Inventor of Evil |
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Released |
22 August 2005
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Studio |
House of Music Studios, Germany, Little Greek Studios, Switzerland |
Genre |
Thrash metal |
Length |
50:27 |
Label |
AFM |
Producer |
Destruction |
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Inventor of Evil is the ninth studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on August 22, 2005.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Schmier and Sifringer
Title |
1. |
"Soul Collector" |
4:47 |
2. |
"The Defiance Will Remain" |
4:18 |
3. |
"The Alliance of Hellhoundz" |
5:20 |
4. |
"No Mans Land" |
4:31 |
5. |
"The Calm Before the Storm" |
4:59 |
6. |
"The Chosen Ones" |
5:05 |
7. |
"Dealer of Hostility" |
4:17 |
8. |
"Under Surveillance" |
3:39 |
9. |
"Seeds of Hate" |
6:12 |
10. |
"Twist of Fate" |
2:56 |
11. |
"Killing Machine" |
3:30 |
12. |
"Memories of Nothingness" |
1:01 |
Total length: |
50:27 |
Digipak bonus tracks
Title |
Writer(s) |
13. |
"We Are the Road Crew" (Motörhead cover) |
Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor
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2:28 |
14. |
"The Alliance of Hellhoundz" (Schirmer vocals only) |
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5:20 |
Japanese edition bonus tracks
Title |
13. |
"Eternal Ban" (re-recorded) |
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14. |
"The Alliance of Hellhoundz" (karaoke version) |
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Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Personnel
- Destruction
- Schmier – bass, lead vocals
- Mike Sifringer – guitars
- Marc Reign – drums, backing vocals
- Guest musicians
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Biff Byford – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
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Messiah Marcolin – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
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Peavy Wagner – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
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Doro – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
- Mark Osegueda (Death Angel) – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
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Shagrath – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
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Paul Di'Anno – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
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Peter Tägtgren – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
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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
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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
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Abyss Studios, Pärlby, Sweden – mixing
- Cutting Room, Stockholm, Sweden – mastering