Editing Kreator (section)

===Return in style (2001–2009)===
[[File:Kreator by Christian Misje.jpg|220px|thumb|left|Kreator performing live at [[Hole in the Sky (festival)|Hole in the Sky]] in 2007]]
In 2001, with new lead guitarist [[Sami Yli-Sirniö]], Kreator released their tenth studio album ''[[Violent Revolution]]'', which saw the band returning to its classic thrash metal style. Despite containing a lot of melodic and so-called "[[Melodic death metal|Gothenburg metal]]" riffs, ''Violent Revolution'' was praised by fans and critics alike and benefited from the 2000s thrash metal revival movement, led by the likes of [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]], [[Slayer]], [[Megadeth]], [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] and [[Testament (band)|Testament]].<ref name="Ultimate Metal Reviews">{{cite web|title=Ultimate Metal Reviews – Review of ''Violent Revolution''|publisher=Ultimate Metal Reviews|url=http://www.metal-reviews.com/ijk/kre-vr.htm|access-date=27 March 2007|archive-date=5 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205121112/http://www.metal-reviews.com/ijk/kre-vr.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Metal Storm Review">{{cite web|title=Metal Storm – Review of ''Violent Revolution''|publisher=Metal Storm|url=http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=986&band_id=&bandname=Kreator|access-date=27 March 2007|date=19 September 2003}}</ref><ref name="Maelstrom Zine">{{cite web|title=Maelstrom Zine - Review of ''Violent Revolution''|publisher=Maelstrom Zine|url=http://www.maelstrom.nu/ezine/review_iss8_322.php|access-date=27 March 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012132918/http://maelstrom.nu/ezine/review_iss8_322.php|archive-date=12 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="AllMusic Violent Revolution review">{{cite web|title=Allmusic - Review of ''Violent Revolution'' |author=Gary Hill |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=violent-revolution-mw0000013894|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=27 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/628q51XQN?url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/Rihanna/chart-history/658897?f=793&g=Singles |archive-date= 2 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-best-thrash-songs-from-2000-18|title=The 10 best thrash songs from 2000-2020|publisher=[[Metal Hammer|Louder]]|date=31 July 2018|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> The tour was extremely successful and introduced Kreator to a younger generation of metal fans. Yli-Sirniö, who lived in Germany, was known to be a good guitar player, so the band recruited him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/Kreator_HELL-sinki.htm |title=Kreator interview in HELL-sinki |website=Metal-Rules.com |date=24 January 2002 |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref> A live album ''[[Live Kreation]]'' and live DVD ''[[Live Kreation: Revisioned Glory]]'' were both released in 2003, and their eleventh studio album – emphasizing more on the Gothenburg influences – ''[[Enemy of God (album)|Enemy of God]]'' was released in 2005. This album also saw a special edition re-release in 2006 called ''Enemy of God: Revisited''. In early 2006, Kreator toured North America with [[Napalm Death]], [[A Perfect Murder (band)|A Perfect Murder]], and The Undying. There was a joint headline European tour with [[Celtic Frost]] in 2007 with support from [[Watain]], and Kreator were to tour in 2008 with [[King Diamond (band)|King Diamond]], [[Leaves' Eyes]], and [[Cellador]]; however, this tour was canceled due to back issues with [[King Diamond]].

In March 2008, the ''At the Pulse of Kapitulation'' DVD was released, featuring ''Live in East Berlin'' and ''[[Hallucinative Comas]]'' on one disc. Both had previously been available on VHS only and were long out of print. The band had also begun working on their twelfth full-length album in late 2007/early 2008 and began recording in July 2008. Recording for the album, titled ''[[Hordes of Chaos (album)|Hordes of Chaos]]'', was wrapped up in late August, with the album being released in January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104614|title=KREATOR: More New Album Details Revealed|date=12 September 2008|access-date=9 October 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021231134/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BlabberMouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104614|archive-date=21 October 2008}}</ref> On 23 January 2009, the band began their "Chaos Over Europe" tour in Tilburg (the Netherlands) with [[Caliban (band)|Caliban]], [[Eluveitie]] and Emergency Gate as other acts. In April 2009, the band embarked on a North American headlining tour, co-headlined by [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]], and supported by [[Belphegor (band)|Belphegor]], [[Warbringer]], and Epicurean. In late 2009, Reil was forced to sit out some tour dates due to personal issues, with [[Marco Minnemann]] temporarily taking his place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126336| title=KREATOR Drummer Forced to Sit Out Shows; Temporary Replacement Announced| date=2 September 2009| access-date=11 May 2010| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907011504/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126336| archive-date=7 September 2009}}</ref>