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===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 [[Sami Yli-Sirniö]] replacing Tommy Vetterli on guitar, Kreator released their tenth studio album, ''[[Violent Revolution]]'', which saw the band return 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 highly by fans and critics alike and benefited from the 2000s thrash metal revival movement, led by [[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> They played [[Wacken Open Air]] in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.wacken.com/en/info/history/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Wacken Open Air}}</ref> A live album, ''[[Live Kreation]]'', and a 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. A special edition was re-released 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]]. Kreator were slated to tour in 2008 with [[King Diamond (band)|King Diamond]], [[Leaves' Eyes]], and [[Cellador]], but 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 also began 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]]'', wrapped up in late August, with the album 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>