Inventor of Evil explained
| Inventor of Evil |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Destruction |
| Cover: | Destruction - Inventor of Evil.jpg |
| Studio: | House of Music Studios, Germany, Little Greek Studios, Switzerland |
| Genre: | Thrash metal |
| Length: | 50:27 |
| Label: | AFM |
| Producer: | Destruction |
| Prev Title: | Metal Discharge |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Thrash Anthems |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Inventor of Evil is the ninth studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on August 22, 2005.
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
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
Notes and References
- Inventor of Evil . . 2005 . liner notes . AFM.
