Endless Pain
Endless Pain is the debut studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in October 1985 by Noise Records.[1]
| Endless Pain | ||||
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 Original album cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 1985 | |||
| Studio | CAT Studio, Berlin, Germany | |||
| Genre | Black metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 38:40 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Horst Müller | |||
| Kreator chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Rock Hard | 7.5/10[3] |
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.[4][5] On this album both Petrozza and Reil share vocal duties.
Track listing
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. | "Bone Breaker" | 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. | "Bone Breaker" | 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
Kreator
- Mille Petrozza – guitar, vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 10), mastering
- Rob Fioretti – bass
- Jürgen "Ventor" Reil – drums, vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Technical personnel
- Jürgen Crasser – mastering
- Horst Müller – production
- Phil Lawvere – artwork
2017 Rerelease
- Jan Meininghaus – art, design
- Thomas Ewerhard – art, design
- Andy Pearce – mastering
- Matt Wortham – mastering
- Malcolm Dome – sleeve notes
References
- "Pleasure to Kill by KREATOR - info and shop at Nuclear Blast - Nuclear Blast". www.nuclearblast.de. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- Anderson, Jason. "Endless Pain - Kreator". Allmusic. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- Stratmann, Holger (1985). "Sanctuary: Refuge Denied". Rock Hard (in German). Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH (12). ISSN 1437-8140. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- "KREATOR Frontman: 'I Try Not To Sound Like Anyone Else'". Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- "Interview with Mille Petrozza from Kreator". Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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