Endless Pain

Endless Pain
Studio album by Kreator
Released	October 1985
Recorded	CAT Studio, Berlin, Germany March, 1985
Genre	Thrash metal, black metal
Length	38:40
Label	Noise
Producer	Horst Müller
Kreator chronology
Endless Pain (1985) Pleasure to Kill (1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rock Hard	7.5/10[2]

Endless Pain is the debut studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in October 1985 by Noise Records.

On this album both Petrozza and Reil share vocal duties. This album has been known to be viewed as a pivotal album to black metal bands that enjoy dabbling in thrash metal elements, ultimately creating a thrash-influenced black metal sound.

Track listing

All songs by Fioretti, Petrozza and Reil.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Endless Pain"	3:32
2.	"Total Death"	3:28
3.	"Storm of the Beast"	5:01
4.	"Tormentor"	2:56
5.	"Son of Evil"	4:16
6.	"Flag of Hate"	4:42
7.	"Cry War"	3:45
8.	"Bone Breaker"	2:58
9.	"Living in Fear"	3:12
10.	"Dying Victims"	4:51
Total length:		38:40

The 1989 CD reissue from Noise Records included the two original tracks from the Flag of Hate EP, "Take Their Lives" and "Awakening of the Gods", as well as the replacing "Flag of Hate" with the re-recorded version from that EP.

Personnel

Kreator

• Mille Petrozza - lead and rhythm guitar, lead vocals in tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10
• Jürgen Reil - drums, lead vocals in tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9
• Rob Fioretti - bass guitar

Production

• Horst Müller - producer
• Karl-Ulrich Walterbach - executive producer

References

1. Anderson, Jason. "Endless Pain - Kreator". Allmusic. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
2. Stratmann, Holger (1985). "Sanctuary: Refuge Denied". Rock Hard (in German). Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH (12). ISSN 1437-8140. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

External links

• Kreator Terrorzone: Endless Pain