Extreme aggression
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| Studio album by Kreator | ||||
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Publication |
June 19, 1989 |
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1988/89 |
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| Label (s) | Noise Records | |||
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
37 min 32 s |
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Randy Burns |
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Studio (s) |
Skytrak Studio, Berlin |
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Extreme Aggression is the fourth studio album by the German thrash metal band Kreator . It was released on June 19, 1989 via Noise Records . With more than 200,000 copies sold worldwide, it is the second most successful album by the Essen-based band after the follow-up album Coma of Souls .
History of origin
For the recordings of the album, the band hired the American Randy Burns as a producer . Burns previously made a name for himself through his collaboration with bands such as Megadeth , Nuclear Assault and Dark Angel . The recordings took place in the Berlin “Skytrak Studio”, which the owner of Noise Records, Karl Walterbach, had previously taken over from a Krautrock band . After finishing the recording, Burns was dissatisfied with the drum sound and recommended the band to re-record the album in Los Angeles . Although the production costs skyrocketed, Walterbach agreed and financed the band a second studio visit. The band had to bear the additional costs themselves.
In early 1989 Kreator traveled to Burns in Los Angeles. Petrozza enlisted the help of a musician from the local hardcore scene for his lyrics . As on the three previous albums, the guitarist Jörg Trzebiatowski cannot be heard on Extreme Aggression because he was always too nervous when recording in the studio . After the first part of the upcoming tour Trzebiatowski got out and moved to Munich . He was replaced by former Sodom guitarist Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik .
The album cover was originally supposed to be drawn by Ed Repka , who also worked for Megadeth and Toxik , among others . This was prevented by Karl Walterbach for cost reasons. Walterbach then hired a comic artist from Düsseldorf . Its draft in turn was rejected by the band. Because of time pressure, a photo of the band was finally used at Walterbach's suggestion.
For the song "Betrayer" was at the Acropolis in Athens , a music video rotated. Since the band did not get permission from the local authorities, the recording turned into an adventure. The band manager at the time, Boggi Kopec, recalled:
“We used all the equipment, smoke bombs and a lot of noise! While we were sweating blood and water with fear, the tourists had a lot of fun. "
reception
According to Powermetal.de reviewer Alex Straka, Kreator with Extreme Aggression "became a quality feature of German metal art and style-defining for Thrash Metal of the Germany brand". Although the album was sold over 200,000 times worldwide, the album did not make the jump into the charts , something that Noise Records boss Karl Walterbach was not entirely innocent of.
“Back then, Karl often forgot to register the records with Media Control . That's why we never appeared in the charts until we switched to GUN Records , although the records sold really well. "
In the book "Best of Rock & Metal" by the German rock-hard magazine, which lists the 500 strongest metal and hard-rock albums of all time according to the rock-hard editors, Extreme Aggression came in 142nd. According to Uwe Buffo Schnädelbach, Kreator delivered “their journeyman piece, which helped the band to make an international breakthrough due to the clearly structured arrangements and the contrast between heaviness and melody”.
Track list
- Extreme aggression - 4:44
- No Reason to Exist - 4:37
- Love Us or Hate Us - 3:42
- Stream of Consciousness - 3:53
- Some Pain Will Last - 5:39
- Betrayer - 3:59
- Don't Trust - 3:43
- Bringer of Torture - 2:15
- Fatal Energy - 4:57
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Uwe "Buffo" Schnädelbach: "Classic Albums: Kreator - Extreme Aggression (1989)". In: Rock Hard , July 2004, page 74
- ↑ "25 Years of Heavy Metal Scene Germany: Contemporary Witnesses Report" (Rock Hard, September 2008, page 67)
- ^ Powermetal.de: Kreator - Extreme Aggression
- ↑ Rock Hard (Ed.): Best of Rock & Metal - The 500 strongest discs of all time . Heel Verlag , Königswinter 2005, ISBN 3-89880-517-4 , p. 165 .
Web links
- Extreme aggression at Allmusic (English)
- Extreme aggression on MusicBrainz