The upcoming Kreator DVD “At the Pulse of Kapitulation - Live in East Berlin 1990″ will feature sonically remixed and re-edited versions of the VHS releases “Extreme Aggression Tour 1989/’90 Live in East Berlin” and the horror-themed video “Hallucinative Comas.” The former captures the the band’s set from one of the first major metal shows staged in East Germany after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The concert featured 15 songs, including classics like “Pleasure to Kill,” “Under the Guillotine,” “Flag of Hate,” “Terrible Certainty” and “Tormentor.” There’s also a revealing documentary, which includes interviews with musicians who played the event, audience members, radio DJs and more. The release also comes with a CD of the full concert.
“Words don’t do justice to the energy that was in the air that day in East Berlin,” frontman Mille Petrozza says. “The whole event can only be described as utterly unique.”
As cool as the live stuff is, the gorehound in us is more excited to check out to 20-plus minute conceptual horror piece “Hallucinative Comas, which was re-edited by original directors Hainer Thimm and Andreas Marshall and features footage that was considered too graphic for the original release. The mini-film features videos for six songs from the 1990 album Coma of Souls. To get the skinny on “Hallucinative Comas,” we checked in with Petrozza for the following Q&A interview:
How did you come up with the idea for doing a horror video for “Hallucinative Comas?”
The Lyrics on Coma of Souls deal with horrors that take place in the subconscious. We first asked German Director Jörg Buttgereit (Nekromantik, Schramm) to film the movie for us, but his ideas seemed too violent for our record company back then, so he recommended Andreas Marshall, who later created “Tears of Kali.” (click “read more” for the rest of the interview).
What was the plot and what vibe were you after?
We were inspired by classic Italian directors like Dario Argento and Mario Bava. In the story, the protagonist, Dr. Wagner, takes a journey into the center of his inner fears by performing ancient shaman rituals.
Anything memorable happen during the shoot?
I remember the actor that played the main character, Dr. Wagner, fell in love with the actress that played his wife. As far as I know, they are still a couple today.
What kind of budget did you have to work with?
The budget was the main problem of the project. The money we got to realize our ideas was maybe the same as for a single video clip — maybe. But the whole team was very supportive and everyone worked for almost no pay. It was a very idealistic project.
Why haven’t you released “Hallucinative Comas” on DVD before now?
The tapes were lost. We didn’t know who had them and where they were.
What are your future plans with Kreator?
Our new album, which will come out in January 2009, is our main focus at the moment. We will only play very few shows this year. However, 2009 will be a touring year for the band. We can´t wait to come back to the U.S. It has been a while.
How will the next record to differ from 2005’s Enemy of God?
We have six songs written so far and they sound a lot more brutal and direct then Enemy of God. The songs will be more compact and we will work with new producer Moses Schneider. The album will be mixed by Colin Richardson.
Click here to watch a preview of “At the Pulse of Kapitulation - Live in East Berlin 1990″
