Inventor of Evil

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

Inventor of Evil
Studio album by Destruction
Released	22 August 2005 (2005-08-22)
Studio	House of Music Studios, Germany, Little Greek Studios, Switzerland
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	50:27
Label	AFM
Producer	Destruction
Destruction chronology
Metal Discharge (2003) Inventor of Evil (2005) Thrash Anthems (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	7/10[2]
Rock Hard	8/10[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

All tracks are written by Schmier and Sifringer.

Digipak bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"We Are the Road Crew" (Motörhead cover)	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	2:28
14.	"The Alliance of Hellhoundz" (Schirmer vocals only)		5:20

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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