German thrash veterans KREATOR will perform the new song 'Phantom Antichrist' on the show Neo Paradise, broadcast on Germany's national TV network ZDF on Friday, July 13th at 9:55pm CET. Go to this location for information and updates (in German).

Kreator frontman Mille Petrozza recently issued the following statement in regards to the band's upcoming world tour:

"There's a lot of negative posts on here, like 'Why arent you coming to xy?'. For your information: The North American and the European dates are only the beginning of our world tour that will probably keep us out there for the next two years. There is a South American, an Australian, Asian, Russian and of course a UK tour in the making for early 2013 so keep your 'Fuck you for not coming to....' comments and be a little patient, OK?! Thank you. The Kreator WILL return!"

More dates were recently announced for the Kreator/MORBID ANGEL European Tour 2012 which will also feature NILE and FUELED BY FIRE. Tickets for the following shows are available at Hardticket.eu.

Tour dates:

November

1 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
2 - Giessen, Germany - Hessenhalle
3 - Geiselwind, Germany - Music Hall
4 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Effenaar
5 - Rennes, France - L´Etage
6 - Paris, France - Bataclan
8 - Madrid, Spain - Penelope
9 - Valga, Spain - Pontecesures
10 - Durango, Spain - Plateruena
11 - Barcelona, Spain - Salamandra 1
12 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
13 - Milan, Italy - Live Club
14 - Bari, Italy - New Demode Club
16 - Athens, Greece - Fuzz Live Music Club
17 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Principal Club Theatre
18 - Istanbul, Turkey - 2012 venue
19 - Sofia, Bulgari - Hristo Botev Hall
21 - Ljubljana, Slovenia =- New Cvetlicarna Media Park
22 - Budapest, Hungary - Club 202
23 - Wien, Austria - Arena
24 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Winter Masters of Rock
25 - Kempten, Germany - BigBox
26 - Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-Son
28 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Venue TBA
29 - Katowice, Poland - Megaclub
30 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser

December

1 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys
2 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
3 - Minsk, Belarus - Re:Public
5 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Forum Palace
6 - Tallin, EStonia - Tba.
7 - Helsinki, Nosturi
8 - Oulu, Finland - Club Teatria
10 - Stockholm, Sweden - Lilla Arenan
11 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Traedgarn
12 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio
13 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
14 - Hamburg, Germany - Große Freiheit 36
15 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA Longhorn
16 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Schaaf
18 - Zürich, Switzerland Komplex
19 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
20 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol
21 - München, Germany - Backstage
22 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle

Kreator's complete live itinerary can be found at this location.

Anthony Morgan at Metal Forces recently caught up with Mille Petrozza to discuss the band's new album, Phantom Antichrist. An excerpt from the story is available below:

Boasting shortened compositions suggests Phantom Antichrist is a more focused outing.

“If you asked me to use one or two words to describe the album, I don’t know which words I would use,” Mille admits. “I would say it comes from the heart. Of course it’s focused; every album that we do is focused. I would say it isn’t one-dimensional. It has a lot to offer; there’s a lot of melodic parts, and there’s also a lot of speed parts and fast thrash metal parts. It’s typical Kreator stuff, but there’s also something more to it. We tried some new stuff, but without adding an orchestra or something. It’s all guitars, drums, and bass. The only part where we had extra musicians coming in was in a song called ‘Civilisation Collapse’ where we had percussionists playing with us, and that was really cool. That gave the song a different dimension. It went fine. I’d say that the album is like a rollercoaster; it’s not only fast, it’s not only heavy, it’s not only brutal… It’s metal (laughs).”

The record has been touted as Kreator’s most diverse to date. “Maybe it is,” the axeman muses. “It depends on what you consider to be diverse. There’s definitely a lot going on on the album, yeah. There are a lot of things happening; a lot of parts, and a lot of emotion. Maybe it is the most diverse Kreator album.”

Go to this location for the complete story.

Phantom Antichrist is available in the following formats:

- Jewel Case CD *
- 2LP Yellow Vinyl *
- 2LP Bi-Coloured Vinyl (Red/Black): limited to 500 copies, hand numbered *+
- 2LP Picture Vinyl **
- CD/DVD Digi Limited Edition: two digipacks in a slipcase **

* Featuring Artwork by Wes Benscoter (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER)

** Featuring Artwork by Jan Meininghaus

Check out BraveWords.com's review of Phantom Antichrist at this location.