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Gods of Violence

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Recorded
  
2016

Length
  
51:43

Release date
  
27 January 2017

Label
  
Ward Records Inc.

Studio
  
see Studios

Artist
  
Kreator

Producer
  
Jens Bogren

Genre
  
Thrash metal

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Released
  
January 27, 2017 (2017-01-27)

Similar
  
Kreator albums, Thrash metal albums

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Gods of Violence is the fourteenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released on January 27, 2017. It is the band's first studio album in almost five years since 2012's Phantom Antichrist, marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career. A music video for the album's title track was released on November 18, 2016. Special editions of the album were released with a bonus Blu-ray/DVD of Kreator's performance at Wacken 2014.

Contents

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Reception

Gods of Violence received positive reviews upon its release. Writing for All About the Rock, Fraser Wilson said: "With this record, Kreator have created a slab of truly eviscerating aural perfection. Thrash may have been born in San Francisco’s Bay Area, but it was perfected in Essen."

Gods of Violence debuted at number one on the German charts, making it Kreator's first number one debut in their 32-year recording career.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Petrozza, except where noted; all music composed by Kreator.

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Kreator

  • Mille Petrozza – vocals, guitar
  • Sami Yli-Sirniö – guitar
  • Christian Giesler – bass
  • Ventor – drums

    • Additional musicians

  • Boris Pfeiffer (In Extremo) – bagpipes on "Hails to the Hordes"
  • Tekla-Li Wadensten – harp on "Gods of Violence" intro
  • Dagobert Jäger – vocals on "Fallen Brother"

    • Choir

  • Ronny Milianowicz
  • Björn Kromm
  • Frederik Eriksson
  • Henrik Andersoon
  • Mattias Lövdahl
  • Jens Bogren

    • Arrangements

  • Kreator – arrangement
  • Francesco Paoli – orchestral arrangement
  • Francesco Ferrini – orchestral arrangement

    • Production

  • Jens Bogren – production, recording, mixing
  • David Castillo – additional engineering
  • Erik Mjörnell – additional engineering
  • Christoffer Wadensten – engineering (harp only)
  • Ronny Milianowicz – recording (choir only)
  • Ludwig Näsvall – drumtech
  • Urban Näsvall – drumtech
  • Linus Corneliusson – mixing assistance, editing
  • Tony Lindgren – mastering
  • Olman Viper – mastering
  • Marc Görtz (Caliban) – pre-production
  • Dominic Paraskevopoulos – Pre-production

    • Studios

  • Fascination Street Studios, Sweden – production, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Studio Seven, Örebro, Sweden – recording (choir only)
  • Nemesis Studios, Germany – pre-production
  • Level 3 – pre-production
  • Hertzwerk, Hamburg, Germany – mastering

    • References

    Gods of Violence Wikipedia
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