Endless Pain is the debut studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in October 1985 by Noise Records.
Music
The album combines elements of early
black metal,
death metal and
thrash metal, ultimately creating a black metal-influenced thrash sound inspired by bands such as Venom,
Mercyful Fate, and Bathory. On this album both Petrozza and Reil share vocal duties.
Reception and legacy
Jason Anderson of
AllMusic gave the album two and a half stars out of five. He wrote: "This release is hardly an embarrassment, and it should satisfy any fan of the group looking to complete his or her collection, but new listeners searching for Kreator's best '80s material are encouraged to check out the follow-up,
Pleasure to Kill, or the exquisite
Terrible Certainty before considering
Endless Pain."
Track listings
Personnel
- Kreator
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Mille Petrozza – guitars, vocals (2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
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Rob Fioretti – bass
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Jürgen "Ventor" Reil – drums, vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Production
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Horst Müller – production, engineering, mixing
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Mille Petrozza, Jürgen Crasser – mastering
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Phil Lawvere – artwork
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Karl-Ulrich Walterbach – executive production
2017 re-release
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Jan Meininghaus, Thomas Ewerhard – art, design
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Andy Pearce, Matt Wortham – mastering
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Malcolm Dome – sleeve notes
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