Album
Endorama
Endorama is Kreator's ninth studio album, released in April 1999. The German thrash band had already spent the 1990s moving away from the full-throttle assault of their 1980s records, and here the gothic metal influences come through more strongly than on any other album in their catalogue. Lacrimosa frontman Tilo Wolff guests on the title song, adding a darker, more theatrical voice to the mix.
It sits between Outcast and Violent Revolution, and it marks the end of an era in the line-up: this is the last Kreator album to feature guitarist Tommy Vetterli. Sami Yli-Sirniö, who remains in the band today, took his place shortly before the next record was made. For anyone tracing how Kreator changed shape before their return to a harder sound, Endorama is the record to hear.
Endorama: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 50:07Tracklist
- 1Golden AgeMille Petrozza and Tommy Vetterli4:51
- 2EndoramaMille Petrozza and Tommy Vetterli3:21
- 3ShadowlandMille Petrozza and Tommy Vetterli4:28
- 4Chosen FewMille Petrozza and Tommy Vetterli4:30
- 5Everlasting FlameMille Petrozza and Tommy Vetterli5:23
- 6Passage to BabylonMille Petrozza4:25
- 7Future KingMille Petrozza and Tommy Vetterli4:44
- 8EntryMille Petrozza1:05
- 9Soul EraserMille Petrozza4:30
- 10Willing SpiritMille Petrozza and Tommy Vetterli4:36
- 11PandemoniumMille Petrozza4:11
- 12TyrannyMille Petrozza4:02
- Produced by
- Mille Petrozza, Tommy Vetterli
- Recorded at
- Hithead Studios, Powerplay Studios, Principal Studios, Powerplay and Hithead Studios, Switzerland, Principal Studios, Germany
- Recorded
- 25 October 1998 – 18 January 1999
- Mixed by
- Ronald Prent
- Mixed at
- Wisseloord Studios
- Engineered by
- Britta Kühlmann, Roland Kupferschmied, Gudrun Laos, Joerg Steinfadt
- Labels
- Pavement Music, Drakkar (Germany), Victor (Japan)
- Length
- 50:07
Line-up
- Christian Giesler · bass guitar
- Mille Petrozza · guitar, lead vocals
- Jürgen Reil · drums (drum set)
- Tommy Vetterli · guitar
- Lacrimosa · guest
- Tilo Wolff · vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| German Albums · 2022 | 6 |
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 April 1999 | ignored lone early release dated 1999-03-29 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 20 April 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 1999 | |
| US release | 1999 | earliest US date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Pavement Music | 769623233126 | other |
| 29 March 1999 | DE | BMG | 743216549825 | original |
| 21 April 1999 | JP | Victor | 4988002384952 | other |
| 7 July 2003 | RU | Art Music Group | other | |
| 27 March 2015 | XW | Drakkar Records | 743216549825 | other |
| 15 April 2022 | DE | AFM Records | 884860388429 | other |
| 20 April 2022 | XW | AFM Records | 884860388429 | other |
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deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 599×600 | upscaled |