Kreator announced a short Thrash Domination 09 tour of Japan will start in September. Other bands booked to perform with Kreator are Testament, Exodus and Heathen.

The dates are as follows:

September 17 - Osaka, Japan at Big Cat (with Testament)
September 18 - Nagoya, Japan at Club Quattro (with Exodus)
September 19 - Kawasaki, Japan at Club Citta (with Testament, Exodus, Heathen)
September 20 - Kawasaki, Japan at Club Citta (with Testament, Exodus, Heathen)

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Source:	kreator-terrorzone.de
Band profile:	Kreator
Event:	Thrash Domination 09 Tour

Kreator have premiered their new video "Hordes of Chaos" on MTV2. The song is the title track off the band's last album. The video can be be viewed here.

The video was shot November 2 in Berlin, Germany by director Jörn Heitmann, who filmed Kreator's "Enemy of God" and who has also worked with Rammstein. The clip depicts the band performing on a hill of bodies while "Gladiator"-style battles rage around them.

Frontman Mille Petrozza told HeadbangersBlog.com. "It's a sword and sorcery, "Conan the Barbarian," "300" kind of thing, but it's pretty brutal and I think it's fun. I really like the director and I think he did a good job. It was hard for him, but for us it was easy, because our part took only two ours. But we had to wait a lot because they had to shoot these fighting scenes the whole day. So, we worked for two hours and waited for eight."

In other news, SPV Records had the following update: "Hordes of Chaos" is on its way and is already causing alarm. Due to technological chaos, the 2 live tracks that were planned for release on the Bonus DVD (to be found in the Limited Edition Digi Pack / European Version) will be made available as audiofiles for FREE download!"
Both tracks can be found here

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Source:	headbangersblog.mtv.com
Band profile:	Kreator

Kreator's brand new full-length album "Hordes Of Chaos" is now available for full streaming in its entirety on the MTV Germany website.

The twelfth Kreator studio album will be released in Europe on January 19, 2009 via SPV Records (except in Germany, on January 16) and today in USA (January 13).

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Source:	mtv.de
Band profile:	Kreator

Audio samples of all the songs of the new upcoming Kreator albul "Hordes Of Chaos" are available for streaming onlile over at the JPC.de website.

The twelfth Kreator studio album will be released in Europe on January 19, 2009 via SPV Records (except in Germany, on January 16) and in U.S. on January 13.

JPC.de website is also streaming audio samples of all 13 tracks that appear on "Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British metallers Saxon.

"Into The Labyrinth" will be released in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany, on January 9; USA, on January 13) via SPV Records.

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Source:	jpc.de
Band profile:	Kreator

German metallers Kreator have posted online a new song, entitled "Warcurse", on their MySpace page.

The track comes off the band's new album, entitled "Hordes Of Chaos", which will be released in Europe on January 19, 2009 via SPV Records (January 16 in Germany and January 13 in the US).
"Hordes Of Chaos" was recorded at Berlin's Tritonus studios under the direction of producer Moses Schneider. The cover artwork was created by Joachim Luetke.

"Hordes Of Chaos" cover] tracklisting:

Disc I
01. Hordes Of Chaos (A Necrologue For The Elite)
02. Warcurse
03. Escalation
04. Amok Run
05. Destroy What Destroys You
06. Radical Resistance
07. Absolute Misanthropy
08. To The Afterborn
09. Corpses Of Liberty
10. Demon Prince

Disc II
+ The making Of "Hordes Of Chaos"
+ Awakening Of The Gods
+ Coma Of Souls
+ Hordes Of Chaos

Also a trailer for the CD (in German, with English subtitles) can be viewed at this location.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Kreator

World management is truly excited to announce that Thrash legends Kreator are coming to North America in 2009. The band will have a new release on January 13, 2009 entitled "Hordes of Chaos".

Kreator's Mille Petrozza had this to say about the upcoming tour and album: "The new album is recorded and mixed and I'm really looking forward to getting some feedback from our worldwide legion of supporters and friends. I promise that you will not be disappointed! "Hordes of Chaos" is our most intense album so far! Collin Richardson did an amazing job mixing this monster. Kreator is very excited to come to the USA and Canada again to play for all our fans overseas! This will be a killer tour and we're expecting total chaos at the shows. We're honored to have such a great bands as Exodus on the bill, they have been - and still are - a huge inspiration for us. It'll also be cool to see Belphegor and Warbringer every night. It's been way too long since we've been among North American metal hordes!"

Kreator - Hordes Of Chaos North America Tour 2009
With special guest Exodus, Belphegor, Warbringer and Epicurean:

Apr. 07 - Sonar - Baltimore MD
Apr. 08 - Nokia Theatre - New York NY
Apr. 09 - Trocadero - Philadelphia PA
Apr. 10 - Palladium - Worcester MA
Apr. 11 - Medley - Montreal QUE
Apr. 13 - Imperial - Quebec QUE
Apr. 14 - Opera House - Toronto ONT
Apr. 15 - Peabody's - Cleveland OH
Apr. 16 - Rave - Millwaukee WI
Apr. 17 - House Of Blues - Chicago IL
Apr. 18 - The Rock - Maplewood MN
Apr. 19 - Garrick Centre - Winnipeg MB
Apr. 20 - The Distrikt - Regina SK
Apr. 21 - Warehouse - Calgary AL
Apr. 22 - Starlite Room - Edmonton AL
Apr. 24 - Plaza Club - Vancouver BC
Apr. 25 - Sugar - Victoria BC
Apr. 26 - El Corazon - Seattle WA
Apr. 27 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland OR
Apr. 28 - Slims - San Francisco CA
Apr. 30 - House Of Blues - Las Vegas NV
May 01 - House Of Blues - San Diego, CA
May 02 - House Of Blues - West Hollywood CA
May 04 - Gator's - Farmington, NM
May 05 - Bluebird Theater - Denver CO
May 06 - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City OK
May 07 - Ridglea Theater - Ft Worth TX
May 08 - Scout Bar - San Antonio TX
May 09 - Scout Bar - Houston TX
May 11 - The Garage - St. Petersburg FL
May 12 - Culture Room - Ft Lauderdale, FL
May 13 - Masquerade - Atlanta GA
May 14 - Headliner - Louisville KY
May 15 - Orange Peel - Ashville NC
May 16 - Volume 11 - Raleigh NC
May 17 - Jaxx - West Springfield VA

Tickets onslae exclusively through Enter The Vault from Oct 4 untill Oct 31, then the tour goes on sale also through all normal ticketing outlets.

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Source:	kreator-terrorzone.de
Band profile:	Kreator
Event:	Hordes Of Chaos N. American Tour

The rolling thunder is growing louder and great events are foreshadowed again:

Germany's most eminent thrash metal act, Kreator, are set to release their latest studio album on 16 January 2009 (Europe: 19 January, US: end of January). "Hordes Of Chaos" is a powerhouse featuring rigorous thrash attacks and Kreator's familiarly intelligent lyrics about self-determination and the dangers of contemporary war propaganda. Kreator are also scheduled to embark on another major European tour as early as January 2009.

"Hordes Of Chaos" was recorded at Berlin's Tritonus studios under the direction of producer Moses Schneider. Schneider is renowned for his fresh and exceptionally dynamic working methods with bands and artists such as Beatsteaks and Tocotronic. "We consciously decided on Moses as our producer for the live recording of the basic tracks at the studio," band mastermind Mille Petrozza explains. "This was the first time since "Pleasure To Kill" that we worked in this way. The new album is a 100% realistic reflection of Kreator's live qualities. Instead of exploring every little detail to sterile perfection with the help of computer technology, this time around we wanted to deliver as dynamic a production as possible. There can be no doubt that we've achieved our target in "Hordes Of Chaos"."
The album was mixed in London by Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Bullet For My Valentine, Cradle Of Filth, etc.).

The new studio album will be available in three different versions. The jewel case edition includes the ten regular album songs, and the deluxe version features an additional bonus DVD with an atmospheric making-of in super-8 quality courtesy of a Berlin film maker. As a third option, the ultra deluxe version, comes with a t-shirt, a worthwhile photo book and an extended version of the bonus DVD, as well as the CD.

As early as January, Kreator musicians Mille Petrozza (guitar, vocals), drummer Jürgen 'Ventor' Reil, bassist Christian Giesler and guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö will embark on their two-month European tour alongside Caliban and Eluveitie. So you'd better fasten your seatbelts when the "Hordes Of Chaos" steamroll through the country!

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Source:	kreator-terrorzone.de
Band profile:	Kreator

German metallers Kreator have issued the following update:

"Kreator will enter the Titonus studios in Berlin on July 20th to record the highly anticipated follow up to their 2005 release "Enemy Of God".

For the yet untitled album the band will be working with German top producer Moses Schneider.

"The pre-production in our rehearsal studios went really smooth" says bandleader Mille Petrozza. "Moses´s way of working with bands takes place more on an emotional then on a technical level, wich means the album will sound very raw and direct. We´re trying to capture Kreator´s live energy and will be using nice vintage analogue equipment for the recordings this time. Expect a massacre!"

The release date for the album, which will be mixed by Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Slipknot, etc) in London, will be January 2009, followed by an extensive world tour. Stay tuned for more details, a complete re launch of the Terrorzone and studio reports soon!"

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Source:	kreator-terrorzone.de
Band profile:	Kreator

Guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of German thrashers Kreator has sent in the following massage:

"A high-quality updated version of our VHS classics 'Live In East Berlin' and 'Hallucinative Comas' will be released on DVD for the first time ever! We're really excited to hear your reactions on this! We've put a lot of hard work, sweat and energy into this monster!"

"Other than that, we're spending most of our time in the rehearsal room these days to prepare the new album! We have a five-track demo and two more songs written. The writing really smooth, the new songs are made for a live situation and they all kill! No compromise but sheer thrash metal brutality! So be prepared ? January 2009 will see the release of the next album, followed by an extensive world tour!"

The full message can be found at this location.

In other news, MTV's Headbanger's Blog has posted a clip of Kreator's "Pleasure To Kill" - taken from their new DVD 'At The Pulse Of Kapitulation - Live in East Berlin 1990' - in-stores now via SPV. The video can be seen here.

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Source:	kreator-terrorzone.de
Band profile:	Kreator

Following their truly global "Enemy Of God" World Tour, Thrash gods Kreator will be parking the steamrollers for a while and taking a creative break in 2008 to concentrate on writing new material and recording their next album. Live activity for the band in 2008 will only be sporadic, consisting primarily of selected festival appearances. Kreator's next album is currently scheduled for release in January of 2009, to be followed by an extensive world tour later in the year.

To make the long wait a little less painful for Kreator fans, March of 2008 sees the re-release on DVD of "Live In East Berlin" and "Hallucinative Comas", both re-edited and previously only available on VHS video cassette. The DVD release goes out under the title "At The Pulse Of Kapitulation - Live In East Berlin 1990".

Here are a few of frontman Mille Petrozza's comments:

"Right now, it's time for us to recharge our batteries and write some new songs. A little like the creature in 'Alien', several ideas for the next album have been brooding inside me for a while and now they're ready to burst out of my chest and take the Kreator story to the next level. Musically, the whole concept will be very brutal and melodic! At the moment there are 10 basic ideas and fragments for new songs. Starting in January of 2008, the band will get together in Essen to start working out arrangements for the new stuff.

Over the years, I've met lots of people in and around Berlin who's first Metal experience ever was the concert we did there in the early 90's at the Werner Seelenbinder Halle. The new DVD features some of these people in recent interviews, and there are also some original quotes from back then. Words don't do justice to the energy that was in the air that day in East Berlin, and the whole event can only be described as utterly unique and historic.

I'd like to say 'Thanks!' at this point to all the promoters and fans who made it possible! The legion of Kreator supporters is growing all the time, and you made 2007 a very exciting year for us in the band."

Up until now this legendary concert was only available as a VHS video with less-than-ideal sound quality, but is now for the first time carefully digitalized and upgraded to today's standards, while retaining its original charm. The DVD also contains the "Hallucinative Coma" video from 1991. Original director Andreas Marshall has personally re-edited his own 'Director's Cut', featuring never-seen-before scenes that the censors just couldn't stomach back in the day.

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Source:	metaleater.com
Band profile:	Kreator

The following has been posted by Ole Bang on the official website of the band:

"Most regretfully we have to announce that King will not be able to tour North America as planned. King has over the past 6 month been suffering from a herniated disc in the spine, and has still not recovered to a satisfactory level. He was prescribed absolute rest for several months, and this appear to be more than half a year.

Following several visits to specialists and most recent MRI-scan; we have to realize that his condition need far more rest than expected in the first place. At the moment he can neither walk for more than an hour at a time, nor can he sit like you would do in a normal daily life; ie. there is no chance that he will fully recover in time for the tour start in March.

We deeply regret the inconvenience caused for everyone involved, for promoters, bands and fans; and most of all we're very very sorry that we can not go out and perform for the fans; who have been waiting for the tour to kick off.

Unfortunately life is unpredictable, and it's completely out of our hands when illness kick in, and no medicine, how harsh it might have been, can cure the situation. If anything could remedy the situation it would have been done, but for now we simply just have to wait, and let King get the much needed rest.

I will post news about any developments as soon as it's available. At this time we will also like to say Thanks, for all the kind words of a speedy recovery we have received."

Kreator also announced they will not tour alone. So the whole tour has been cancelled. An update by the band goes as follows:

"To end the rumours: Kreator will not be playing any of the King Diamond/Kreator tour alone! Here´s a statement from Mille!

"First of all: We are very disapointed that our tour in March/April is not going to happen! We were really looking foreward to see all our North American fans again and were preparing a killer show for you! But I must also say, that right now the most important thing is King Diamonds health. I want to see the King playing shows and producing albums for many years to come in good shape and so all I can say in the name of the whole band at this point is: Get well soon King and all the strenght and best wishes from Germany! All hail to the King!"

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Source:	covenworldwide.org
Band profile:	King Diamond

The following message was posted on Kreator's official website:

"We're proud to announce the first South American tour dates of 2007! Also appearing at selected shows are Swedish Power Metal kings Hammerfall (co headliners!) and Kotipelto. More detailed information soon!"

Dates are as follows:

Sep 22 - Monterrey, Mexico - Cafe Iguana
Sep 23 - Mexico City, Mexico - Corco Volador
Sep 27 - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Victor Jara
Sep 29 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Obras
Sep 30 - Lima, Peru - Discoteca Voce

Some more dates will be announced by the band soon.

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Source:	kreator-terrorzone.de
Band profile:	Kreator
Event:	Kreator: S. American Tour

Iron Maiden have confirmed their first and only German appearance of 2008 will be at Wacken Open Air Festival.

From the official site:

"We are proud to announce that Iron Maiden will play their only German show of 2008 at Wacken Open Air. The pre sale has just begun.
Nationwide ticket hotline 0049 0 4627 18 38 38. Or visit http://www.wacken.com"

Also Kreator has been confirmed already, as can be read in the latest Dutch news article.

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Source:	ironmaiden.com
Band profile:	Iron Maiden
Event:	Wacken Open Air 2008

Legendary German Thrash band Kreator have posted the following message on their website:

"Kreator and Roax Films are working on visual images for the next European tour!
For the second time in the history of the band (first time was in 1993, on the Renewal tour) Kreator will use parts taken from their video clips, plus paintings by German artist Christian Ermel (C.h.r.i.s) to visualise certain songs of the set on a huge video screen on stage.
To get you in the mood for the heaviest night on earth, SPV USA has posted a live clip from the song " People Of The Lie" taken off the band´s current release " Enemy Of God- Revisited" at this location."

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Source:	kreator-terrorzone.de
Band profile:	Kreator
Event:	Kreator + Celtic Frost: European Tour

Celtic Frost and Kreator have just announced the supporting bands for their co-headliner tour of Europe. Personally picked by both bands, Dutch Death/Thrashers Legion Of The Damned will be taking over the special guest slot on March 29th, and Swedish Black Metal act Watain will be opening the tour until then. Afterwards Watain will climb to the special guest position.

Source:	celticfrost.com
Band profile:	Kreator
Event:	Kreator + Celtic Frost: European Tour