Kreator - Pleasure To Kill (1986) [Remastered 2000]

 

The band was called Tormentor in the old days (1982-1984). Both demos were released under that name. The first line-up was Mille, Rob, and Ventor. A few guitarists were tried before Jörg Tritze joined after the Flag of Hate EP. Michael Wulf was in the band for a few days and didn't play on Pleasure to Kill, despite his getting credit.
Pleasure to Kill is their second studio album, released in April 1986 by Noise Records. Pleasure to Kill is widely considered a thrash metal classic, as well as a landmark album in the history of thrash metal along with Master of Puppets by Metallica, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? by Megadeth, Reign in Blood by Slayer, Eternal Devastation by Destruction and Darkness Descends by Dark Angel, all released in 1986. The album played a considerable role in the development of many extreme metal subgenres, and many death metal bands cite the album as an influence. The lyrical themes follow those found on their first album Endless Pain, containing descriptions of macabre scenes of death and horror.

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-Tracklist:

1. Choir of the Damned     01:40
2. Ripping Corpse     03:36
3. Death is Your Saviour     03:58
4. Pleasure to Kill     04:11
5. Riot of Violence     04:56
6. The Pestilence     06:58
7. Carrion     04:48
8. Command of the Blade     03:57
9. Under the Guillotine     04:38

Bonus Tracks

10. Flag of Hate     03:56      
11. Take Their Lives     06:27      
12. Awakening of the Gods     07:30

 

-Line up:

- Mille Petrozza:  Vocals (lead) (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9), Guitars
- Ventor:  Drums, Vocals (lead) (tracks 3, 5, 8)
- Roberto Fioretti:  Bass. 

 

 

 

Label: Noise Records.

"Choir of the Damned" is extended on the CD version (the running time listed is this version). The version on the LP is about a minute shorter and is missing the harmonised prelude from the CD version.
The reissue lists track 3 as "Death Of Your Saviour" which is wrong.
Tracks 1-9 recorded at Musiciab Studio, Berlin, in 1986. 

Tracks 10-12 taken from the 1986 Flag of Hate EP; recorded at Phoenix Studio, Bochum, in 1986; 

Remastered at TTM Mastering Berlin in September 2000. 

 

 

'' Night is over
Now it's dawn
Your final day
Has begun
Hear the steps
On the floor
Hear the sounds
Of the opened door
Too proud to scream
Too proud to beg for mercy
You will die by the executioner's hand

Under The Guillotine

Tears are running
Down your cheeks
As you see
The axe of death
You were a prisoner
Didn't care about the rules
Now it's time
To pay for the fools.''