Kreator was never meant to have that name.

The original, intended name for the band was CREATUR, and if it wasn't for Philip Lawvere's advice to their producer at the time, Karl Walterbach, it would still be just that.

During one of their typical meetings in which Karl frequenty asked the artist's opinion, Philip advised him that CREATUR sounded a little dated, and that changing it to a kind of omnipotent, yet destructive CREATOR god, spelled with a K, would appeal more to the youth of the day.

Not only did he turn out to be right, but the band who has given him zero compensation for it's most iconic merchandising illustration, and the development of their demon mascot, actually owes their very name to him.

Shown are the original and later altered logo concepts.