Phantom Antichrist

Phantom Antichrist
Cover art by Wes Benscoter
Studio album by Kreator
Released	June 1, 2012
Studio	Fascination Street Studios, Sweden
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	45:26
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Jens Bogren
Kreator chronology
Hordes of Chaos (2009) Phantom Antichrist (2012) Dying Alive (2013)
Alternative cover
Deluxe edition artwork
Singles from Phantom Antichrist
"Phantom Antichrist" Released: May 3, 2012 "Civilization Collapse" Released: November 9, 2012

Phantom Antichrist is the 13th studio album by the German thrash metal band Kreator, released through Nuclear Blast on June 1, 2012.^[1]

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at #130,^[2] selling 3,900 copies in its first week.^[3]

Release, promotion

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 an exclusive cover of "The Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden.

Kreator released the music video for Civilization Collapse on November 28, 2012^[4]

Packaging

The digipak edition includes a bonus DVD containing 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[5]
AllMusic	[6]
Exclaim!	favorable[7]
Metal Forces	9/10[8]
Metal Storm	8.4/10[9]

The album features a more progressive and melodic sound than previously explored by the band and was generally well received by critics.^[10]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Miland 'Mille' Petrozza. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mars Mantra"	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

Japanese Edition
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Iron Destiny" (Japanese hidden bonus track)	4:31

Bonus DVD
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 in 2011 and 2008 - see CD tracklist below for songs)	55:00

Harvesting the Grapes of Horror mailorder exclusive bonus CD
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

Personnel

Phantom Antichrist album personnel adapted from the CD linear notes^[11]

Kreator

• Miland 'Mille' Petrozza – vocals, guitar
• Sami Yli-Sirniö – guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on the intro of "United in Hate"
• Christian 'Speesy' Giesler – bass
• Jürgen 'Ventor' Reil – drums

Production

• Jens Bogren - mixing, recording, producing at Fascination Street Studios, Sweden
• Ted Jensen - mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC
• Johan Örnborg - additional recording

Art

• Wes Benscoter - cover artwork
• Jan Meininghaus - additional cover artwork, booklet design
• Heile for Heilemania - band photos

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	84
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[15]	87
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16]	11
French Albums (SNEP)[17]	87
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]	5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[19]	13
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20]	63
Korean International Albums (Gaon)[21]	35
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22]	39
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23]	89
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24]	30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	31
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26]	37
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[27]	14
US Billboard 200[2]	130
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[28]	8
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[29]	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[30]	47

References

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2. "Kreator – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kreator. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
3. Metal Insider (June 13, 2012). "Metal By Numbers 6/13: Rock Is Ageless As Fear Factory Has Great Debut - Metal Insider". www.metalinsider.net. Metal Insider. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
4. Merlin. "Kreator ‘Civilization Collapse’ Video Premiere". metalhammer.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
5. Zed, Natalie. "Kreator - Phantom Antichrist Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
6. Phantom Antichrist at AllMusic
7. Pratt, Greg (June 6, 2012). "Kreator Phantom Antichrist". exclaim.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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9. Demonic Tutor (June 16, 2013). "Kreator - Phantom Antichrist review - Metal Storm". metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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21. "South Korea Gaon International Album Chart". On the page, select "2012.06.10~2012.06.16", then "국외", to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart Retrieved January 6, 2015.
22. "Norwegiancharts.com – Kreator – Phantom Antichrist". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
23. "Spanishcharts.com – Kreator – Phantom Antichrist". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
24. "Swedishcharts.com – Kreator – Phantom Antichrist". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
25. "Swisscharts.com – Kreator – Phantom Antichrist". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
26. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
27. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
28. "Kreator – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Kreator. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
29. "Kreator – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Kreator. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
30. "Kreator – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Kreator. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

External links

• Phantom Antichrist at AllMusic
• Phantom Antichrist at Nuclear Blast