Kreator - Phantom Antichrist

Who would have thunk that Kreator could actually still be releasing decent material or even new material at all. This being the thirteenth studio album by the bad of inter-changing members since their debut the band have not done much to make me a fan of their music. I have to admit with age this band has improved to a large degree. They have some songs that are worth listening to a second time like "Civilization Collapse" and the title track "Phantom Antichrist" but the sameness really does make for a boring listen after the first four or five tracks.

If you are just dragging out the odd song for a mixed playlist or have the album on a random mix with other bands then the individual songs will have a little more impact. Overall this is modern thrash album that attempts to be a little more throwback which has become pretty common today. There is nothing to write home about here and they do not re-invent the genre nor do they make the swerve into true Black Metal so I'm left with eh it's OK I guess.