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KREATOR releases video for "Midnight Sun"

11-04-2022

Today, extreme metal titans KREATOR release “Midnight Sun,” the third single from their forthcoming fifteenth studio album, “Hate Über Alles,” which will be released on June 10th, 2022. The full-length is a global statement against hate & the division of society. Before its release next month, KREATOR give you another treat in the form of the most unusual song “Hate Über Alles” has to offer. “Midnight Sun” (featuring Sofia Portanet) manages to couple heavy guitar shredding and captivating groove metal with a melodramatic, larger-than-life chorus including female backing vocals, impressively showcasing KREATOR’s continued evolution of the genre they helped create.
 
Watch “Midnight Sun” below. 
Lead singer Mille Petrozza comments:
Midnight Sun is something a little new for us, our first time collaborating with a female artist. When I was writing the song, I could hear this Oracle type voice over the pre-chorus and chorus and I immediately reached out to my talented friend, Sofia Portanet who is an emerging artist, here in Germany. Sofia added exactly what I was looking for and gives the song a really dark, ethereal vibe.
 
The video is the second production we shot with Tom Schlagkamp and his team. The concept was drawn up from the song’s lyrics which I envisaged to take place during a ritual sacrifice. Director, Tom came back with an idea loosely based on Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’ which has powerful visuals, perfect for a killer metal music video!
 
CREDITS Director: Tom Schlagkamp Production Company: CNDY film & NNB services Exec. Producer (CNDY): Niko Maronn Exec. Producer (NNB): Andrew Sheel Producer (CNDY): Paul Wolf Producer (NNB): Kim Fowler Crreative Prod. (CNDY): Tobias Aubel Production Manager: Khanyi Ngubane Production Coordinator: Siba Makaluza Cinematographer: Florian Banicki Focus Puller: Taryn Baldwin Gaffer: Duncan Johnson Key Grip: Chad de Klerk Production Designer: Willow Howell Wardrobe Stylist: Sanelle Vosloo Key Make-Up & Hair: Natasha Rees-Davis Editor: Immanuel Hackenberger Post Production: CNDY film & Harvest Digital Agriculture GmbH Post Producer: Immanuel Hackenberger & Ben Schlangen Grading: Dennis Wieck Sound Design: Max Beck
 
Watch the previously released “Strongest Of The Strong” and “Hate Über Alles” below. 

“Hate Über Alles” will be released on June 10 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 CONSPIRACYCODE ORANGEPOWER TRIP and SOULFLY, among others.

Regarding the “Hate Über Alles” album title, Petrozza previously said: “‘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.”

The “Hate Über Alles” cover artwork was created by Eliran Kantor, who has previously worked with HATEBREEDSOULFLYTESTAMENTICED EARTH and SODOM, among others.

Hate Über Alles” can be pre-ordered in various formats, including a noble 2LP+CD Box Set (scroll down for more details).

KREATOR – Hate Über Alles 

Release Date: June 03, 2022

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

 
AVAILABLE FORMATS:

LTD. EDITION 2LP + 2CD BOX SET feat. the album on 2LP & CD Digipak, Bonus CD “Live at Bloodstock 2021”, a making-of book, a noble art print and a metallic band logo pin.
Variant #1 (NB Mailorder Excl.):
– 1LP Clear w/ Red/Black Ink Spot + 1LP Color tbc
Variant #2:
– Red w/ Black Splatter Vinyl
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TRIFOLD 2LP with an etching on the D-side
– Black Vinyl
– Crystal Clear Vinyl
– Black w/ Red Ink Spot Vinyl (NB Mailorder Excl.)
– Clear w/ Red Marbled Vinyl (NB Mailorder Excl.)
– Clear w/ Red & Black Splatter Vinyl (NB Mailorder Excl.)
– Clear w/ Red Ink Spot Vinyl (NB USA Mailorder Excl.)
– Transparent Red Vinyl (NB USA Mailorder Excl.)
– Clear w/ Red Splatter Vinyl
– White w/ Black Splatter Vinyl
– Red w/ Black Marbled Vinyl
– White w/ Black Marbled Vinyl
– Yellow w/ Red Marbled Vinyl
– Red & White Split Vinyl
– Solid Red Vinyl 
– Solid White Vinyl
– Picture Vinyl (no etching on D-side)
CD DIGIPAK
DIGITAL ALBUM

KREATOR Live 2022
11th Apr – Russia – NOVOSIBIRSK – Podzemka
13th Apr – Russia – YEKATERINBURG – Tele Club
15th Apr – Russia – ST. PETERSBURG – A2 Green Concert
17th Apr – Norway – OSLO – Rockefeller
2nd Jun – Czechia – METALFEST OPEN AIR
18th Jun – Finland – METAL CAPITAL FEST
24th Jun – France – HELLFEST
26th Jun – Italy – ROCK THE CASTLE
30th Jun – Portugal – VOA HEAVY ROCK FESTIVAL
03rd Jul – Finland – TUSKA
04th Aug – Spain – LEYENDAS DEL ROCK
18th-21st Aug – France – MOTOCULTOR FESTIVAL
20th-21st Aug – Netherlands – DYNAMO METAL FEST
23rd Sep – Mexico – MEXICO METAL FEST

KREATOR will embark on a European co-headline tour alongside LAMB OF GOD in November & December 2022. 

State Of Unrest Tour 2022
KREATOR | LAMB OF GOD
with guests: Thy Art is Murder & Gatecreeper
18th Nov – Denmark – COPENHAGEN, Forum Black Box
19th Nov – Sweden – STOCKHOLM, Fryshuset Arenan
21st Nov – Finland – OULU, Teatria
22nd Nov – Finland – HELSINKI, Ice Hall Black Box
24th Nov – Poland – WARSAW, Stodola
26th Nov – Germany – MUNICH, Zenith
27th Nov – Germany – BERLIN, Columbiahalle
29th Nov – Netherlands – TILBURG, 013
30th Nov – Belgium – BRUSSELS, AB
02nd Dec – Germany – LUDWIGSBURG, MHP Arena
03rd Dec – Germany – ESSEN, Grugahalle
04th Dec – Germany – SAARBRÜCKEN, Saarlandhalle
06th Dec – Spain – MADRID, Riviera
07th Dec – Spain – BARCELONA, Razzmatazz
09th Dec – Germany – WIESBADEN, Schlachthof
10th Dec – Germany – HAMBURG, Edel Optics Arena
11th Dec – Germany – LEIPZIG, Haus Auensee
13th Dec – UK – LONDON, O2 Academy Brixton
14th Dec – UK – GLASGOW, O2 Academy
15th Dec – UK – BIRMINGHAM, O2 Academy
16th Dec – UK – BRISTOL, O2 Academy
18th Dec – UK – MANCHESTER, Academy
20th Dec – France – PARIS, L’Olympia
21st Dec – Switzerland – ZURICH, Samsung Hall

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