''Endorama'' is the ninth studio album by German

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

band

Kreator Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982. Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Miland "Mille" Petrozza, drummer Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö, and bassist Fréd� ...

, released on 20 April, 1999 by Drakkar Records. The gothic metal influences were the most prominent on this release, and

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frontman Tilo Wolff provided guest vocals on the title song. This is the final Kreator album to feature Tommy Vetterli, who was replaced by current guitarist

Sami Yli-Sirniö Sami Yli-Sirniö (born 10 April 1972) is a Finnish musician. He is currently the lead guitarist of Finnish metal bands Waltari, Barren Earth and German thrash metal band Kreator. He spent part of his life in Germany and thus has strong ties wi ...

shortly before the recording of their next album '' Violent Revolution''.

Track listing

All music by

Mille Petrozza Miland "Mille" Petrozza (born 18 December 1967) is a German guitarist and singer of Italian descent. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of thrash metal band Kreator, which he started playing in as Tyrant in 1982 an ...

and Tommy Vetterli, except tracks 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 by Mille Petrozza. All lyrics by Petrozza

Personnel

;Kreator *

– vocals, rhythm guitar, producer, cover art, concept, design *Tommy Vetterli – lead guitar, guitar synth, programming, producer *

Christian Giesler Christian "Speesy" Giesler (born 4 July 1970) is a German musician. He is best known for being the former bassist of Kreator, where he was a member of the band from 1994 to 2019. He appeared on eight studio albums with Kreator, from '' Cause for ...

– bass *

Jürgen Reil Jürgen "Ventor" Reil (born 26 June 1966) is a German musician, best known as the drummer for German thrash metal band Kreator. He is one of the only two original members left in the band, although he has left "at least twice" due to personal ...

– drums ;Additional musicians * Tilo Wolff – guest vocals on track 2 *Christian Wolf – orchestral arrangements on tracks 5 and 8 ;Production *Detti Mohrmann, Jörg Sahm,

Kalle Trapp Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Trapp was a German music engineer and producer, and owner of the Karo Studio in Münster. The federal state North Rhine-Westphalia became breeding ground for most German metal bands in the 1980s, with Trapp being referred to as " ...

– pre-production engineers at KKS Studios, Essen and at Mohrmann Studios, Bochum, Germany. *Britta Kühlmann, Gudrun Laos, Jörg Steinfadt – engineers *Roland Kupferschmied – engineer, additional programming *Dawo – assistant engineer *Gudrun Laos – vocal coach and producer *Ronald Prent – mixing at

Wisseloord Studios The Wisseloord Studio is a recording studio in Hilversum, Netherlands. It was officially opened on 19 January 1978 by Prince Claus. The studios were founded by electronics company Philips, to enable their PolyGram artists to record in a professio ...

, Hilversum, Netherlands *Hendrik Ostrak – mixing assistant *Rene Schardt – mastering *Peter Dell – design, concept, cover art *Markus Mayer – artwork, cover art

Charts

References

External links

Kreator Terrorzone: Endorama
Kreator albums 1999 albums Gothic metal albums by German artists Drakkar Entertainment albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub