Year : 2021
Style : Thrash Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 165 mb
Bio:
Destruction is a German thrash metal band. They are considered one of the "The Big Four" of the German thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator, Sodom and Tankard. Three of those four (Tankard being the exception) are often credited with helping pioneer black metal, by containing several elements of what was to become the genre. Destruction was originally named Knight of Demon, but changed their name in 1984. For most of the 1990s, Destruction was not signed to a record label and was forced to self-produce their albums until they signed a contract with Nuclear Blast in the 2000s.Inspired by Iron Maiden, Mercyful Fate, Motörhead and Venom, Destruction were formed as Knight of Demon in 1982. The original line-up featured vocalist and bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, drummer Tommy Sandmann, and guitarist Mike Sifringer. They soon changed their name to Destruction and released a demo titled Bestial Invasion of Hell in 1984. After this the group signed with Steamhammer Records and released an EP titled Sentence of Death later that year.Destruction released their first full-length album titled Infernal Overkill in 1985, followed by Eternal Devastation in 1986. The trio then added a second guitarist, Harry Wilkens, and released the EP Mad Butcher in 1987, followed by the full-length album Release from Agony (also released in 1987), then a live recording Live Without Sense in 1989, and Cracked Brain in 1990. In 1989, Schmier left the band and Mike Sifringer continued to release albums under the moniker of "Neo-Destruction".In 1999, Schmier rejoined, and things began to look up for the band as they signed a record deal with Nuclear Blast. They then released three more albums: All Hell Breaks Loose in 2000, The Antichrist in 2001, and Metal Discharge in 2003. The band would then sign with AFM Records and release Inventor of Evil in 2005. That album was followed two years later by the compilation of re-recorded songs Thrash Anthems (2007), and then a year later by D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. (2008). In February 2011, Destruction released Day of Reckoning.A European tour with Overkill was scheduled for March 2011. Headlining dates in South America and North America were being planned for April and May.The band's thirteenth studio album, Spiritual Genocide, was released in November 23, 2012. Their next album, Under Attack, will be released on May 13, 2016.
Album:
Better than live sounding Destruction with the last release featuring Mike Sifringer on main guitar. Mike left or was reported disconnected from Destruction this year. So I bought this release capturing him on the guitar department. It would've been nice had he stayed with the band since they'd become a 4-piece once again. But oh well. This release features a lot of the classics from early Destruction to 'Release From Agony' and 'Cracked Brain'. Most of the songs are from the 80's and early 90's there weren't many modern ones maybe 3-4. I guess since they may have felt that since touring has been a no-go since Covid-19 they'd play the classics.I really enjoyed 'Live Without Sense' also, maybe even more than this live album. And I favor Harry over Damir though I have the utmost respect for both guitarists. These guys formed in '82 or '83 and remained together up until recently that two of the founding members they've had till Mike's departure. This album features some of the classic songs such as "Mad Butcher" and "Bestial Invasion" to name a couple. Like Schmier said they've covered a lot of history with this live show. To longtime fans they are of no surprise but yes, this album newer listeners get to hear the classics which they've only changed up a little bit on the guitars, but not much.Schmier sounds pretty much the same as he always have though his voice is a little bit deeper than featuring past stuff. His work with Panzer (first two releases) has him sounding like this live release. And both new musicians Randy on drums and Damir on lead guitar perform solos showing their strength on each instrument. Olly (ex-Destruction) still favors the band and Harry (ex-Destruction) also is featured on many lead guitar appearances on their more current releases. Olly is in mainly a support but Harry was guest up until recently. Damir has filled that slot but I don't know who's taking Mike's place, I don't even think the band knows.You can get this on the digital Spotify streaming release or buy the CD on 3 discs 2 Live Attack CD's and one Blue-ray all in one case. I bought the physical copy to support the band. And because I support bands that allow you to get their physical CD's. This one was too good to pass up. I think the production quality was good and the guitars/vocals were quality as well. This album is almost 2 hours total and as I mentioned a lot of history and a lot of classics. They really are strong on this. The energy is all there and Schmier leads the way on vocals giving a great live performance. I'm glad he re-joined the band back in 1999 and let's all say good-bye to Mike! Get this album!
Line Up:
Schmier - Bass (1982-1989, 1999-present), Vocals (1984-1989, 1999-present) - See also: Headhunter, ex-Bassinvaders, ex-Pänzer
Mike - Guitars (1982-present) - See also: ex-Morrigan
Damir Eskić - Guitars (lead) (2019-present) - See also: ex-Gonoreas, Gomorra
Randy Black - Drums (2018-present) - See also: Duskmachine, Level 10, ex-Deception, ex-Annihilator, ex-Primal Fear, ex-Rebellion, ex-W.A.S.P. (live)
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Born to Perish
02. Death Trap
03. Nailed to the Cross
04. Armageddonizer
05. Tormentor
06. Rotten
07. Mad Butcher
08. Reject Emotions
09. Thrash till Death
10. Betrayal
11. Sign of Fear
12. Damir’s Shred
13. Inspired by Death
CD2:
01. Release from Agony
02. Life without Sense
03. Antichrist
04. Invincible Force
05. Under Attack
06. Bestial Invasion
07. The Butcher Strikes Back
08. Curse the Gods
09. Total Desaster
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
