Jürgen "Ventor" Reil (born 29 June 1966^[1]) is a German musician, best known as the drummer for German thrash metal band Kreator.^[2] He is one of the only two original members left in the band, although he has left "at least twice" due to personal differences.

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Jürgen "Ventor" Reil
Ventor performing with Kreator in 2018
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Born	(1966-06-29) 29 June 1966 (age 57)
Genres	Thrash metal
Occupation(s)	Drummer
Years active	1982–present
Member of	Kreator

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Reil plays the double bass drum style prevalent in thrash and death metal. He also sang lead vocals on a few songs on the band's earlier albums, and still does live (notably "Riot of Violence").

He is a big fan of tattoo art and he owns his own tattoo studio in Essen-Karnap (Kreativ-Tattoo),^[3] in which he actively works as a tattooer.

• Endless Pain (1985)
• Pleasure to Kill (1986)
• Terrible Certainty (1987)
• Extreme Aggression (1989)
• Coma of Souls (1990)
• Renewal (1992)
• Outcast (1997)
• Endorama (1999)
• Violent Revolution (2001)
• Enemy of God (2005)
• Hordes of Chaos (2009)
• Phantom Antichrist (2012)
• Gods of Violence (2017)
• Hate Über Alles (2022)