Kreator "Gods Of Violence (CD+Blu-Ray, Japan, Limited Edition)"

Gods of Violence is the fourteenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released on 27 January 2017. This is Kreator's final studio album with bassist Christian "Speesy" Giesler before his departure from the band in 2019.

It was the band's first studio album in almost five years since 2012's Phantom Antichrist, marking the longest gap between two studio albums, until Hate Über Alles broke this record in 2022. A music video for the album's title track was released on 18 November 2016. Special editions of the album were released with a bonus Blu-ray/DVD of Kreator's performance at Wacken 2014.

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. The album won a 2017 Metal Storm Award for Best Thrash Metal Album.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mille Petrozza except where noted; all music is composed by Kreator.

1. "Apocalypticon" (instrumental) 1:06
2. "World War Now" 4:28
3. "Satan Is Real" Petrozza, Jäger 4:38
4. "Totalitarian Terror" 4:45
5. "Gods of Violence" 5:51
6. "Army of Storms" 5:09
7. "Hail to the Hordes" 4:02
8. "Lion with Eagle Wings" 5:22
9. "Fallen Brother" Petrozza, Jäger 4:37
10. "Side by Side" 4:19
11. "Death Becomes My Light" 7:26

Total length: 51:43

Japanese edition bonus track

1. "Earth Under the Sword" 3:29

Bonus CD/DVD/Blu-ray: Live at Wacken 2014

1. "Mars Mantra" 1:19
2. "Phantom Antichrist" 4:38
3. "From Flood into Fire" 6:33
4. "Warcurse" 6:27
5. "Endless Pain" 3:25
6. "Pleasure to Kill" 4:12
7. "Hordes of Chaos" 5:42
8. "Phobia" 5:15
9. "Enemy of God" 6:02
10. "Civilization Collapse" 4:10
11. "The Patriarch" 0:52
12. "Violent Revolution" 6:54
13. "United in Hate" 8:08
14. "Flag of Hate/Tormentor" 7:19

Total length: 70:56

Comes with a bonus Blu-ray "Live at Wacken 2014".

Official music videos:

— "Gods of Violence"

— "Gods of Violence (Uncensored version)"

Recording information:

• Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.

• Live tracks recorded at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany on August 2nd, 2014.

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

Kreator – arrangement

Francesco Paoli – orchestral arrangement

Francesco Ferrini – orchestral arrangement

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