Founded in Essen in 1984, Kreator are probably the most influential and successful European thrash metal band of all time. Like many of her European speed metal brothers, Kreator has merged Metallica's thrash innovations with Venom's proto-black metal images. They are often attributed to pioneering work for Death Metal and Black Metal by adding several elements to their music, which would later become decisive for these genres.
The band has sold over two million copies of all their albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling German thrash metal bands of all time. The style of the band has changed several times over the years. From a Venom-inspired speed metal sound to thrash metal, including a period in the 1990s that they moved from thrash metal to industrial metal and gothic metal.
In the early 2000s, Kreator returned to their classic thrash sound, which they remain true to this day. With 'Under The Guillotine', Kreator is celebrating the entire Noise Records discography. The 2CD MediaBook version comes with 30 songs, containing rare tracks and remixes from the discography of the band.
Tracklisting
CD1:
1. Extreme Aggression
2. Terrible Certainty (Remix)
3. Endless Pain
4. People Of The Lie
5. Flag Of Hate
6. Awakening Of The Gods
7. Terror Zone
8. Renewal (Remix)
9. Tormentor (End Of The World Demo)
10. Choir Of The Damned
11. Pleasure To Kill
12. Betrayer
13. Toxic Trace
14. After The Attack
15. Behind The Mirror
Disc 2:
1. Some Pain Will Last
2. Europe After The Rain (Remix)
3. Gangland
4. Winter Martyrium (Rare Version)
5. Impossible To Cure
6. When the Sun Burns Red (Live In Fürth)
7. Brainseed (Remix)
8. Trauma
9. Riot Of Violence (Live In Fürth)
10. Love Us Or Hate Us (Live At Dynamo)
11. Total Death
12. Bonebreaker (End Of The World Demo)
13. Lambs To The Slaughter
14. The Pestilence (Live In Fürth)
15. Under The Guillotine