Renewal (Kreator album)
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October 1992 |
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August - September 1992 |
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| Label (s) | Noise Records | |||
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CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
38:53 |
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Kreator, Tom Morris |
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Renewal ( engl. , Renewal ') is the sixth album of the German thrash metal band creator . It was released on Noise Records in October 1992 and is the first on which the band deviates significantly from their previous Thrash style and integrates some influences from industrial metal and hardcore . Renewal is the final album with bassist and founding member Rob Fioretti.
Origin and style of music
Since Kreator were not completely satisfied with the production of Coma of Souls , the band started looking for a new producer for Renewal and found what they were looking for in Tom Morris , who is responsible for many US death metal productions with his Morrisound studio . However, the style did not develop in this direction, instead, according to the singer Mille Petrozza, took up elements of industrial and hardcore. Some songs also have a "psychedelic touch". The basic idea, however, was the desire to change the sound:
“First of all we want to get away from this stereotype thinking anyway. That was the first thing we had in mind before we even started on the new record. (...) But the basic elements are still the same. There are some songs that are among the most aggressive that we have ever written. "
The change was also evident in Morris' production, especially in the dry drum sound with a hollow-looking snare , the somewhat muted and withdrawn guitars and the vocal lines that were in the foreground, but less high and clear compared to earlier albums. Also included was an instrumental, industrial-inspired sound collage with reality control .
After the recordings for Renewal , the band toured first in Great Britain and the Benelux countries, from the beginning of 1993 followed a tour with Biohazard through the rest of Europe.
Texts
Petrozza described the texts as "symbolic content that can be interpreted in many ways". Sometimes his reading of New Age literature rubs off on the lyrics. The title Renewal is about "rethinking old ideas and drawing new conclusions, not just thinking in one direction." However, the songs should not be understood as "sermons". Europe After the Rain can be related to organized right-wing extremism , but also contains some samples from news broadcasts that refer to the situation of the Yugoslavia war at the time , especially in Bosnia-Herzegovina .
reception
Eduardo Rivadavia gave Renewal two and a half out of five stars on allmusic .com . He described the album as downright "shocking" for fans of a band that has hardly changed since it was founded, although there are a small number of pleasant songs on it. In contrast, the record in German Rock Hard was extremely well received, it was in the monthly "editorial charts" of the time, second behind Dirt by Alice in Chains . Editor-in-chief Holger Stratmann awarded 9.5 out of 10 points, called the record the “surprise of the month” and attested its “international level”. Comparisons with Pantera and Prong have been drawn here. Alex Straka from Powermetal.de described Renewal as a “fresh cell treatment”. Some fans would have had a hard time with the record, especially the vocals. But overall it is "interesting and innovative" and must be seen as an "independent art product".
Track list
- Winter Martyrdom - 5:43
- Renewal - 4:36
- Reflection - 6:15
- Brainseed - 3:17
- Karmic Wheel - 6:06
- Reality Check - 1:22
- Zero to None - 3:12
- Europe After the Rain - 3:19
- Depression Unrest - 5:05
All songs were written by Kreator, lyrics by Mille Petrozza.
Artwork
The cover was designed by Dave McKean , who previously worked for Paradise Lost ( Shades of God ) and My Dying Bride . It is influenced by a painting by MC Escher called The Dream .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Klaudia Weber: Who is Thorwald Detlefsen? , in: Rock Hard, No. 65, October 1992, pp. 12-13.
- ↑ a b allmusic.de: Review Renewal by Eduardo Rivadavia
- ↑ rockhard.de: Renewal review by Holger Stratmann
- ^ Powermetal.de: Renewal review by Alex Straka
Web links
- Renewal at Allmusic (English)
- Renewal on MusicBrainz