''Renewal'' is the sixth album by German
thrash metal
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...
band
Kreator, released in 1992. It's their first "experimental" album, as in this release Kreator incorporated
industrial music
Industrial music is a genre of music that draws on harsh, mechanical, transgressive or provocative sounds and themes. AllMusic defines industrial music as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music" that was "initiall ...
influences in their songwriting,
as well as featuring a
groove metal
Groove metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that began in the early 1990s. The genre achieved success in the 1990s and continued having success in the 2000s. Inspired by thrash metal and traditional heavy metal, groove metal features raspy ...
sound. It is also the last album to feature original bassist Rob Fioretti. The song "Karmic Wheel" contains audio samples from the suicide of
R. Budd Dwyer
Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician. He served from 1965 to 1971 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and from 1971 to 1981 as a member of the Pennsylvania ...
.
A music video was made for the title track.
Release
In March 2018, German record label
Noise
Noise is unwanted sound considered unpleasant, loud or disruptive to hearing. From a physics standpoint, there is no distinction between noise and desired sound, as both are vibrations through a medium, such as air or water. The difference arise ...
released a remastered edition of the album and made it available on CD and
vinyl and as digital download. The release contains three bonus tracks and liner notes.
Track listing
Personnel
Kreator
*
Mille Petrozza
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 thrash metal band Kreator, which he started playing in as Tyrant in 1982 and ...
– vocals, guitar
* Frank Gosdzik – guitar
* Rob Fioretti – bass
*
Ventor – drums, programming
Production
* Kreator – producers
* Tom Morris – producer, engineer, mixing
* Mark Prator, Brian Bonscoter – engineers
* Karl Ulrich Walterbach – executive producer
2018 reissue production
* Steve Hammond – compilation
* Andy Pearce, Matt Worthams – mastering
* Thomas Ewerhard, Jan Meininghaus – art and design
* Holger Stratmann, Markus Müller – additional photos
*
Malcolm Dome – sleeve notes
References
Kreator albums
1992 albums
Albums with cover art by Dave McKean
Noise Records albums
Industrial metal albums
Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording
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