Jürgen "Ventor" Reil (born 26 June 1966) is a German musician, best known as the drummer for German

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band

Kreator Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982. Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Miland "Mille" Petrozza, drummer Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö, and bassist Frédér ...

. He is one of the only two original members left in the band, although he has left "at least twice" due to personal differences. Reil plays the

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style prevalent in thrash and

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. He also sang lead vocals on a few songs on the band's earlier albums, and still does live (notably "Riot of Violence"). He is a big fan of tattoo art and he owns his own tattoo studio in Essen-Karnap (Kreativ-Tattoo), in which he actively works as a tattooer.

Discography

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Endless Pain ''Endless Pain'' is the debut studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released on 1 October, 1985 by Noise Records. The album combines elements of black metal and thrash metal, ultimately creating a black-metal influenced thrash sound ...

'' (1985) *''

Pleasure to Kill ''Pleasure to Kill'' is the second studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in March 1986 by Noise Records. ''Pleasure to Kill'' is widely considered a landmark thrash metal classic, along with ''Master of Puppets'' by Metallic ...

'' (1986) *''

Terrible Certainty ''Terrible Certainty'' is the third studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in 1987 through Noise Records. It was released on cd, cassette, black vinyl, and as a limited edition red vinyl. The remastered version of 2000 contai ...

'' (1987) *''

Extreme Aggression ''Extreme Aggression'' is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1989. While the band had already gained a sizeable following in the US due to their 1988 tour with the crossover thrash band D.R.I., this album int ...

'' (1989) *''

Coma of Souls ''Coma of Souls'' is the fifth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in 1990. It was reissued in 2002, with the lyrics for the last four songs missing from the booklet. ''Coma of Souls'' was Kreator's first release with guita ...

'' (1990) *'' Renewal'' (1992) *'' Outcast'' (1997) *''

Endorama ''Endorama'' is the ninth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released on 20 April, 1999 by Drakkar Records. The gothic metal influences were the most prominent on this release, and Lacrimosa frontman Tilo Wolff provided guest voca ...

'' (1999) *''

Violent Revolution ''Violent Revolution'' is the tenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. It was released on 25 September, 2001 and is the band's first album to feature lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö. After almost a decade of musical experimentatio ...

'' (2001) *'' Enemy of God'' (2005) *'' Hordes of Chaos'' (2009) *''

Phantom Antichrist ''Phantom Antichrist'' is the 13th studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released through Nuclear Blast on 1 June 2012. The album entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 130, selling 3,900 copies in the first week. Release and pro ...

'' (2012) *''

Gods of Violence ''Gods of Violence'' is the fourteenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released on 27 January 2017. This is Kreator's final studio album with bassist Christian "Speesy" Giesler before his departure from the band in 2019. Backg ...

'' (2017) *''

Hate Über Alles ''Hate Über Alles'' is the fifteenth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, which was released on 10 June 2022 through Nuclear Blast. Produced by Arthur Rizk, it is the band's first studio album since '' Gods of Violence'' (2017), th ...

'' (2022)

References

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