Endless Pain
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| Studio album by Kreator | |||||
| Released | October, 1985 | ||||
| Recorded | CAT Studio, Berlin, Germany, spring of 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Speed metal Thrash metal Black metal |
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| Length | 38:40 | ||||
| Label | Noise Records | ||||
| Producer | Horst Müller | ||||
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Endless Pain is the debut album of the thrash metal band Kreator released in 1985 by Noise Records. It is noted as the only Kreator album that does not have Mille Petrozza on lead vocals. Drummer Jurgen Reil sang on the album instead, due to Mille's lack of proper vocal training (though he still did vocals on about half the songs on the album).
This album has been known to be viewed upon as a pivotal album to black metal bands that enjoy dabbling in the thrash metal elements, ultimately creating a thrash-influenced black metal sound. It is also considered by some to be a precursor to death metal.[1]
Major music reviewers, such as All Music Guide, give the album fairly low ratings. However, metal-specific reviewers, despite the lo-fi production, generally give this debut effort high marks.[2]
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[edit] Track listing
- "Endless Pain" – 3:32
- "Total Death" – 3:28
- "Storm of the Beast" – 5:01
- "Tormentor" – 2:56
- "Son of Evil" – 4:16
- "Flag of Hate" – 4:42
- "Cry War" – 3:45
- "Bone Breaker" – 2:58
- "Living in Fear" – 3:12
- "Dying Victims" – 4:51
- "Armies of Hell" (demo)* - 5:17
- "Tormentor" (demo)* - 2:56
- "Cry War" (demo)* - 4:22
- "Bone Breaker" (demo)* - 4:01
Tracks 11-14, marked with an asterisk, are bonus tracks on the 2000 reissue CD from the End of the World demo, which was released when the band was still known as Tormentor. Track #1 from the demo (Intro) is not included.
The 1989 CD reissue from Noise Records included the two original tracks from the Flag of Hate EP, "Take Their Lives" and "Awakening of the Gods," as well as the replacing "Flag of Hate" with the re-recorded version from that EP.
[edit] Credits
- Mille Petrozza - guitar, vocals
- Jürgen Reil - drums, vocals
- Rob Fioretti - bass guitar
- Horst Müller - producer
- Karl-Ulrich Walterbach - executive producer
[edit] Miscellanea
- The first vinyl pressing of 5,000 copies came on red vinyl.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ No Life 'til Metal - Kreator.
- ^ Reviews for Kreator's Endless Pain. Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
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