Destruction is a German thrash metal band. They are considered one of the "… Read Full 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.
Biography
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, was released on May 13, 2016.
Studio albums
Infernal Overkill (1985)
Eternal Devastation (1986)
Release from Agony (1987)
Cracked Brain (1990)
The Least Successful Human Cannonball (1998)
All Hell Breaks Loose (2000)
The Antichrist (2001)
Metal Discharge (2003)
Inventor of Evil (2005)
Thrash Anthems (2007)
D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. (2008)
Day of Reckoning (2011)
Spiritual Genocide (2012)
Under Attack (2016)
Biography
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, was released on May 13, 2016.
Studio albums
Infernal Overkill (1985)
Eternal Devastation (1986)
Release from Agony (1987)
Cracked Brain (1990)
The Least Successful Human Cannonball (1998)
All Hell Breaks Loose (2000)
The Antichrist (2001)
Metal Discharge (2003)
Inventor of Evil (2005)
Thrash Anthems (2007)
D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. (2008)
Day of Reckoning (2011)
Spiritual Genocide (2012)
Under Attack (2016)
L.ast Desperate Scream
Destruction Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Destruction:
05 dissatisfied existence In my Life I never asked For anybody's assistance I'd rather…
263 Dead Popes 263 popes dead and gone and one still alive Urbi et…
All Hell Breaks Loose The fire in our eyes still burns Longer than this tasteless…
Armageddonizer Why the hell do we kill for territory? Does greed make…
Autoaggression I'd rather destroy myself than be destroyed by you Autoaggr…
Bestial Invasion Early morning, mankind sleeps There's a roaring in the air I…
Black Death The gates of hell are opened wide Legions of death are…
Black Mass I kneel in front of the altar It's covered with flowers I…
Born To Perish BORN TO PERISH We are natural born sinners Our life is…
Bullets From Hell Hate is all I feel Disgust is a disease no one…
Carnivore She got the innocent face of an angel But the mind…
Cellar Soul Bringing Satan's wine high on divine weed A little bit of…
Church Of Disgust Broken as my youth An eye for an eye A tooth for…
City Of Doom Barbrossa beginning of the end bringing death & fear The ma…
Confound Games You feel lonely, nothing is worse Who cares about you? Peo…
Confused Mind Rotten psyche, what I have done? What I can do now…
Continental Drift I Boiling liquid fire Vomit of the earth Volcanic activity …
Continental Drift II Time is round and spinning - The sun can come…
Cracked Brain Nothing to say, to be honest Got no idea what to…
Creations Of The Underworld They hate my ass 'Cause I try to oppose I'm…
Curse The Gods Allah, Buddha, Jesus Christ Whatever your god may be Forget …
Cyanide We all look for affection and feel the need to succeed We…
Day of Reckoning It happens again and again Feels like a bloody time warp A…
Days of Confusion In the days of confusion mankind creates their own gods. The…
Death Trap Midnight, on a forgotten cemetery No stars, just a black sky…
Desecrators Of The New Age This patriotic picture seems to be so real Saviors fighting …
Destroyer Or Creator I wrote this song for those who suffer This epic poem…
Devastation of Your Soul You wake up in a pool of blood You can't remember…
Devil's Soldier's Eternal Darkness a ripper approaches He returns from his mi…
Devil’s Advocate I've sold your soul to the Devil - the Devil! It's…
Devolution D.Evolution Confusion, Last Solution -Our mighty technology …
Dictators Of Cruelty They protect our souls from war and pain Don't fuck…
Die a Day Before You're Born Don't try to reach light of day Then you will never…
disatisfied existence In my Life I never asked For anybody's assistance I'd rather…
Elevator to Hell Is this the price we have to pay? I'm sick of…
Eternal Ban I'm dissenting I'm looking differently I do whatever I pleas…
Fear Of The Moment I - am a ready die The world won't miss me You…
Frustrated Don't look around, I tell you what you will see There's…
Fuck The U.S.A. There really is nothing nice about U.S.A. You go to the…
God Gifted I hate what I am and I hate what I…
Godfather Of Slander Deceivers, liars without soul Preachers, without a holy goal…
Hate Is My Fuel A poisoned culture - Based on lies, war & deceit Slaughterh…
Heretic Black - black is the color that I adore Dark -…
Historical Force Feed Biased till the last day Till the day I have to…
Hofffmannn's Helll Lucifer skies with diamonds and demons I don't wanna die, a…
Incriminated It began about half a century ago With the foundation of…
Inspired By Death INSPIRED BY DEATH Endless is the pain when they go…
Intro Check it out Yeah (check it out) Yeah, yeah (check it out) A…
Invincible Force I'm an invincible force of evil My eternal hatred is destruc…
Killers You walk through the subway, his eyes burn a hole…
Killing Machine My service is beyond your belief More than you can ever…
Kingdom Of Damnation Not really, concerned about your opinion, Not really, taking…
Legacy of the Past We grew up in a time The scene was on the…
Let Your Mind Rot You lost your whole family In this religious war The brutal …
Life Without Sense You were born but you don't know why you're existing You…
Machinery of Lies Instructions rule your day They influence you in your sleep …
Mad Butcher Mad Butcher A fire is burning in his eyes His brain is…
Made To Be Broken In your eyes - I unveil the fate of your…
Meet You Destiny What would be if rules would be wrong? If the…
Metal Discharge There wouldn't be good without the vil No wisdom without stu…
Misfit Suffering in torment, my future is black as a crow A…
Mortal Remains As I'm writing these lines We're starting to breathe Having …
My Sharona Ooh my little pretty one pretty one When you gonna give…
Nailed To The Cross The cold wind of death Makes you freeze to the bone The…
No Mans Land Diabolical, dominating the gentle sex Systematically, destr…
No Need to Justify Time to cast a magic spell Keep our souls, prevent to…
No One Shall Survive We all have something to hide We all have "another side" No…
No Signs Of Repentance Radical minds in times of decay Are rising like a beast…
Our Oppression Illogical laws and rules without a meaning Only created to b…
Reject Emotions Every night the same old game After the show you are…
Release From Agony I am caught in a dream And I am trying to…
Renegades It's too late when we realize That our life is turning…
Riot Squad A decision-a moment in time Will destroy your life or make…
Rippin You Off Blind I'm fed up with these fuckin' assholes Wish 'em all disease,…
Rippin' The Flash Appart One of a kind, a left genuis behind Didn't we have…
Ritual Now is your duty Kill the new born child Fill the blood…
S E D You've made your choice just now For a better solution -…
Satan's Vengeance Witches been slaughtered at the stakes they've been burned,…
Savage Symphony Of Terroe It's inside my brain It drives me insane It's eating me aliv…
Seeds Of Hate Within living memories Fanatic beliefs Within living mem…
Sheep Of The Regime Insubordination, a dangerous game In a uniformed nation, out…
Sign Of Fear Gettin'scared by every chance to love Look careful which peo…
Soul Collector Scary evil dark and mean Holy master of the supreme Lord of…
Spiritual Genocide Our mind is a weapon of incredible power We are biased…
Stand Up And Shout [Bonus track] [DIO cover] It´s the same old song You go…
Strangulated Pride A pitch dark night - smells like suicide I hold the…
Survive to Die Death and destruction rule on this planet You know life is…
Tears Of Blood A stream of blood is runnin', runnin' down the east, In…
The Alliance of Hellhoundz Welcome to hell - wheels of steel praise Metal on metal…
The Bucher Strikes Back Curse the day ten painful years ago, Since our legacy suffe…
The Butcher Strikes Back Curse the day ten painful years ago, Since our legacy suffer…
The Calm Before The Storm Grey in grey, no more colour in your eyes No need…
The Chosen Ones Speculations, rumors or lies? The circle of blood and force …
The Damned Black visions from the satellite sky Deaf ears they hear no…
The Defiance Will Remain Creating idols of decay servants of common replay feed the m…
The Demon Is God Evil Spirit - The Demon is God Possessed and over the…
The Final Curtain Feel the hate that burns deep in your sick soul Your…
The Heretic Black - black is the color that I adore Dark -…
The Price Everything comes to an end, forced or by normal intend The…
The Ravenous Beast The greedy gullet of the bigwig nations Swallows all of our…
The Ritual Now is your duty Kill the new born child Fill the blood…
Thrash 'Til Death Metal revolution - possessed we fight hand in hand Sardoni…
Thrash Attack instrumental…
Thrash Till Death Metal revolution - possessed we fight hand in hand Sardonic…
Tick on a Tree I'm a tick on a tree, like a tick on…
Time Must End There's no more to be felt No need to gasp for…
To Dust You Will Decay We are blessed cause we all go in the end It's…
Tormented Soul Fear dominates your day All goals seem unreachable Your li…
Tormentor As a little boy he played strange games No toy he…
Total Desaster I was born in a dark winter night Thunder and lightning…
Trash 'till Death Metal revolution - possessed we fight hand in hand Sardonic…
Twist Of Fate Trust is nothin' to spit on It's something that you don't…
Unconscious Ruins All the faces, all the voices Seem to fade in the…
Under Surveillance We vote for murderers That try to achieve world domination …
Under Violent Sledge War! The shocked world is watching A whole culture about…
United by Hatred The Roman army is marching again The empire is growing An …
Usa There really is nothing nice about USA You go to the…
Vendetta Bloodshed of a conservative force Death is selling well of c…
Visual Prostitution I can't look at the god damned screen, Too many losers…
When Your Mind Was Free Sliding into deep depression Leaving such a magic time Away …
Whiplash Late at night all systems go You have come to see…
World Domination Of Pain It knocks at the door, no ones been there before Questions…
X-Treme Measures You'll hate the day that you are born Before you know…
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