Renewal (album)

Occupation

• Vocals, guitar: Mille Petrozza
• Guitar: Frank Blackfire
• Bass: Roberto Fioretti
• Drums: Jürgen Reil

Renewal (English, renewal ') is the sixth studio album by the German thrash metal band Kreator. It was released in October 1992 on Noise Records and is the first on which the band from their previous thrash style significantly changed and incorporated some influences from the Industrial Metal and Hardcore. Renewal is the last album with bassist and founding member Rob Fioretti.

Formation and musical style

Since Kreator were not entirely satisfied with the production of Coma of Souls, the band for Renewal began looking for a new producer and was in Tom Morris, with his Morrisound studio responsible for many U.S. death metal productions, find. But the style did not develop in this direction, but took according to a statement the singer Mille Petrozza elements of Industrial and hardcore on. Also, some songs having a " psychedelic touch ." However basic idea was the desire for a sound change:

" First, we want anyway away from this stereotyped thinking. That was the first thing we had in mind before we even approach taken us to the new disk. (...), But the basic elements are still the same. There are some songs that are the most aggressive with what we've ever written. "

The change was also reflected in Morris ' production, especially in the dry drum sound with a hollow acting snare, the somewhat subdued and withdrawn guitars and standing in the foreground, but compared to previous albums less high and clearer vocal lines. Was included with reality testing also an instrumental, industrial -inspired sound collage.

After recording the band toured Renewal initially in the UK and the Benelux countries, from the beginning of 1993 was followed by a tour with Biohazard by the rest of Europe.

Texts

The texts referred Petrozza " symbolic content, which can be interpreted versatile ". Some of dyeing his reading of New Age literature from the lyrics. The title Renewal handle it, " to rethink old ideas and to draw new conclusions, not to think only in one direction. " The songs are not to be understood as " sermons ". Europe After the Rain can be related to organized right-wing, but also includes some derived from news broadcasts samples, which make reference to the situation of the former Yugoslavia war, particularly in Bosnia - Herzegovina.

Reception

On allmusic.com Eduardo Rivadavia awarded for Renewal two and a half stars out of five. He described the album as almost " shocking" for fans of a band that had changed little since its inception, although there are a small number of more pleasing songs give to him. In contrast, the plate was included in the German rock Hard extremely positive, she finished in the then monthly " editorial Charts " second place behind Dirt by Alice in Chains. Editor in chief Holger Stratmann awarded 9.5 out of 10, called the plate, the "surprise of the month" and attested her " international level ". Comparisons with Pantera and Prong were drawn here. Alex Straka of Powermetal.de designated Renewal as a " makeover ". Although some fans have with the plate, especially the singing than done. But it was a total " interesting and innovative " and should be seen as a " stand-alone art product."

Title list

All songs were written by Kreator, Mille Petrozza of texts.

Artwork

The cover was designed by Dave McKean, who worked for Paradise Lost ( Shades of God) and My Dying Bride previously. It is influenced by a picture by MC Escher called The Dream.