Kreator announce documentary and a book about the beginning of the band

The band’s upcoming European tour dates with Anthrax and Testament, as well as plans for a documentary film documenting a year in the life of Kreator and a new book exploring the early years of the groundbreaking German thrash act’s career, are all discussed by Kreator fontman Mille Petrozza in the most recent issue of Fistful Of Metal magazine, a special thrash issue.

I have to be honest with you, this documentary was not our idea, and in fact, we are not involved in the production side of it. The whole concept came from [director] Cordula [Kablitz-Post], who approached us with this proposition and she has full creative control. She is a very well-respected director who has produced some incredible cinematic documentaries in the past, so I’m very excited to see the finished film. I’m usually a control freak when it comes to things like this, so it’s a very surreal experience not being in the driving seat when it comes to creative decision making, but I have total faith and trust in Cordula.

And some news about the book as well.

Well, I can tell you that the book is done. A friend of mine and I have been co-writing a book together looking specifically at the early years of the band, specifically up to 1992. The thing is, we have a German publisher and they’re, hopefully, going to be making this book available in English. But as of now, we are looking to release the book in 2025. I can also tell you the working title of the book is ‘Your Heaven, My Hell’, and we go very deep into the struggles of starting the band, the impact of the tape-trading community back then, and loads of stores and interesting moments that led to the band being where we are today. So, keep your eyes for more details coming very soon.