Kreator "Renewal (2018 Remastered Edition)"

Renewal is the sixth album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in 1992. It's their first "experimental" album, as in this release Kreator incorporated industrial music influences in their songwriting, as well as featuring a groove metal sound. It is also the last album to feature original bassist Rob Fioretti. The song "Karmic Wheel" contains audio samples from the suicide of R. Budd Dwyer.

A music video was made for the title track.

In March 2018, German record label Noise released a remastered edition of the album and made it available on CD and vinyl and as digital download. The release contains three bonus tracks and liner notes.

Track listing

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

1. "Winter Martyrium" 5:43
2. "Renewal" 4:36
3. "Reflection" 6:15
4. "Brainseed" 3:17
5. "Karmic Wheel" 6:06
6. "Realitätskontrolle" 1:22
7. "Zero to None" 3:12
8. "Europe After the Rain" 3:19
9. "Depression Unrest" 5:05

Total length: 38:53

2018 reissue bonus tracks

1. "Winter Martyrium (Rare version)" 6:13
2. "Trauma" 5:12
3. "Europe After the Rain (Remix)" 3:14

Steve Hammond – compilation

Andy Pearce, Matt Worthams – mastering

Thomas Ewerhard, Jan Meininghaus – art and design

Holger Stratmann, Markus Müller – additional photos

Malcolm Dome – sleeve notes

Kreator – producers

Tom Morris – producer, engineer, mixing

Mark Prator, Brian Bonscoter – engineers

Karl Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer