Past Life Trauma (1985-1992)
Encyclopedia
Past Life Trauma is a compilation album
by German
thrash metal
band Kreator
, compiled by lead singer/guitarist Mille Petrozza
. It was released in 2000 by Noise Records
. Tracks are taken from the albums recorded between 1985 (Endless Pain
) and 1992 (Renewal
) . Track 5, 8, 9 and 15 are rare tracks.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Kreator
Kreator
Kreator is a thrash metal band from Essen, Germany, formed in 1978, but formalized in 1982 under the name Tormentor. They originally performed a speed metal style with Venom influences. Their style of music is similar to their compatriots Destruction and Sodom, the other two big German thrash metal...
, compiled by lead singer/guitarist Mille Petrozza
Mille Petrozza
Miland "Mille" Petrozza is a German guitarist and singer. He is best known for being the lead vocalist of the band Kreator...
. It was released in 2000 by Noise Records
Noise Records (Germany)
Noise Records was a German record label founded by German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1983 as an expansion of his company Modern Music Records. Noise Records specialized in thrash and melodic speed metal. It was sold to the Sanctuary Records Group in 2001 and ceased any...
. Tracks are taken from the albums recorded between 1985 (Endless Pain
Endless Pain
Tracks 11-14, marked with an asterisk, are bonus tracks on the 2000 reissue CD from the End of the World demo, which was released when the band was still known as Tormentor...
) and 1992 (Renewal
Renewal (album)
-Personnel:Kreator*Mille Petrozza - Guitar & Vocals*Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik - Guitar*Rob Fioretti - Bass guitar*Jürgen "Ventor" Reil - Drums, ProgrammingPersonnel*Kreator - Producer*Tom Morris - Producer, Engineer, Mixing*Mark Prator - Engineer...
) . Track 5, 8, 9 and 15 are rare tracks.
Track listing
- "Betrayer" (from Extreme AggressionExtreme Aggression-Personnel:Kreator*Mille Petrozza - guitar and vocals*Jörg Trzebiatowski - guitar*Rob Fioretti - bass guitar*Jürgen Reil - drumsProduction*Martin Becker - photography*Randy Burns - producer, engineer*Dan Clements - background vocals...
) – 4:00 - "Pleasure to Kill" (from Pleasure to KillPleasure to KillThe tracks marked with an asterisk are bonus tracks from the re-released and remastered versions. They are taken from the Flag of Hate EP."Choir of the Damned" is extended on the CD version...
) – 4:10 - "When the Sun Burns Red" (from Coma of SoulsComa of Souls-Personnel:Kreator* Mille Petrozza – vocals, guitar* Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik – guitar* Rob Fioretti – bass guitar* Jürgen "Ventor" Reil – drumsProduction* Recorded at Eldorado and Image Studios* Produced by Randy Burns...
) – 5:31 - "Endless Pain" (from Endless PainEndless PainTracks 11-14, marked with an asterisk, are bonus tracks on the 2000 reissue CD from the End of the World demo, which was released when the band was still known as Tormentor...
) – 3:31 - "Winter Martyrium" (Live in LichtenfelsLichtenfelsLichtenfels is German placename and surname:Germany:There are two towns named Lichtenfels in Germany* Lichtenfels, Hesse* Lichtenfels, Bavaria ** Lichtenfels station** 1...
) – 6:12 - "Flag of Hate" (from Endless PainEndless PainTracks 11-14, marked with an asterisk, are bonus tracks on the 2000 reissue CD from the End of the World demo, which was released when the band was still known as Tormentor...
) – 3:55 - "Extreme Aggression" (from Extreme AggressionExtreme Aggression-Personnel:Kreator*Mille Petrozza - guitar and vocals*Jörg Trzebiatowski - guitar*Rob Fioretti - bass guitar*Jürgen Reil - drumsProduction*Martin Becker - photography*Randy Burns - producer, engineer*Dan Clements - background vocals...
) – 4:43 - "After the Attack" – 3:44 (Previously Only Available on Sound Waves 1 a 4 Track 7" EP free with Sounds Magazine in 1988)
- "Trauma" (Demo) – 5:11 (previously unreleased)
- "People of the Lie" (from Coma of SoulsComa of Souls-Personnel:Kreator* Mille Petrozza – vocals, guitar* Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik – guitar* Rob Fioretti – bass guitar* Jürgen "Ventor" Reil – drumsProduction* Recorded at Eldorado and Image Studios* Produced by Randy Burns...
) – 3:16 - "Renewal" (from RenewalRenewal (album)-Personnel:Kreator*Mille Petrozza - Guitar & Vocals*Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik - Guitar*Rob Fioretti - Bass guitar*Jürgen "Ventor" Reil - Drums, ProgrammingPersonnel*Kreator - Producer*Tom Morris - Producer, Engineer, Mixing*Mark Prator - Engineer...
) – 4:33 - "Terrible Certainty" (from Terrible CertaintyTerrible CertaintyTracks 9-13 are bonus tracks from the remastered version. They are taken from the Out of the Dark ... Into the Light EP.-Personnel:Kreator* Mille Petrozza – vocals, guitar* Jörg "Tritze" Trzebiatowski – guitar* Roberto "Rob" Fioretti – bass guitar...
) – 4:28 - "Love Us or Hate Us" (from Extreme AggressionExtreme Aggression-Personnel:Kreator*Mille Petrozza - guitar and vocals*Jörg Trzebiatowski - guitar*Rob Fioretti - bass guitar*Jürgen Reil - drumsProduction*Martin Becker - photography*Randy Burns - producer, engineer*Dan Clements - background vocals...
) – 3:43 - "Total Death" (from Endless PainEndless PainTracks 11-14, marked with an asterisk, are bonus tracks on the 2000 reissue CD from the End of the World demo, which was released when the band was still known as Tormentor...
) – 3:26 - "Europe After the Rain" (Live) – 4:26
- "Under the Guillotine" (from Pleasure to KillPleasure to KillThe tracks marked with an asterisk are bonus tracks from the re-released and remastered versions. They are taken from the Flag of Hate EP."Choir of the Damned" is extended on the CD version...
) – 4:39 - "Terror Zone" (from Coma of SoulsComa of Souls-Personnel:Kreator* Mille Petrozza – vocals, guitar* Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik – guitar* Rob Fioretti – bass guitar* Jürgen "Ventor" Reil – drumsProduction* Recorded at Eldorado and Image Studios* Produced by Randy Burns...
) – 5:55 - "Tormentor" (from Endless PainEndless PainTracks 11-14, marked with an asterisk, are bonus tracks on the 2000 reissue CD from the End of the World demo, which was released when the band was still known as Tormentor...
) – 2:55
Credits
- Jürgen "Ventor" ReilJurgen ReilJürgen "Ventor" Reil is the long-time drummer for German thrash metal band Kreator. He is one of the only two original members left in the band, although he has left it "at least twice" due to personal differences, but has come back....
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik – GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Roberto "Rob" Fioretti – Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Jörg "Tritze" Trzebiatowski – Guitar (on tracks 1,7,12 & 13)
- Mille PetrozzaMille PetrozzaMiland "Mille" Petrozza is a German guitarist and singer. He is best known for being the lead vocalist of the band Kreator...
– Guitar, Vocals, Liner Notes, Compilation - Kreator – Photography
- Maren/Noise Graphics – Design
- Andreas Marschall – Cover Art
- Harry Pilkerton – Photography
- Digitally remastered at TTM Mastering, Berlin, Germany in September, 2000.