There must be two kinds of Kreator fans: those from the 80's
who were used to killing thrash (which I belong to) and those from the
90's who were used to more technical and much slower stuff. Well if
you are a fan from both periods you will like the Kreator anno
2001. It is a combination of old thrash and heavy mid-tempoes with a
good production. Yes the production is far away from those of the old
albums and teutonic rough sounds like Sodom, Destruction
or the other bands from the 80's. The production sounds more like something
scandinavian, like Swedish which makes Kreator sound a little
softer.
So what do we have here when we see the cover: almost the same one
as Coma of Souls but the "kreature" (lol) has a brain. Coma
of Souls was a good album and so is Violent Revolution: a
Coma of Souls with a brain. It is melodic with a lot of know-how
and therough voice from the earlier albums. Mille Petrozza describes
Violent Revolution as "... back to the roots, with today's experience.
A kind of new version of Kreator with the insights of the past
years, from Pleasure to Kill and Extreme Agression to
Coma Of Souls, Outcast, and Endorama".
The first song is called Reconquering The Throne and that is
what the whole album is about. But hey it is neither violent or a revolution.
An evolution maybe yes but that's it. I will better give an eye to Sodom
or Destruction's next cds. They will be less melody but at least
more real kickin'ass Thrash Metal and energy.