Endless Pain is the debut studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in October 1985 by Noise Records.
| Endless Pain | ||||
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 Original album cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1985[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | March 1985 | |||
| Studio | Caet Studio, Berlin | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 38:40 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Horst Müller | |||
| Kreator chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[4] |
| Rock Hard | 7.5/10[5] |
The album combines elements of black metal and thrash metal, ultimately creating a black-metal influenced thrash sound inspired by bands like Venom, Mercyful Fate, and Bathory.[6][7]
On this album both Petrozza and Reil share vocal duties.
Track listings edit
All tracks are written by Fioretti, Petrozza and Reil
| No. | Title | Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Endless Pain" | Reil | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Total Death" | Petrozza | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Storm of the Beast" | Reil | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Tormentor" | Petrozza | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Son of Evil" | Reil | 4:16 |
| No. | Title | Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flag of Hate" | Petrozza | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Cry War" | Reil | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Bonebreaker" | Petrozza | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Living in Fear" | Reil | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Dying Victims" | Petrozza | 4:51 |
| 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. | "Take Their Lives" (bonus track; taken from Flag of Hate EP) | 6:26 |
| 7. | "Flag of Hate" (re-recorded version; taken from Flag of Hate EP) | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Cry War" | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Bonebreaker" | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Living in Fear" | 3:12 |
| 11. | "Dying Victims" | 4:51 |
| 12. | "Awakening of the Gods" (bonus track; taken from Flag of Hate EP) | 7:33 |
| Total length: | 51:52 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Satan's Day" (demo; taken from Tormentor's Blitzkrieg demo) | 3:34 |
| 12. | "Messenger from Burning Hell" (demo; taken from Tormentor's Blitzkrieg demo) | 4:14 |
| 13. | "Armies of Hell" (demo; taken from Tormentor's End of the World demo) | 5:19 |
| 14. | "Tormentor" (demo; taken from Tormentor's End of the World demo) | 2:55 |
| 15. | "Cry War" (demo; taken from Tormentor's End of the World demo) | 4:21 |
| 16. | "Bonebreaker" (demo; taken from Tormentor's End of the World demo) | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 24:25 | |
Personnel edit
- Kreator
- Mille Petrozza – guitars, vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
- Rob Fioretti – bass
- Jürgen "Ventor" Reil – drums, vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Production
- Horst Müller – producer, engineer, mixing
- Mille Petrozza, Jürgen Crasser – mastering
- Phil Lawvere – artwork
- Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer
2017 re-release
- Jan Meininghaus, Thomas Ewerhard – art, design
- Andy Pearce, Matt Wortham – mastering
- Malcolm Dome – sleeve notes
References edit
- ^ "Endless Pain".
- ^ "Metal Archives". 30 March 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Jason. "Endless Pain - Kreator". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-89-495931-5.
- ^ Stratmann, Holger (1985). "Sanctuary: Refuge Denied". Rock Hard (in German). No. 12. Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH. ISSN 1437-8140. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Kay, Jimmy (13 April 2017). Kreator (Mille Petrozza) Interview 2017-influences-Teutonic German 4- The Metal Voice.com (Podcast). YouTube. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Antoniou, Dimitris (22 October 2001). "Interview with Mille Petrozza from Kreator". Metal-Temple.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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