Endorama

Endorama
Studio album by
Kreator
Released20 April 1999
Recorded25 October 1998 – 18 January 1999
StudioPowerplay and Hithead Studios, Switzerland, Principal Studios, Germany
Genre
Length50:05
LabelDrakkar (Germany)
Pavement (US)
Victor (Japan)
ProducerMille Petrozza, Tommy Vetterli
Kreator chronology
Outcast
(1997) 		Endorama
(1999) 		Voices of Transgression – A 90s Retrospective
(1999)

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,[1] and Lacrimosa frontman Tilo Wolff provided guest vocals on the title song.

This is the final Kreator album to feature Tommy Vetterli, who was replaced by current guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö shortly before the recording of their next album Violent Revolution.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[2]
Rock Hard8.5/10[3]

Track listing

All music by Mille Petrozza and Tommy Vetterli, except tracks 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 by Mille Petrozza. All lyrics by Petrozza

No.TitleLength
1."Golden Age"4:51
2."Endorama"3:20
3."Shadowland"4:27
4."Chosen Few"4:30
5."Everlasting Flame"5:23
6."Passage to Babylon"4:24
7."Future King"4:44
8."Entry"1:05
9."Soul Eraser"4:30
10."Willing Spirit"4:36
11."Pandemonium"4:10
12."Tyranny"4:00
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Children of a Lesser God"3:33
Total length:53:38

Personnel

Kreator
  • Mille Petrozza – vocals, rhythm guitar, producer, cover art, concept, design
  • Tommy Vetterli – lead guitar, guitar synth, programming, producer
  • Christian Giesler – bass
  • Jürgen Reil – drums
Additional musicians
  • Tilo Wolff – guest vocals on track 2
  • Christian Wolf – orchestral arrangements on tracks 5 and 8
Production
  • Detti Mohrmann, Jörg Sahm, Kalle Trapp – pre-production engineers at KKS Studios, Essen and at Mohrmann Studios, Bochum, Germany.
  • Britta Kühlmann, Gudrun Laos, Jörg Steinfadt – engineers
  • Roland Kupferschmied – engineer, additional programming
  • Dawo – assistant engineer
  • Gudrun Laos – vocal coach and producer
  • Ronald Prent – mixing at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
  • Hendrik Ostrak – mixing assistant
  • Rene Schardt – mastering
  • Peter Dell – design, concept, cover art
  • Markus Mayer – artwork, cover art

Charts

2022 chart performance for Endorama
Chart (2022) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 6

References

  1. ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Endorama – Kreator". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 December 2011. "Initial highlights such as 'Golden Age', the title track, and 'Chosen Few' are heavy on mid-paced grooves and gothic atmospherics, but still offer little songwriting redemption."
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ Kaiser, Boris (1999). "Review Album : Kreator - Endorama". Rock Hard (in German). No. 143. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kreator – Endorama" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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