In the interview segment below, vocalist/guitarist Mille Petrozza of German thrash titans Kreator discusses the response he gets from fans, and what it means to him.

Kreator will release Gods Of Violence, their 14th album, this Friday (January 27th) worldwide via Nuclear Blast Records.

The exclusive North American cover for Gods Of Violence was created by renowned artist Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Machine Head, Soulfly, Hatebreed).

Gods Of Violence was recorded under the watchful eyes of producer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Katatonia) who also mixed the record at renowned Fascination Street Studios. Mastering was also completed at Fascination Street Studios by Tony Lindgren. Gods Of Violence will contain 11 tracks with a total running time of approx. 52 minutes.

The standard cover for Gods Of Violence, created by Jan Meininghaus, can be seen below.

Tracklisting:

“Apocalypticon”
“World War Now”
“Satan Is Real”
“Totalitarian Terror”
“Gods Of Violence”
“Army Of Storms”
“Hail To The Hordes”
“Lion With Eagle Wings”
“Fallen Brother”
“Side By Side”
“Death Becomes My Light”

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Mille Petrozza explains why the songs “Gods Of Violence”, “Satan Is Real”, and “Totalitarian Terror” were chosen as a trilogy of videos from the new Gods Of Violence album.

The videos for “Gods Of Violence” and “Satan Is Real” can be found below. The last video in the trilogy, for “Totalitarian Terror”, will be released on January 27th. Watch a teaser below:

“Satan Is Real” video:

“Gods Of Violence” video:

Kreator will be hitting the road soon with Sepultura, Soilwork and Aborted. Find out what fans can expect from the shows in the video below. Kreator’s complete live itinerary can be found at this location.

(Photo - Robert Eikelpoth)