Watch: behind the scenes footage from the making of Kreator’s “Hate Über Alles” video

German thrash metal pioneers Kreator have released behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the music video for “Hate Über Alles”, the title track of the band’s upcoming fifteenth studio album. Check it out below:

“Hate Über Alles” will be made available on June 3 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2017’s “Gods Of Violence” was recorded at Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany. Helming the sessions was Arthur Rizk, who has previously worked with Cavalera Conspirace, Code Orange, Power Trip and Soulfly, among others.

“Hate Über Alles” reflects the time we’re living in. Everything is really loud and aggressive. The way we communicate has changed, thanks to social media. It causes a lot of imbalance. The world is in a state of disrepair. Life is not harmonic right now, it’s disharmonic… that’s where I was going with the title.

Kreator frontman Mille Petrozza

The “Hate Über Alles” cover artwork was created by Eliran Kantor, who has previously worked with Hatebreed, Soulfly, Testament, Iced Earth and Sodom, among others.

“Hate Über Alles” track listing:

01. “Sergio Corbucci Is Dead”
02. “Hate Über Alles”
03. “Killer Of Jesus”
04. “Crush The Tyrants”
05. “Strongest Of The Strong”
06. “Become Immortal”
07. “Conquer And Destroy”
08. “Midnight Sun”
09. “Demonic Future”
10. “Pride Comes Before The Fall”
11. “Dying Planet”

Last year, Petrozza told the official podcast of Italy’s Metalitalia.com about the musical direction of the band’s new LP:

It’s definitely different. It’s hard for me to describe, but I think it’s definitely more thrash again. It has a lot of melody, and it has a lot of traditional parts, and it has a lot of ingredients of the last four or five albums. But it also has some very old-school moments. I think it’s definitely the next step.Kreator frontman Mille Petrozza

“Hate Über Alles” will mark Kreator‘s first album with bassist Frédéric Leclercq, who joined the group in 2019.

In September 2020, Kreator guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö described the sessions for the band’s new album to Italy’s Poisoned Rock as “a lot of fun,” adding that the “mood” in the band “is great. And the general vibe and the atmosphere is very good,” he said. “[These are] creative times for Kreator at the moment.”

In March 2020, Kreator surprise-released a new single, “666 – World Divided”. The song was produced by Andy Sneap and Markus Ganter and was recorded at Hansa Tonstudios.

The music video for “666 – World Divided” was created under the direction of Jörn Heitmann, who was responsible for the music videos for “Radio” and “Ausländer” by Rammstein, watch it below:

Kreator played its first show with Leclercq on October 19th in Santiago, Chile.

Before joining Kreator, Leclercq rose to fame with U.K.-based extreme power metallers Dragonforce for whom he handled bass duties from 2005 until August 2019.

Kreator‘s previously announced State Of Unrest European tour with Lamb of God has been rescheduled for November/December 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kreator released a new live set, London Apocalypticon – Live At The Roundhouse, in February 2020 via Nuclear Blast. The effort was professionally filmed and recorded on December 16, 2018 at the Roundhouse in London, England.

Photo credit: Christoph Voy