Watch the band’s thunderous live video marking the 20th anniversary of the seminal 2001 classic.
Thrash metal veterans, Kreator, have not only released their 20th anniversary edition of their 2001 masterpiece Violent Revolution, but have treated us with a live video of the title track! This new edition of “Violent Revolution” includes a mammoth collection of assorted live bootleg recordings, under the name “Bootleg Revolution.”
The “Bootleg Revolution” live material, which has been recorded all over the world and at festivals like Wacken and Waldrock, is a massive 41-track collection. This particular live offering is from Kreator’s Bloodstock 2021 performance.
‘Violent Revolution’ was released in September 2001, and became the band’s highest charting album to that point in Germany, as it reached number 38. “We knew we had a good album, so in that way it wasn’t a surprise to see this do so well in the chart. But however good you might think your album is, you can never be certain how people will react to what you’ve done, and whether you can pick up new fans, as well as satisfy the older ones. So, I suppose there was an element of us being pleasantly surprised when we got into the Top 40 for the first time. But I have to give a lot of credit to our label. They knew exactly how to market and promote the album, and showed we had made the right choice in signing to them.”
“I feel this is one of our strongest albums,” says Mile Petrozza with conviction. “We took what we’d done on ‘Coma Of Souls’ and ‘Extreme Aggression’ but this wasn’t a case of repeating it. No, we added in modern metal elements to the sound as well. It was a new era for Kreator. A rebirth if you want to put it that way. And the start of what I would call our second career.”
The “Violent Revolution” 2022 re-issue is available today and in the following formats. Order your copy HERE.
“Violent Revolution” Tracklist:
01 Reconquering The Throne
02 The Patriarch
03 Violent Revolution
04 All Of The Same Blood
05 Servant In Heaven – King In Hell
06 Second Awakening
07 Ghetto War
08 Replicas Of Life
09 Slave Machinery
10 Bitter Sweet Revenge
11 Mind Of Fire
12 System Decay
Live Bonus Tracklist:
01 Violent Revolution (Live in Brazil)
02 Reconquering The Throne (Live in Brazil)
03 Extreme Aggression (Live in Korea)
04 People Of The Lie (Live in Korea)
05 All Of The Same Blood (Live in Korea)
06 Phobia (Live In Korea)
07 Pleasure To Kill (Live in Korea)
08 Renewal (Live in Korea)
09 Servant In Heaven – King In Hell (Live Brazil)
10 Terrible Certainty (Live in Korea)
11 Riot Of Violence (Live in Korea)
12 Terrorzone (Live in Brazil)
13 Betrayer (Live in Brazil)
14 Lost (Live in Brazil)
15 Coma Of Souls (Live in Brazil)
16 Flag Of Hate (Live at Wacken)
17 Tormentor (Live at Wacken)
“Bootleg Revolution” Tracklist:
01 Violent Revolution (Live in Brazil)
02 Reconquering The Throne (Live in Brazil)
03 Extreme Aggression (Live in Korea)
04 People Of The Lie (Live in Korea)
05 All Of The Same Blood (Live in Korea)
06 Phobia (Live In Korea)
07 Pleasure To Kill (Live in Korea)
08 Renewal (Live in Korea)
09 Servant In Heaven – King In Hell (Live Brazil)
10 Terrible Certainty (Live in Korea)
11 Riot Of Violence (Live in Korea)
12 Terrorzone (Live in Brazil)
13 Betrayer (Live in Brazil)
14 Lost (Live in Brazil)
15 Coma Of Souls (Live in Brazil)
16 Flag Of Hate (Live at Wacken)
17 Tormentor (Live at Wacken)
18 Violent Revolution (Live in Istanbul)
19 Reconquering The Throne (Live in Istanbul)
20 Extreme Aggression (Live in Istanbul)
21 People Of The Lie (Live in Istanbul)
22 All Of The Same Blood (Live in Istanbul)
23 Phobia (Live in Istanbul)
24 Servant In Heaven – King In Hell
(Live in Istanbul)
25 Terrible Certainty (Live in Istanbul)
26 Riot Of Violence (Live in Istanbul)
27 Betrayer (Live in Istanbul)
28 Flag Of Hate (Live in Istanbul)
29 Tormentor (Live in Istanbul)
30 The Patriarch (Live at Waldrock)
31 Violent Revolution (Live at Waldrock)
32 Reconquering The Throne (Live at Waldrock)
33 Extreme Aggression (Live at Waldrock)
34 People Of The Lie (Live at Waldrock)
35 All Of The Same Blood (Live at Waldrock)
36 Phobia (Live at Waldrock)
37 Pleasure To Kill (Live at Waldrock)
38 Renewal (Live at Waldrock)
39 Servant In Heaven – King In Hell
(Live at Waldrock)
40 Flag Of Hate (Live at Waldrock)
41 Tormentor (Live at Waldrock)
KREATOR Live 2022
9th Apr – Russia – MOSCOW – Mainstage
11th Apr – Russia – NOVOSIBIRSK – Podzemka
13th Apr – Russia – YEKATERINBURG – Tele Club
15th Apr – Russia – ST. PETERSBURG – A2 Green Concert
17th Apr – Norway – OSLO – Rockefeller
2nd Jun – Czechia – METALFEST OPEN AIR
24th Jun – France – HELLFEST
26th Jun – Italy – ROCK THE CASTLE
30th Jun – Portugal – VOA HEAVY ROCK FESTIVAL
14th-18th Aug – Greece – HAMMERSHIP CRUISE
18th-21st Aug – France – MOTOCULTOR FESTIVAL
20th-21st Aug – Netherlands – DYNAMO METAL FEST
23rd Sep – Mexico – MEXICO METAL FEST
KREATOR will embark on a European co-headline tour alongside LAMB OF GOD in November & December 2022.
State Of Unrest Tour 2022
KREATOR | LAMB OF GOD
with guests: Thy Art is Murder & Gatecreeper
18th Nov – Denmark – COPENHAGEN Forum Black Box
19th Nov – Sweden – STOCKHOLM Fryshuset Arenan
21st Nov – Finland – OULU Teatria
22nd Nov – Finland – HELSINKI Ice Hall Black Box
24th Nov – Poland – WARSAW Stodola
26th Nov – Germany – MUNICH Zenith
27th Nov – Germany – BERLIN Columbiahalle
29th Nov – Netherlands – TILBURG O13
30th Nov – Belgium – BRUSSELS AB
2nd Dec – Germany – LUDWIGSBURG MHP Arena
3rd Dec – Germany – ESSEN Grugahalle
4th Dec – Germany – SAARBRÜCKEN Saarlandhalle
6th Dec – Spain – MADRID Riviera
7th Dec – Spain – BARCELONA Razzmatazz
9th Dec – Germany – WIESBADEN Schlachthof
10th Dec – Germany – HAMBURG Edel Optics Arena
11th Dec – Germany – LEIPZIG Haus Auensee
20th Dec – France – PARIS L’Olympia
21st Dec – Switzerland – ZURICH Samsung Hall
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