Kreator "Phantom Antichrist (CD+DVD, Digipak, Slipcase, Limited edition)"

Phantom Antichrist is the 13th studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released through Nuclear Blast on 1 June 2012.

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at No. 130, selling 3,900 copies in the first week.

The album's title track was released as a limited edition 7" vinyl single, which sold out very quickly. It has since been released digitally. The B-side is a cover of "The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden.

Kreator released a music video for "Civilization Collapse" on 28 November 2012.

The digipak edition includes a bonus DVD containing a documentary about the making of the album and a live set compiled from Kreator's performances at the Wacken Open Air festivals in 2008 and 2011.

A very limited edition version of the album is available through the Nuclear Blast online store, which comes in a metal box containing the CD+DVD version of the album, an exclusive live album called Harvesting the Grapes of Horror which contains the audio from the live portion of the DVD, a red T-shirt bearing the band's logo and the album title, a photocard signed by Mille Petrozza, an A1 poster of the album artwork, and a numbered certificate of authenticity.

The album has a more progressive and melodic sound than previously explored by the band and was generally well received by critics. It won a 2012 Metal Storm Award for "Best Thrash Metal Album".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mille Petrozza.

1. "Mars Mantra" (Instrumental) 1:18
2. "Phantom Antichrist" 4:31
3. "Death to the World" 4:53
4. "From Flood into Fire" 5:26
5. "Civilization Collapse" 4:13
6. "United in Hate" 4:31
7. "The Few, the Proud, the Broken" 4:37
8. "Your Heaven, My Hell" 5:53
9. "Victory Will Come" 4:14
10. "Until Our Paths Cross Again" 5:49

Total length: 45:26

Bonus DVD

1. "Conquerers of the Ice - The Making of Phantom Antichrist" (Directed by Matthias Kollek) 20:00
2. "Harvesting the Grapes of Horror" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008 / 2011) 55:00

Harvesting the Grapes of Horror - limited boxed set edition bonus CD

1. "Choir of the Damned" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) 0:40
2. "Hordes of Chaos" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) 5:21
3. "War Curse" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) 5:01
4. "Coma of Souls / Endless Pain" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) 4:09
5. "Pleasure to Kill" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) 3:15
6. "Destroy What Destroys You" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) 3:26
7. "The Patriarch" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008) 0:52
8. "Violent Revolution" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008) 5:17
9. "People of the Lie" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008) 4:49
10. "Europe After the Rain" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008) 3:50
11. "Phobia" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) 3:32
12. "Terrible Certainty / Reconquering the Throne" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) 6:04
13. "Flag of Hate / Tormentor" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) 7:35

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Fascination Street Studios, Sweden.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.

Disc 2 live at Wacken Open Air in 2011 and 2008.

Jens Bogren – mixing, recording, producing at Fascination Street Studios, Sweden

Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City

Johan Örnborg – additional recording