| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rock Hard (de) | 9.5/10[2] |
| Ultimate Metal Reviews |    [3] |
Violent Revolution is the tenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. It was released on September 25, 2001 and the band's first album to feature lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö. After almost a decade of musical experimentation with their metal sound (starting with Renewal), with this album the band returned to their 1980s thrash metal style, although it does make use of Gothenburg metal elements. Violent Revolution is now considered to be the catalyst of the early 2000s thrash metal revival movement.[4][5][6]
Reception
In 2005, Violent Revolution was ranked number 436 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mille Petrozza.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reconquering the Throne" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "The Patriarch" | 0:52 |
| 3. | "Violent Revolution" | 4:55 |
| 4. | "All of the Same Blood (Unity)" | 6:12 |
| 5. | "Servant in Heaven - King in Hell" | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Second Awakening" | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Ghetto War" | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Replicas of Life" | 7:34 |
| 9. | "Slave Machinery" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Bitter Sweet Revenge" | 5:25 |
| 11. | "Mind on Fire" | 3:57 |
| 12. | "System Decay" | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 56:42 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Violent Revolution" (demo) | 5:56 |
| Total length: | 62:38 | |
Personnel
- Kreator
- Mille Petrozza - vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar
- Sami Yli-Sirniö - lead guitar
- Christian Giesler - bass
- Ventor - drums
- Production
- Andreas Marschall - cover painting
- Tommy Newton - engineering
- Dirk Schelpmeier - design, photography
- Andy Sneap - production, engineering, mastering, mixing
References
- ^ Violent Revolution at AllMusic
- ^ Mühlmann, Wolf-Rüdiger. "Rock Hard". issue 171. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Ultimate Metal Reviews - Kreator - Violent Revolution". Metal-reviews.com. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ "THRASH METAL IS RARELY AS ARTFUL AS KREATOR'S HORDES OF CHAOS". metalsucks.net. January 8, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "The 10 best thrash songs from 2000-2020". Louder. July 31, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "13 of the greatest metal songs from late in a band's career". Kerrang!. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 34. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
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