Inventor of Evil

Inventor of Evil
Studio album by Destruction
Released	22 August 2005 (2005-08-22)
Studio	House of Music Studios, Germany, Little Greek Studios, Switzerland
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	50:27
Label	AFM
Producer	Destruction
Destruction chronology
Metal Discharge (2003) Inventor of Evil (2005) Thrash Anthems (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	7/10 [2]
Rock Hard	8/10 [3]

Inventor of Evil is the ninth studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on August 22, 2005. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Schmier and Sifringer.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soul Collector"	4:47
2.	"The Defiance Will Remain"	4:18
3.	"The Alliance of Hellhoundz"	5:20
4.	"No Mans Land"	4:31
5.	"The Calm Before the Storm"	4:59
6.	"The Chosen Ones"	5:05
7.	"Dealer of Hostility"	4:17
8.	"Under Surveillance"	3:39
9.	"Seeds of Hate"	6:12
10.	"Twist of Fate"	2:56
11.	"Killing Machine"	3:30
12.	"Memories of Nothingness"	1:01
Total length:		50:27

Digipak bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"We Are the Road Crew" (Motörhead cover)	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	2:28
14.	"The Alliance of Hellhoundz" (Schirmer vocals only)		5:20

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Eternal Ban" (re-recorded)	3:11
14.	"The Alliance of Hellhoundz" (karaoke version)	5:20

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[5]

Personnel

Destruction

• Schmier – bass, lead vocals
• Mike Sifringer – guitars
• Marc Reign – drums, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Biff Byford – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Messiah Marcolin – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Peavy Wagner – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Doro – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Mark Osegueda (Death Angel) – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Shagrath – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Paul Di'Anno – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Peter Tägtgren – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Björn "Speed" Strid – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• Harry Wilkens – guitar solo on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz", "The Chosen Ones", "Seeds of Hate"
• Ferdy Doernberg – guitar solo on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
• V.O. Pulver – guitar solo on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"

Additional musicians

• Messiah Marcolin – additional vocals on "Seeds of Hate"
• Inga Pulver – additional vocals on "Seeds of Hate", backing vocals
• Andre Grieder – additional vocals on "Seeds of Hate", backing vocals
• V.O. Pulver – backing vocals
• Franky Winkelmann – backing vocals
• "Ulle" Uhlmann – backing vocals
• Andy Brooks – backing vocals
• Harry Wilkens – backing vocals
• "Reimo" – backing vocals

Production

• Destruction – production
• Franky Winkelmann – recording, pre-production
• V.O. Pulver – recording
• Peter Tägtgren – recording, mixing
• Daniel "Longiz" – recording
• "Atilla" – recording (Paul Di'Anno vocals only)

Artwork and design

• Gyula Havancsak – cover art
• Katja Piolka – photography
• Dirk Schelpmeier – photography

Studios

• House of Music Studios, Germany – recording
• Little Creek Studio, Gelterkinden, Switzerland – recording
• Abyss Studios, Pärlby, Sweden – mixing
• Cutting Room, Stockholm, Sweden – mastering

References

1. Inventor of Evil at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
2. Bergman, Keith (14 November 2005). "Blabbermouth "Inventor Of Evil" Review". www.blabbermouth.net. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
3. Borrink, Mike. "RH #200". Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
4. Destruction - Inventor Of Evil , retrieved 25 September 2022
5. Inventor of Evil (liner notes). Destruction. AFM. 2005.