Inventor of Evil

Inventor of Evil
Studio album by Destruction
Released	August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)
Studio	House of Music Studios, Germany, Little Greek Studios, Switzerland
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	50:27
Label	AFM
Producer	Destruction
Destruction chronology
Metal Discharge (2003) Inventor of Evil (2005) Thrash Anthems (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	7/10[2]
Rock Hard	8/10[3]

Inventor of Evil is the ninth, full-length album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released in 2005.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Schirmer and Sifringer. 

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[4]

Personnel

Destruction

• Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer – bass, vocals
• Mike Sifringer – guitar
• Marc Reign – drums, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Biff Byford – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Messiah Marcolin – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Peavy Wagner – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Doro – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Mark Osegueda (Death Angel) – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Shagrath – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Paul Di'Anno – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Peter Tägtgren – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Björn "Speed" Strid – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Harry Wilkens – guitar solo on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz", "The Chosen Ones", "Seeds of Hate"
• Ferdy Doernberg – guitar solo on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• V.O. Pulver – guitar solo on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"

Additional musicians

• Messiah Marcolin – additional vocals on "Seeds of Hate"
• Inga Pulver – additional vocals on "Seeds of Hate"; backing vocals
• Andre Grieder – additional vocals on "Seeds of Hate"; backing vocals
• V.O. Pulver – backing vocals
• Franky Winkelmann – backing vocals
• "Ulle" Uhlmann – backing vocals
• Andy Brooks – backing vocals
• Harry Wilkens – backing vocals
• "Reimo" – backing vocals

Production

• Destruction – production
• Franky Winkelmann – recording, pre-production
• V.O. Pulver – recording
• Peter Tägtgren – recording, mixing
• Daniel "Longiz" – recording
• "Atilla" – recording (Paul Di'Anno vocals only)

Artwork and design

• Gyula Havancsak – cover art
• Katja Piolka – photography
• Dirk Schelpmeier – photography

Studios

• House of Music Studios, Germany – recording
• Little Creek Studio, Gelterkinden, Switzerland – recording
• Abyss Studios, Pärlby, Sweden – mixing
• Cutting Room, Stockholm, Sweden – mastering

References