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“All hail the gods! Melody, aggression, diversity! KREATOR once again raise the bar! “Gods of Violence” shows that Kreator is not unidimensional. When you think you have Hakon Grav / SCREAM (Norway) listened to everything from them, they treat you to the greatest and most melodic guitar work of their carreer without losing one inch of aggression and power. The thrash album “A war cry of agony by this Germany classic act! Maybe the most melodic their latest albums, but with such strong melodies, great guitar work and the trademark voice of Mille masterpiece of the year, no questions asked.” adding to the tragedy and agony of war!” Sergi Ramos / THE METAL CIRCUS (Spain) Nikolaos Tragakis / METAL HAMMER (Greece) „First impressions are hard, but the overall experience of the album was good. I agree with “This is their most diverse album! A blend of their thrash signature sound with neo classical something Jens Bogren told me before the listening session, that “Gods of violence” is a guitar skills and lyrical depths about the current state of the world. ÜBER THRASH!” more consistent album compared to “Phantom antichrist”, but as a consequence might lack Vera Matthijssens / ROCK TRIBUNE (Belgium) the most instantaneous hit qualities. At times it becomes a bit predictable and formulaic - when you listen to an album attentively from beginning to end you inevitably discern „Gods Of Violence sounds exactly like Kreator, but in 2016, without fear of renovation. patterns - but as long as Mille comes up with those riffs and epic melodies, there’s no need Classic old school thrash meets fresh and modern sound and melodies, to the delight of old to be overcritical. Looking forward to give it a spin in the comfort of my home!“ and young fans.“ David Noaksson / CLOSE-UP (Sweden) Andrea Raffaldini / ROCK HARD (Italy) “The thrash album of 2017 has already been set!” “Good album, very “complete”; thrash + melodic great guitar solos, good production. More Timo Isoaho / SOUNDI (Finland) melodic + more “teutonic” sounding than “Phantom Antichrist”, which was more aggressive + in your face!” “That’s a lot of rage! KREATOR manage to melt brutality and melody like no other! Stephan Gebedi / AARDSCHOK (Netherlands) 10 guaranteed metal hymns!” Sebastian Kessler / METAL HAMMER (Germany) “Stunning album. Bold and powerful. Once again, Kreator proved they are master of the genre”. “Gods Of Violence“ is stronger than „Phantom Antichrist“ because it’s angrier, heavier and Judith Halberstam / METALLIAN (France) faster as well as more classical in Judas Priest sense. SLAYER & PRIEST would kill if they would be able to put out an album like „Gods Of Violence“ today!“ “Kreator’s new album will undoubtedly mark a new step in the band’s career with its wide Götz Kühnemund / DEAF FOREVER (Germany) range of new musical landscapes untouched by the band before. Daring and ambitious to say the least ! A true surprise.” „KREATOR liefern mit „Gods Of Violence“ die perfekte Mischung aus den hymnenhaften Arnaud Strobl / ROCK HARD (France) Melodien von „Phantom Antichrist“ und der Brutalität von „Hordes Of Chaos“. Ein weiterer Klassiker von Deutschlands führender Thrash-Band!“ “Gods of Violence” is definitely one of Kreator’s most melodic and yet strongest records, Ronny Bittner / ROCK HARD (Germany) with killer riffs, songs meant to be played live and a great production. Probably one of the best thrash albums of 2016.“ “KREATOR have perfected the fusion of classic heavy metal and thrash!” Laura Makary / MY ROCK (France) Toby Schaper / VISIONS (Germany) „The new Kreator album is a clear step forward in the progression they have followed since “The logical follow-up! A really strong album!” the beggining of this century when they arose with “Violent Revolution”. “Gods Of Violence” Frank Wilkens / METALNEWS.DE (Germany) is a really diverse album that mixes outstanding thrash tracks with other songs with more “Ten hymns between blind rage and victorious melodies!” complex structures. They have emphasized their melodic side especially with a superb guitar Alexander Klug / METAL.DE (Germany) treatment. It’s also interesting the input of Jens Bogren sound to this production. Mille Petrozza has combined his usual aggressiveness with some surprising melodic touches.“ “Awesome!” Pedro Alonso / LA HEAVY (Spain) Daniel Krüger / MUSIKEXPRESS (Germany)

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KREATOR Release Date Pre-Order Start Territory: World Gods Of Violence uu 27/01/2017 uu 18/11/2016 Style: Thrash Metal

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CD DIGIBOOK + Live At Wacken BluRay, 2-LP red 180gr. vinyl, Wacken DVD & CD in digisleeve, poster & photo card uu 2-LP black 180gr. vinyl in Gatefold available uu 2-LP clear 180gr. vinyl in Gatefold available uu watch out ads in all important music magazines NOV/DEC 2016 uu massive advertising (full pages back covers) in all important music magazines JAN 2017 uu reminder ads + tour in FEB 2017 uu cover stories in European magazines confirmed uu Album reviews, interviews and adverts in all important Rock and Metal magazines DEC 2016/JAN 2017 uu radio commercials in several countries uu song placements with “Gods Of Violence” in European magazine compilation uu Spotify playlists in all European territories uu retail marketing campaigns uu retail campaigns with AMAZON, CDON, uu instore decoration: flyers, poster A1 and big banners 1x2m uu more press scheduled during the tour in JAN 2017 uu Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotion uu Facebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and display networks, KREATOR have bing ads and gmail ads (tbc) uu Banner advertising on more than 60 of the most important Metal & Rock websites all over perfected the Europe uu additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) fusion of uu video and pre-roll ads on YouTube uu ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids classic Heavy uu banners, featured items at the shop, header images and a background on nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.com Metal and uu features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings to targeted audiences in support of the release Thrash Metal ! YOUTUBE TRAILER: watch here One thing‘s for sure: There aren‘t many bands with a history as long and eventful with fragility, excelling in an exemplary handling of momentum and dynamics. as Kreator‘s, who fascinatingly succeed in exploring new horizons while challeng- Even »Death Becomes My Light«, the final eight-minute-epic dealing with a near ing and reinventing themselves time and again, resulting in high impact results – as death experience, is not a single second too long: »Gods Of Violence« flashes by is perfectly illustrated by their new record »Gods Of Violence« (out on January 27, like greased lightning. 2017). With this 14th studio album of their impressive career, the thrashers from The ability to form universally comprehensible messages out of such sophisticated Essen, Germany have crafted a work of art of utmost vigor, drawing its unfailing trains of thought as found on »Gods Of Violence« has always been one of the traits power from the pounding heart of one of the greatest, most versatile metal bands of a man whose pop-cultural universe ranges from Hannah Arendt, Pink Floyd of all time. »Gods Of Violence« lives and breathes! and Tocotronic to Slayer. Mille Petrozza was born and bred in the metal scene. As is often the case, it all started with a good idea. Kreator mastermind Mille Nevertheless, he is and always has been open to inspiration from various sources, Petrozza had followed the latest news with growing concern. Especially the No- which is why his lyrics on this album are by no means merely based on corny vember 2015 Paris attacks made him realize that there had to be a a continuum of genre templates but offer trenchant observations of our time combined with a witty human malevolence, running like a thread through the ages, from ancient times up advance towards inflated cliches: One of the best songs on »Gods Of Violence« is to the present day. These thoughts led Petrozza to interlocking current events with really called »Satan Is Real«. tales from Greek mythology, eventuating in the song »Gods Of Violence« that was Finishing »Gods Of Violence« took the band – featuring Petrozza, Sami Yli-Sirniö consequently chosen as the album‘s name giver. “Currently, religion has regained (guitars), Christian »Speesy« Giesler (bass) and Jürgen »Ventor« Reil (drums) – a level of importance that I would have never considered possible 20 years ago“, Mille states. “An extremely dangerous polarization is taking place, giving rise to about three years. After Petrozza had pre-produced all of the eleven tracks in growing hate among us all. That‘s what I wanted to write about.“ winter of 2015, Kreator went to Sweden in order to team up with legendary metal Like this, a key note of the album was found that is also reflected in the sheer brutal- producer Jens Bogren in his Fascination Street Studios once again. What emerged ity of »World War Now«, among others. The song‘s deriving from the observation from the recording sessions was bound to fundamentally redefine what Kreator that we‘re in the middle of a World War III of sorts, but not in the way we‘ve always is all about. An opus that surprises with some lines in German and an unexpect- feared: A-bomb dropped, humanity wiped out. “These days, our weapons of mass ed guest in the form of indie pop artist Dagobert. Moreover, Italian death met- destruction are called hatred and religious delusion“, says Petrozza. It‘s a vertical allers Fleshgod Apocalypse lent a hand with the orchestral parts of four songs and war, being fought by the media as well as by fanatics of all shades. 12-year-old Tekla-Li Wadensten played the harp for »Gods Of Violence«. The intro leading to the opening track »Apocalypticon« is already setting the prop- Keeping the show rolling: That‘s all it‘s been about since 1985. And in this respect, er bombastic pace for the album‘s basic idea: Marching drums and a Wagnerian German thrash metal icons Kreator have succeeded big-time with »Gods Of Vio- choir are opening an extraordinary metal masterpiece that‘s contrasting brutality lence«! www.kreator-terrorzone.de · www.facebook.com/KreatorOfficial · www.nuclearblast.de/kreator

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DIGIBOOK CD or JEWELCASE 01. Apocalypticon 02. World War Now 03. Satan Is Real 04. Totalitarian Terror 05. Gods Of Violence 06. Army Of Storms 07. Hail To The Hordes 08. Lion With Eagle Wings 09. Fallen Brother Price Code: CD17 10. Side By Side incl.: NB 3725-4 Retail BOX Price Code: LP18 Price Code: LP18 11. Death Becomes My Light CD+BluRay-Digi l 2LP red NE 3725-1 2LP NE 3725-7 2LP Wacken DVD & CD in Digisleeve (180g black in gatefold) (180g clear in gatefold) BluRay or DVD (Live @ Wacken 2014) 12” foldout poster CD&DVD – Digisleeve 12” photo card (Live @ Wacken 2014) - BOX EXCLUSIVE CONTENT 01. Phantom Antichrist 03. From Flood Into Fire 04. Warcurse 05. Endless Pain 06. Pleasure To Kill 07. Hordes Of Chaos 08. Phobia 09. Enemy Of God 10. Civilization Collapse 11. The Patriarch 12. Violent Revolution 13. United In Hate 14. Flag Of Hate / Tormentor

2LP (180g, 33 RPM): Side A ALSO AVAILABLE: (World) 01. Apocalypticon 02. World War Now Price Code: CD03 Price Code: DVD01 Price Code: DVD01 03. Satan Is Real NB 3155-0 DDIGI NB 3053-0 Blu+2CD NB 3053-5 Earbook 04. Totalitarian Terror Side B 01. Gods Of Violence 02. Army Of Storms Side C 01. Hail To The Hordes Dying alive Dying alive Dying alive EARBOOK 02. Lion With Eagle Wings 03. Fallen Brother Price Code: CD01 Price Code: CD03 Price Code: LP01 Side D NB2588-0 CD-Digi NB 2588-2 CD NB 2588-1 2LP 01. Side By Side 02. Death Becomes My Light

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