Pleasure to KillPleasure to Kill is the second studio album by German band, released in April 1986. Pleasure to Kill is widely considered a thrash metal classic, as well as a landmark album in the history of thrash metal along with by, by, by, by and by, all released in 1986. The album played a considerable role in the development of many extreme metal subgenres, and bands such as cite the album as an influence. The lyrical themes follow those found on their first album, containing descriptions of macabre scenes of death and horror. Released1st April 1986RecordedMusiclab in, 1986,Length38: 42, Ralf Hubertchronology(1986)Pleasure to Kill(1986)(1987)Reception Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingReceptionwriter Jason Anderson gave the album a rating of four stars out of five, and wrote, 'Many in the underground metal scene were already paying special attention to the German outfit's proto-death sound, but the cult status was shed after this critically and commercially successful second effort hit record-store shelves. As fierce and unyielding as the group's debut, was, Pleasure to Kill provides double the sonic carnage and superior material.' Commercial performanceCoinciding with the 2017 remastered issue, Pleasure to Kill charted for the first time 31 years after its release, and peaked at number 99 on the.
The remastered edition of the band's 1989 album charted on the same day. Legacy and awardsPleasure to Kill was ranked at number four on 's top ten list of 'Thrash Albums NOT Released by the Big 4'. Track listingAll tracks are written by Mille Petrozza, except as noted.
Choir of the Damned'1:392.' Ripping Corpse'3:363.' Death Is Your Saviour'.
Kreator Pleasure To Kill Remastered
One of the 'big four' of Teutonic thrash metal along with Destruction, Sodom and Tankard, Essen's Kreator helped pioneer death metal and black metal as we know it but are best known and beloved for their classic thrash metal style. They were one of the first group's to sign to a major label and have gone on to sell over two million albums to date making them one of the best-selling German thrash metal bands of all time.Noise Records is pleased to kick off their Kreator reissue campaign with new expanded vinyl pressings of the band's first four studio albums Endless Pain (1985), Pleasure to Kill (1986), Terrible Certainty (1987) and Extreme Aggression (1989). All four titles have been remastered by Andy Pearce and were overseen by Kreator's own Mille Petrozza.Kreator's second studio effort Pleasure To Kill was unleashed in 1986 and is regarded as the band's first 'classic' album, raising the bar from its predecessor with more diverse tempos and greater attention to technical execution, while losing nothing in terms of ferocity or speed.
Kreator Pleasure To Kill Remastered
It's considered a landmark album in the history of thrash metal along with Master of Puppets by Metallica, Reign in Blood by Slayer and Darkness Descends by Dark Angel, all released in 1986.The band closed out the year with the Flag of Hate EP (named after a re-recorded version of their earliest hit) which is included on this double vinyl reissue.