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Endorama

Kreator - Endorama Audio CD

A fair review of the Kreator "Endorama" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Kreator reviews here, or go back to the Kreator tabs.

Band: Kreator
Title: Endorama
Rating:

Release Date: 1999-09-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Golden Age 2: Endorama 3: Shadowland 4: Chosen Few 5: Everlasting Flame 6: Passage to Babylon 7: Future Ring 8: Entry 9: Soul Eraser 10: Willing Spirit 11: Pandemonium 12: Tyranny

3.4 Kreators 'stumble'
This disc has some really good moments, but it doesn't have the heaviness of prior work, nor the speed. Not Kreator's best work. There are actually some keyboards and a BALLAD. . Just doesn't work for them. They may have become their own worst enemy on here, trying to soften just a bit, for appeal. That just doesn't do the trick, especially from a German band known for their viciousness. Mille 'singing'? No. Doesn't work well. Would have been OK for a side project but this CD doesn't fit the heart of the Kreator name.
Thank god they came back to their senses with later releases. Not to say its a total loss though.

Ok, that said, by another band this would get 4 stars. And the CD gets saved big time toward the end with 'Soul Eraser', 'Willing Spirit' and 'Pandemonium'. All very good tracks with a very slight hook to them. I play them often when in a straight Hard Rock/ Metal mode. I like these tracks a lot. And there are a couple others that are decent. But they simply wont appease a real fan of Kreator's heavier stuff or any thrasher in general.

solid 'hard rock'
It is quite melodic to me and lacks traditional Kreator aggressiveness and speed. Even though this Kreator CD leans more to softer metal even hard rock, I like it.
Nevertheless, Golden Age and Willing Spirit are my favorite tracks to whom I give 5 stars. Some of the tracks are tad boring to listen.
But recommended album to any metal fan. .

This Sucks
Yea, they sold the hell out, just like half of Metal did when the genere started dying in popularity. Kreator, Once known for "Endless Pain", "Bringer of Torture", "Pestilence", and "Coma of Souls" just to name some great classics, gives us this junk heap. I have no problems blending in Piano, slower song stuture, or other changes, but if you are going to do that, then at least make it work. The vocals sound like a bad version of "Rammstein" and the rest of the album is followed by some over-repetitive power chords, which Kreator avoided even for their first two albums. Sounds like a couple steps back huh. More like a few light years. The only two tracks on the album that are good are "Shadowland" and "Pandemonium" which sound like they werent even recorded for this album. Keator does make a great return though, because after two or three of these junkheap albums (this is the worst of them) they return to playing what they should have never stopped. Pure Thrash Metal, Modernized a bit, which I have no problem with, and its tight. Save this for the discount rack.

Not as Much Thrashin' But Who Cares?! Awesome CD!
First off, I should say, this isn't really like old Kreator stuff, where they always played real aggressive thrash. Longtime Kreator fans may not like this one at first, but I was hooked from the very first listen! This one is so great, there aren't many words to describe it, but I'll try. It's a real experimental CD, and kind of has a real "European" sound (not sure exactly what that is, just that it didn't originate in the U. S. ). Mille Petrozza's vocals here are not as harsh and have been "lightened up" just a bit due to the slightly more commercial sound. Keep in mind this isn't pop-metal, just something a little different. But I found it instantly addictive. The music here really creeps inside you and stays there. The songs also have a lot of feeling (sorry about the "f-word", but that's all I could think of), but they are catchy as hell! Lead guitarist Tommy Vetterli has come up with some of the most memorable leads & riffs I've ever heard. Original drummer Jurgen "Ventor" Reil & longtime bassist Christian Giesler make an excellent rythem team and should not be underestimated. The best songs here (or at least my favorites) are the opening track "Golden Age" which would make an awesome concert opener; "Endorama", where Mille shares lead vocals with someone named Tilo Wolf. Never heard of 'em, but the song is one of Kreator's best ever; "Shadowland", which is a lot closer to previous Kreator CDs; "Chosen Few", which is definitely lighter, but it's still great; "Soul Eraser", another Kreator thrasher; "Passage To Babylon", which gets alternately lighter & harder all through it; "Future King", a song that really kicks some ass; and my personal favorite, "Willing Spirit", a song that is just overflowing with emotion, it has to be heard to be appreciated. So, to wrap things up, by no means should you skip this one. It really deserves to be heard by as many people, Kreator fans & non-Kreator fans alike. Just buy it and give it a good, loud listen. This is one helluva great Cd!.

Not the pure thrash of their yesteryear...still AWESOME!!
Them, Sodom, and Destruction. Kreator is one of three hardcore german thrash bands of the 80's. As many a thrash band did in the 90's Kreator changed their style from pure fast thrash to a slower more contemporary sound,more industrial sounding like on Renewal, and then more melodic like on this album. Some thrash bands, like Overkill, Testament, and Exodus have changed their sound for the Worse. Except for Overkills I hear black album which I loved. But Kreator did not get worse at all. So long as you know that this album is different from the old stuff, I don't see how you can be dissapointed. This was actually my first Kreator album and it's by far my favorite from them. It's a highly melodic, medium-paced, thrashy, industrial-tinged heavy metal sound with excellent vocals from Mille Petrozza. Every song is an absolute winner on this album. It's one of those ones that you can just pop in, sit down and listen to so very easily. Sometimes I listen to it 2 or 3 times in a row if I'm doing something like surfing the net or playing video games. The lyrics on these songs are weird but very cool, ranging from suicidal existentialism to sci-fi/fantasy stuff. The emotion is there. The music is there. Don't beleive the negative reviews on this album. Those guys wouldn't know a good album if it crawled up their a@# and died. So what it isn't pure thrash. . . In many ways. . IT'S BETTER!!.

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