Phantom Antichrist | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Kreator |
Cover: | Kreator - Phantom Antichrist.jpg |
Caption: | Cover art by Wes Benscoter |
Studio: | Fascination Street Studios, Sweden |
Genre: | Thrash metal |
Label: | Nuclear Blast |
Producer: | Jens Bogren |
Prev Title: | Hordes of Chaos |
Prev Year: | 2009 |
Next Title: | Dying Alive |
Next Year: | 2013 |
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, selling 3,900 copies in the first week.[2]
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.[3]
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.
The album has a more progressive and melodic sound than previously explored by the band and was generally well received by critics.[4] It won a 2012 Metal Storm Award for "Best Thrash Metal Album".[5]
Phantom Antichrist album personnel adapted from the CD liner notes.[6]