Kreator

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Kreator is a thrash metal band from Essen, Germany. They originally started under the name Metal Militia, later Tyrant and Tormentor, finally Kreator. Starting their career in 1982, they played Thrash Metal with Venom influences. Their style of music is similar to their compatriots Destruction and Sodom, the other two big Teutonic Thrash Metal bands from Germany. All three of these bands are often credited with helping create Death Metal.

Kreator's work has been consistently in the vein of pure thrash, with the exception of four albums (Renewal, Cause for Conflict, Outcast and Endorama) during the 1990s when they undertook serious experimentation. Incorporating Industrial, Gothic and Avant-Garde elements into their sound, the results were uneven in some fans' and also critics' eyes.

Genres

Thrash Metal Metal Speed Metal Hard Rock Heavy Metal

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Kreator members

Current members: Mille Petrozza (lead vocals, original, guitar), Jürgen Reil (drums (drum set), original), Sami Yli-Sirniö (electric guitar), Frédéric Leclercq (electric bass guitar)

Former members: Christian Giesler (electric bass guitar), Roberto Fioretti (original), Frank Blackfire (electric guitar), Tommy Vetterli (electric guitar), Jörg Trzebiatowski (electric guitar), Andreas Herz (electric bass guitar), Joe Cangelosi (drums (drum set)), Michael Wulf (electric guitar)