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music gallery news,Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, Federal Republic of Germany at that time, formed in 1982, under the name Tormentor. They originally performed a speed metal style with Venom influencesThe band was formed as Tyrant in 1982 in Essen, Germany. The original lineup featured vocalist/guitarist Mille Petrozza, drummer Jürgen 'Ventor' Reil, and bassist Rob Fioretti. They soon changed their name to Tormentor and released two demos. They changed the name of the band again to the final one, Kreator and signed to Noise Records in 1985. The name change came from the label, as there already was a band by the name Tormentor from Hungary.

Kreator recorded their debut album, Endless Pain, in just 10 days. Many black and death metal bands consider it to be a very influential release.[citation needed] The band hired the late Sodom guitarist Michael Wulf for the album's tour.

Band	Kreator
Label	Nuclear Blast Records
Formed	1984, Germany
Status	Active
Genre(s)	Thrash Metal
Lyrical theme(s)	Death, Religion, Politics, War, Antifascism

Line-up

Miland "Mille" Petrozza : Vocals, Guitar (1984-)
Sami Yli-Sirniö : Guitar (2001-)
Christian "Speesy" Giesler : Bass (1995-)
Jürgen "Ventor" Reil : Drums, Vocals (1984-1994, 1996- )

Former member(s)

Guitar:
- Michael Wulf (1986) (R.I.P. 1993)
- Jörg "Tritze" Trzebiatowski (1986-1989)
- Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik (1989-1996)
- Tommy Vetterli (1996-2001)

Bass:
- Roberto "Rob" Fioretti (1984-1992)
- Andreas Herz (1992-1995)

Drums:
- Joe Cangelosi (1994-1996)
- Marco Minnemann (live, 2009-2010) (live, 2009-2010)

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