Miland "Mille" Petrozza (born 18 December 1967) is a German guitarist and singer of Italian descent. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of

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band Kreator, which he started playing in as Tyrant in 1982 and renamed into Tormentor in 1984. He is also the principal songwriter of the band and the only member to appear on every Kreator album. Petrozza also shared lead vocals in union with

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for the track "Dirty Coloured Knife" on the self-titled 2002 album from Israeli metal act Nail Within. In 1994, he played guitar in the metal all-star band

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, amongst such artists as

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and Chuck Schuldiner of

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. He appeared on

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's 2004 album, ''

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'', providing lead vocals on an alternate version of the album's opening song, "Mysteria", featured as a bonus track to the album. He also appeared on Caliban's 2006 album, ''

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'', on "Moment of Clarity". He also appeared on the 2010

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album '' Beyond Hell/Above Heaven'' on the track titled "7 Shots". Petrozza and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann played for the recording of the 2012 album ''Revolution'' by Lacrimosa. Petrozza is

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. He and his wife regularly contributed to the vegan magazine ''Kochen ohne Knochen'', run by Joachim Hiller. Petrozza has also collaborated with

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, but he believes his lifestyle is a personal choice, "I do not want to preach my lifestyle on others".

Discography

; Kreator * ''

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) * '' Cause for Conflict'' (1995) * '' Outcast'' (1997) * '' Endorama'' (1999) * '' Violent Revolution'' (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'' (2017) * '' Hate Über Alles'' (2022) ; Voodoocult * ''

Jesus Killing Machine ''Jesus Killing Machine'' is the debut album by German heavy metal band Voodoocult, released in February 1994. Release The album was issued on CD and vinyl. The vinyl saw an initial limited circulation of 1,000 and was re-released in a package ...

'' (1994) ; Edguy * ''

'' (2004) ; Lacrimosa * ''

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'' (2012) ;Avantasia * '' Moonglow'' (2019)

References

External links

Biography on Kreator's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrozza, Mille 1967 births Kreator members Living people German male guitarists German baritones German heavy metal guitarists German heavy metal musicians German heavy metal singers German male singers German people of Calabrian descent German people of Italian descent German guitarists Musicians from Essen Rhythm guitarists Thrash metal musicians Voodoocult members