Miland "Mille" Petrozza (born 18 December 1967) is a German musician. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of

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band

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

, which he started playing in as Tyrant in 1982 and renamed into Tormentor in 1984. He is also the principal songwriter of the band and the only member to appear on every Kreator album. In 1994, Petrozza played guitar in the metal all-star band Voodoocult, amongst such artists as Dave Lombardo of

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and

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. He also shared lead vocals in union with

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for the track "Dirty Coloured Knife" on the self-titled 2002 album from Israeli metal act Nail Within. He appeared on

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's 2004 album, ''

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'', providing lead vocals on an alternate version of the album's opening song, "Mysteria", featured as a bonus track to the album. He also appeared on Caliban's 2006 album, '' The Undying Darkness'', on "Moment of Clarity". He also appeared on the 2010

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album ''

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'' on the track titled "7 Shots". Petrozza and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann played for the recording of the 2012 album ''Revolution'' by Lacrimosa.

Personal life

Petrozza is

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. He and his wife regularly contributed to the vegan magazine ''Kochen ohne Knochen'', run by Joachim Hiller. Petrozza has also collaborated with Peta2, but he believes his lifestyle is a personal choice, "I do not want to preach my lifestyle on others".

Discography

; Kreator * '' Endless Pain'' (1985) * ''

Pleasure to Kill ''Pleasure to Kill'' is the second studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in November 1986 by Noise Records. Background ''Pleasure to Kill'' is widely considered a landmark thrash metal classic, along with ''Master of Puppet ...

'' (1986) * '' Terrible Certainty'' (1987) * ''

Extreme Aggression ''Extreme Aggression'' is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1989. While the band had already gained a sizeable following in the US due to their 1988 tour with the crossover thrash band D.R.I., this album int ...

'' (1989) * '' Coma of Souls'' (1990) * '' Renewal'' (1992) * '' Cause for Conflict'' (1995) * '' Outcast'' (1997) * '' Endorama'' (1999) * '' Violent Revolution'' (2001) * '' Enemy of God'' (2005) * '' Hordes of Chaos'' (2009) * ''

Phantom Antichrist ''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, ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 130, selling 3,900 copies in the first week. ...

'' (2012) * ''

Gods of Violence ''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. Backg ...

'' (2017) * ''

Hate Über Alles ''Hate Über Alles'' is the fifteenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, which was released on 10 June 2022 through Nuclear Blast. Produced by Arthur Rizk, it is the band's first studio album since ''Gods of Violence'' (2017), th ...

'' (2022) ; Voodoocult * '' Jesus Killing Machine'' (1994) ; Edguy * ''

'' (2004) ; Lacrimosa * ''

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'' (2012) ;Avantasia * '' Moonglow'' (2019)

References

External links

Biography on Kreator's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrozza, Mille 1967 births Kreator members Living people German male guitarists German baritones German heavy metal guitarists German heavy metal musicians German heavy metal singers German male singers German people of Calabrian descent German people of Italian descent German guitarists Musicians from Essen Rhythm guitarists Thrash metal musicians Voodoocult members