KREATOR Mainman Is Looking To Top 'Enemy Of God' With Next Release

PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with KREATOR mainman Mille Petrozza. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

PyroMusic.net: When can we expect a new KREATOR album?

Mille Petrozza: "I honestly don't know."

PyroMusic.net: Have you started writing any material for it yet?

Mille Petrozza: "No. The be honest we've been touring for 'Enemy Of God' so much that we haven't really had the time to sit down and write some new material yet. For me it's important to wait for the right moment to really be inspired before I start writing. We definitely want to top that album so we don't want to put out an album that's not as intense as 'Enemy Of God'. We want it to be just as good."

PyroMusic.net: Are any other releases such as another DVD or live album planned?

Mille Petrozza: "We're doing a DVD version of 'Enemy Of God'. It's almost finished. It's going to have several video clips and some interview footage and a 5.1 mix of the album. It's not a full-blown DVD, it's kind of a mix of DVD and album."

PyroMusic.net: Looking back into the middle-section of KREATOR's career and albums such as "Renewal", "Cause For Conflict", "Outcast", "Endorama"... honestly speaking, now that you can look back on them, do you feel they are weaker than other KREATOR offerings or are you personally really happy with how they turned out?

Mille Petrozza: "Lyrically, yes. Those were very experimental albums too. Maybe they could have had better production, but other than that I'm quite happy with the fact that we did these albums. We had to get them out. We started when I was like 16 years old and the first album, I was quite young when we went into the studio to record and our music never had a chance to progress early on. There was no time to explore so that's what we did with those albums. I think it was necessary to get where we are now."

PyroMusic.net: Do you have any stand-out memories, good or bad, whilst on the road with KREATOR?

Mille Petrozza: "I have a lot of them. Especially bad memories. Like when I have to wait 8 hours for my connection flight at the airport. Stuff like that is definitely bad. It's mostly the traveling that gets on my nerves. I don't like being on planes, I don't like being on a tour bus, they just get on my nerves but the shows always make up for it. They're great and I would never complain about this. Sometimes it can be a little bit stressful but the fans and shows are great and I have a lot of good memories too. The shows and fans are what matterrs, not the waiting around and the boring stuff."

PyroMusic.net: I've noticed a lot of melody crept into the recent KREATOR releases. Would you say that was influenced by other bands you had been listening to or was it a natural progression for KREATOR?

Mille Petrozza: "I would say it was just a progression. I've heard this a lot and also stuff like 'Oh you've been influenced by Swedish metal.' and I'm like 'No, they've been influenced by us, sorry.' [laughter]. If you listen to 'Coma Of Souls' you can hear it there already and that's before those bands were even around. I respect a lot of the stuff that comes out of Sweden. There's some great stuff played there and some amazing musicians."

Read the entire interview at PyroMusic.net.