Kreator - Endless Pain

1985

Venom meets early Slayer. The first album from Kreator. Really fast and raw.

Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

2012

Legendary Thrash/Death Metal band Kreator. How many people on this album played on the classic albums of the mid and late 80's?

This album rips and smokes. The only problem is there's a big commercial sound going on here in the choruses and some of the chant along/anthem type vocals. If you can get past that, this thing rips and smokes. Very slick production.

For fans of Slayer. Not so much for fans of Kreator old school. People say the last 4 Kreator albums all sound pretty much like this.

Kreator - Pleasure To Kill

1986

All out chaotic beat down. Similar to early Slayer. Vocals lean towards the scary. Fast. It's not till the middle of the fourth song that there is a mid paced breakdown for the kids in the pit. One of the very best thrash albums out there. These guys mean business.

-The album flows very well from song to song introducing new elements as they progress through the album. The sum is greater than it's parts, or something like that.

Kreator - Extreme Aggression

1989

Vocals are evil. Killer riffs. Killer breakdowns. This is thrash but they're pushing to the darker side of things. I think Kreator may have been a bit ahead of their time or at least rather influential to Black Metal bands to come. They're at least a link in the chain. I don't know.

Fun Facts: I'm told this is the best Kreator record. If you know of a better one let me know...Pleasure To Kill has got to be in the running.