| Phantom Antichrist | ||||
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| Cover art by Wes Benscoter | ||||
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| Released | 1 June 2012 | |||
| Studio | Fascination Street Studios, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 45:26 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Jens Bogren | |||
| Kreator chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
| Deluxe edition artwork | ||||
| Singles from Phantom Antichrist | ||||
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Phantom Antichrist is the 13th studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator,released through Nuclear Blast on 1 June 2012. [1]
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 | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com | |
| AllMusic | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Iron Destiny" | 4:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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