German thrash legends KREATOR have posted the following update at their website:

"Germany’s most successful thrash metal act Kreator are about to bring out an unusual release at the very beginning of the coming year: their album success, Enemy Of God, is scheduled for re-release on Steamhammer/SPV in a top-quality DVD edition in Dolby 5.1 surround sound with brand-new video clips. Frontman Mille Petrozza: “Enemy Of God is our best-produced album to date, and the sound is clearly even more brutal in the Dolby surround version.”

On top of various surprises, Kreator will present video clips by star directors Jörg Buttgereit (renowned for his cult movie, Nekromantik), Richard Kern (Fingered, MARILYN MANSON, various photo art books) and Niels Ruf (Kamikaze on German music channels, Viva & Viva 2, among others). And then there will be two more sensations: 1. the first fully animated video clip in the band’s history (one of the few in the metal genre), and 2. the Kreator TV show, introducing Mille Petrozza as few people know him.

“I was interested to see how such different directors as Richard Kern, Niels Ruf or Jörg Buttgereit would interpret our music,” comments Petrozza, who also came up with the idea that spawned the project. “Our sound is extreme, and these three artists create extreme video installations, films and TV shows, each in their own style. The two elements go together. I used to scratch the band name on my school desk, and now we’re shooting a clip together. All it would take now for me to be perfectly happy would be for Dieter Bohlen to drop dead,” says Niels Ruf about the project.

And what about the fans? What kinds of images go through their minds when they listen to Enemy Of God? That’s a point that Mille has been interested in for a long time: “A lot of people have their own DV camera and an editing program on their PC – the production tools are in the hands of the fans at last. All we have to do is bring their ideas out of them.”

As of now, anybody with a concept for a video clip inspired by the song, ‘Dying Race Apocalypse’ (from Enemy Of God), is invited to put it into practice and send in the finished clip to the record company (address see below). The winner will receive 1000 euros, and his or her clip will be released on the upcoming DVD. If you only have a good idea, but no money to realize it: not to worry. Mille promises: “I’ll read every treatment and every concept.” So just jot down your idea & send it in – and with a bit of luck you’ll be rewarded with a production budget of 1000 euros and a release alongside a number of renowned clip producers!

On top of all that, there are 33 Kreator fan packages to be won, including the new DVD and various merchandise items. The judges’ decision is of course final. For more information about the competition, see www.kreator-terrorzone.de, where you will also find the registration form.

Steamhammer/SPV will advertise this unusual competition, not only in Germany’s most important heavy metal magazines, but also in trade magazines for digital media productions, such as ‘Mac’ or ‘Kameramann’. Register on the Kreator homepage by mid-October and send in your clips by mid-November.

Please send your clips to the following address:

SPV GmbH

Mark Kewitsch

Brüsseler Str. 14

D-30539 Hannover"