Phantom Antichrist is the 13th studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released through Nuclear Blast on 1 June 2012.[1]
Phantom Antichrist | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1 June 2012 | |||
Studio | Fascination Street Studios, Sweden | |||
Genre | Thrash metal | |||
Length | 45:26 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Jens Bogren | |||
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Singles from Phantom Antichrist | ||||
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The album entered the US Billboard 200 at No. 130,[2] selling 3,900 copies in the first week.[3]
The album's title track was released as a limited edition 7" vinyl single, which sold out very quickly. It has since been released digitally. The B-side is a cover of "The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden.
Kreator released a music video for "Civilization Collapse" on 28 November 2012.[4]
The digipak edition includes a bonus CD containing a documentary about the making of the album and a live set compiled from Kreator's performances at the Wacken Open Air festivals in 2008 and 2011.
A very limited edition version of the album is available through the Nuclear Blast online store, which comes in a metal box containing the CD+DVD version of the album, an exclusive live album called Harvesting the Grapes of Horror which contains the audio from the live portion of the DVD, a red T-shirt bearing the band's logo and the album title, a photocard signed by Mille Petrozza, an A1 poster of the album artwork, and a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
About.com | [5] |
AllMusic | [6] |
Exclaim! | favorable[7] |
Metal Forces | 9/10[8] |
Metal Storm | 8.4/10[9] |
The album has a more progressive and melodic sound than previously explored by the band and was generally well received by critics.[10] It won a 2012 Metal Storm Award for "Best Thrash Metal Album".[11]
All tracks are written by Mille Petrozza
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mars Mantra" (Instrumental) | 1:18 |
2. | "Phantom Antichrist" | 4:31 |
3. | "Death to the World" | 4:53 |
4. | "From Flood into Fire" | 5:26 |
5. | "Civilization Collapse" | 4:13 |
6. | "United in Hate" | 4:31 |
7. | "The Few, the Proud, the Broken" | 4:37 |
8. | "Your Heaven, My Hell" | 5:53 |
9. | "Victory Will Come" | 4:14 |
10. | "Until Our Paths Cross Again" | 5:49 |
Total length: | 45:26 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Iron Destiny" | 4:31 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Conquerers of the Ice - The Making of Phantom Antichrist" (Directed by Matthias Kollek) | 20:00 |
2. | "Harvesting the Grapes of Horror" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008 / 2011) | 55:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Choir of the Damned" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) | 0:40 |
2. | "Hordes of Chaos" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) | 5:21 |
3. | "War Curse" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) | 5:01 |
4. | "Coma of Souls / Endless Pain" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) | 4:09 |
5. | "Pleasure to Kill" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) | 3:15 |
6. | "Destroy What Destroys You" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) | 3:26 |
7. | "The Patriarch" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008) | 0:52 |
8. | "Violent Revolution" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008) | 5:17 |
9. | "People of the Lie" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008) | 4:49 |
10. | "Europe After the Rain" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2008) | 3:50 |
11. | "Phobia" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) | 3:32 |
12. | "Terrible Certainty / Reconquering the Throne" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) | 6:04 |
13. | "Flag of Hate / Tormentor" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2011) | 7:35 |
Phantom Antichrist album personnel adapted from the CD liner notes.[12]
Chart | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 31 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 75 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 84 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] | 87 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] | 11 |
French Albums (SNEP)[18] | 87 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] | 5 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[20] | 13 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] | 63 |
South Korean International Albums (Circle)[22] | 35 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] | 39 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] | 89 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] | 30 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 31 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[27] | 37 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[28] | 14 |
US Billboard 200[2] | 130 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] | 8 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[30] | 1 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] | 47 |
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