thrash metal. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jeremy Brackeen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great album very powerfull
This is worth all the money so crisp sounding and heavy as hell and it all just right in your face from the first song right to the last and then you want more after
Published 2 months ago by ian
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excelente, magnífico .
Excelente, supremo, altamente recomendable. Un disco que con el tiempo será de culto en la rica discografía de Kreator.
5 estrellas para Kreator.
5 estrellas para Kreator.
Published 3 months ago by Jorge Gonzalez
5.0 out of 5 stars
First Time Listener
This album marks my first taste ever of Kreator. I love thrash, and have most of the old standbys in Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, Overkill, Exodus, etc... Read more
Published 3 months ago by megatallicadiozzhalen
3.0 out of 5 stars
Average Album, 7/10
At first i really enjoyed this album but that enjoyment quickly declined. Its not that this is a bad album but a average when comparing it to Kreator's previous works. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mdevil93
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Real German Thrash Metal...
The first impression i had is... the perfect combination of the Heaviest Parts of Thrash Metal with a nice melodic approach... The result... PERFECT !!!! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rufino
5.0 out of 5 stars
Out and Out Full Blown Thrash
This is right up there with anything Thrash that they have ever done in my opinion. It's amazing to still have that edge after all these years. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Victor Dimartino
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