Inventor of Evil
Studio album by
Destruction
Released22 August 2005 (2005-08-22)
StudioHouse of Music Studios, Germany, Little Greek Studios, Switzerland
GenreThrash metal
Length50:27
LabelAFM
ProducerDestruction
Destruction chronology
Metal Discharge
(2003)		 Inventor of Evil
(2005)		 Thrash Anthems
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net7/10[2]
Rock Hard8/10[3]

Inventor of Evil is the ninth studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on August 22, 2005.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Schmier and Sifringer

No.TitleLength
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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."We Are the Road Crew" (Motörhead cover)Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor2:28
14."The Alliance of Hellhoundz" (Schirmer vocals only) 5:20
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Eternal Ban" (re-recorded) 
14."The Alliance of Hellhoundz" (karaoke version) 

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Personnel

Destruction
  • Schmier – bass, lead vocals
  • Mike Sifringer – guitars
  • Marc Reign – drums, backing vocals
Guest musicians
  • Biff Byford – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
  • Messiah Marcolin – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
  • Peavy Wagner – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
  • Doro – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
  • Mark Osegueda (Death Angel) – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
  • Shagrath – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
  • Paul Di'Anno – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
  • Peter Tägtgren – vocals on "The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
  • 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
  • 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
  • Abyss Studios, Pärlby, Sweden – mixing
  • Cutting Room, Stockholm, Sweden – mastering

References

  1. ↑ Inventor of Evil at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Bergman, Keith (14 November 2005). "Blabbermouth "Inventor Of Evil" Review". www.blabbermouth.net. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Borrink, Mike. "RH #200". Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Destruction - Inventor Of Evil, retrieved 25 September 2022
  5. ↑ Inventor of Evil (liner notes). Destruction. AFM. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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