Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Vocalist/guitarist Mille Petrozza of thrash metal pioneers Kreator discussed his recently published official German-language autobiography, which he co-wrote with journalist, author, and broadcaster Torsten Mün, in a recent interview with Australia’s Flying The Metal Flag. The book “Your Heaven, My Hell – Mein Leben, Heavy Metal Und Wie Das Alles Passieren Konnte” was released by Ullstein Verlag on August 28, as per Blabbermouth.
I had a co-author, a friend of mine, Torsten Groß, who is a journalist for the German Rolling Stone magazine. There was this publishing company here in Germany, which is one of the bigger ones, Ullstein books, they asked me to write an autobiography. And I was, like, ‘You know what? I think it could be a little bit repetitive and it could be a little boring to write like a book with 1,200 pages or something, talking about each album, and anything from 1985 to 2025.’ So I asked them, ‘You know what? I’m gonna do it different. I’m gonna make it more like a novel-style, coming-of-age book that ends in the year 1993. So it’s from my birth to the year 1993, which is when our album ‘Renewal’ came out, the book ends. So there might be a part two — or maybe not. We’ll see. So it keeps it really short.
Most people, when they talk about metal, they wanna know about the ’80s, because, for some people, that’s the golden days of metal. So we kept it in the ’80s. We only went to the beginning of the ’90s to make it more exciting, make it more of a unique autobiography.
“No disrespect, but sometimes when you read autobiographies by other artists, and I’m a big sucker for autobiographies — I read a lot of those — sometimes it gets a little boring. There’s only so much that happens in the life of a musician. You go into a studio, you go on a tour, and if you do it like for, like, 40 years of career, then it’s, like, okay, okay, more of the same. So I wanted to keep it short and sweet. And so the book ends in the year 1993… And like I said, everybody that I talk to and everybody that wants to know about the glory days and the golden age of metal, they always refer to the ’80s.
Additionally, Petrozza discussed “Hate & Hope,” the official Kreator documentary that debuted in theaters on September 4 after screening on July 2 at the 42nd Munich International Film Festival. Cordula Kablitz-Post directed the 110-minute movie.
That came out in the summertime. It was in the movie theaters over here in Germany. And it kind of gives you like a little bit of an insight, behind-the-scenes kind of look — you can sneak and see how we work in the studio, how we write songs and life on the road. The director came to us, and she followed us around the world, really. She shot footage in Los Angeles. She followed the band to India and Japan. So, it was exciting. It was pretty cool. I mean, it’s same with the book. It’s very entertaining. You watch the movie and you’re not bored. And to me, that’s always the most important thing, that people are enjoying the stuff, that people, when they watch the movie, they go, like, ‘Wow, now I wanna go see the band live.’ That would be the perfect scenario.
Upcoming shows:
Friday, March 20, 2026 – Lisbon, Portugal – Sala Tejo
Sunday, March 22, 2026 – Madrid, Spain – Vistalegre
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 – Paris, France – Zenith
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
Friday, March 27, 2026 – London, UK – O2 Brixton Academy
Saturday, March 28, 2026 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
Sunday, March 29, 2026 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 – Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhall
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 – Zurich, Switzerland – Halle 622
Friday, April 3, 2026 – Den Bosch, Netherlands – Mainstage
Saturday, April 4, 2026 – Essen, Germany – Grugahalle
Sunday, April 5, 2026 – Frankfurt Am Main, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Media Center
Thursday, April 9, 2026 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer
Friday, April 10, 2026 – Ludwigsburg, Germany – MHP Arena
Saturday, April 11, 2026 – Munich, Germany – Zenith
Sunday, April 12, 2026 – Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlin
Monday, April 13, 2026 – Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negra
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 – Warsaw, Poland – Arena Torwar
Friday, April 17, 2026 – Hamburg, Germany – Inselpark Arena
Saturday, April 18, 2026 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Eats Music Hall
Monday, April 20, 2026 – Riga, Latvia – Palladium Riga
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 – Helsinki, Finland – Black Box
Thursday, April 23, 2026 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
Friday, April 24, 2026 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
Saturday, April 25, 2026 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Poolen
Thursday, May 7, 2026 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
Friday, May 8, 2026 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
Sunday, May 10, 2026 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
Monday, May 11, 2026 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
Friday, May 15, 2026 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple
Monday, May 18, 2026 – Davenport, IA – Capitol Theatre
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – Chicago, IL – Romova Theatre
Friday, May 22, 2026 – Baltimore, MD – Maryland Deathfest
Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Huntington, NY – Paramount
