Endless Pain
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| Studio album by Kreator | ||||
| Released | October 1985 | |||
| Recorded |
CAT Studio, Berlin, Germany Spring of 1985 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, Black metal | |||
| Length | 38:40 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Horst Müller | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Endless Pain is the debut album of the thrash metal band Kreator, released in 1985 by Noise Records.
On this album both Petrozza and Reil share vocal duties. This album has been known to be viewed as a pivotal album to black metal bands that enjoy dabbling in thrash metal elements, ultimately creating a thrash-influenced black metal sound.
Track listing
All songs by Fioretti, Petrozza and Reil.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Endless Pain" | 3:32 | |
| 2. | "Total Death" | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "Storm of the Beast" | 5:01 | |
| 4. | "Tormentor" | 2:56 | |
| 5. | "Son of Evil" | 4:16 | |
| 6. | "Flag of Hate" | 4:42 | |
| 7. | "Cry War" | 3:45 | |
| 8. | "Bone Breaker" | 2:58 | |
| 9. | "Living in Fear" | 3:12 | |
| 10. | "Dying Victims" | 4:51 | |
| 11. | "Armies of Hell*" (demo) | 5:17 | |
| 12. | "Tormentor*" (demo) | 2:56 | |
| 13. | "Cry War*" (demo) | 4:22 | |
| 14. | "Bone Breaker*" (demo) | 4:01 | |
Total length: |
38:40 | ||
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 No. 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.
Personnel
- Kreator
- Mille Petrozza - lead and rhythm guitar, lead vocals in tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10
- Jürgen Reil - drums, lead vocals in tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9
- Rob Fioretti - bass guitar
- Production
- Horst Müller - producer
- Karl-Ulrich Walterbach - executive producer
References
- ↑ Anderson, Jason. "Endless Pain - Kreator". Allmusic. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
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