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Destruction - Entire New Album Streaming Online

Day Of Reckoning, the new album from German thrash metal veterans Destruction, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's Facebook page (Note: the stream will only be available until February 21).

Day Of Reckoning will be released on February 18 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Day Of Reckoning cover art] tracklist:

01. The Price
02. Hate Is My Fuel
03. Armageddonizer
04. Devil's Advocate
05. Day Of Reckoning
06. Sorcerer Of Black Magic
07. Misfit
08. The Demon Is God
09. Church Of Disgust
10. Destroyer Or Creator
11. Sheep Of The Regime
12. Stand Up And Shout
13. The Price

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Source: nuclearblast.de
Band profile: Destruction
Posted: 11.02.2011 by Unknown user | Comments (1)


Destruction - New Song Online

"Hate Is My Fuel", a brand-new track from Teutonic thrashers Destruction, has been made available for streaming over at MySpace.

Another new track, called "The Price" is also still streaming at the same location.

"Hate Is My Fuel" and "The Price" come off the band's upcoming new album Day Of Reckoning, which will be released on February 18th through Nuclear Blast. More album details were previously reported over here.

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Destruction
Posted: 27.01.2011 by Unknown user | Comments (1)


Destruction - N. American Tour With Deströyer 666

Destruction will be returning to North America in support of their new studio album, Day Of Reckoning, due out in the US and Canada on March 8th, 2011 and on February 18th in Europe. Special guests on the tour are Australia's Deströyer 666.

Destruction bassist & vocalist Schmier shares the following on the upcoming trek: "It feels fantastic to return to North American shores for the first time after our return to Nuclear Blast with a new album as brutal as Day Of Reckoning on our backs. This is the strongest material we have written since The Antichrist and we are burning to present these shredding songs and introduce our new 6.6 foot tall drum animal Vaaver (UnSun, Indukti) live! Of course, all the Destruction classics will be there; we know what our faithful fans want and we will serve them well! You will feel the force of the strongest line-up we have ever had. Experience the true power and the rigorous precision of German Thrash Metal live this spring! Can't fuckin' wait!"

North American Reckoning 2011 Tour:

Apr. 26 - Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
Apr. 27 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
Apr. 29 - Oakland Metro Operahouse - Oakland, CA
Apr. 30 - The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
May 01 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
May 03 - Oriental Theater - Denver, CO
May 05 - Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, IL
May 06 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
May 07 - Harpo's - Detroit, MI
May 08 - Maverick's Bar - Ottawa, ON
May 09 - Fourfounes Electriques - Montreal, QC
May 10 - Bourbon Street - Baltimore, MD
May 11 - BB Kings - New York, NY
May 12 - Church Of Boston - Boston, MA
May 13 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
May 14 - Respuesta - Santurce, Puerto Rico (Destruction only)
May 16 - The Rail - Fort Worth, TX
May 17 - Mug Shots - Austin, TX
May 18 - Numbers - Houston, TX
May 20 - Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
May 21 - Angel's - Yucaipa, CA
May 22 - Key Club - West Hollywood, CA

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Source: metal-rules.com
Band profile: Destruction
Event: Destruction: North American Reckoning Tour
Posted: 05.01.2011 by Thryce | Comments (5)


Destruction - Album Trailer Online

German thrash legends Destruction just posted the first trailer for their highly anticipated new album Day Of Reckoning. Check it out below.

Day Of Reckoning will be out on February 18, 2011 via Nuclear Blast. More album details available here.


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Source: nuclearblast.de
Band profile: Destruction
Posted: 23.12.2010 by Unknown user | Comments (5)


Destruction - New Track Available For Streaming

"The Price", the opening track off the new Destruction album Day Of Reckoning, is now available for streaming on the band's MySpace site.

The album will be in stores on February 28, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Day Of Reckoning cover art] (vinyl edition) / cover art] (limited slipcase edition) tracklist:

01. The Price
02. Hate Is My Fuel
03. Armageddonizer
04. Devil's Advocate
05. Day Of Reckoning
06. Sorcerer Of Black Magic
07. Misfit
08. The Demon Is God
09. Church Of Disgust
10. Destroyer Or Creator
11. Sheep Of The Regime
12. Stand Up And Shout

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Destruction
Posted: 15.12.2010 by Thryce | Comments (7)


Overkill - European Killfest Tour 2011 With Destruction, Heathen

Good news for all thrashers! Overkill are hosting another edition of their infamous Killfest Tours. Embarking on a European trek in March 2011, Overkill will be supported by Teutonic thrashers Destruction and Bay Area thrash band Heathen. Special guests will be also announced in the near future.

Confirmed Kiilfest dates are as follows:

03.03.2011 - GBR - London, O2 Islington Academy
04.03.2011 - GER - Köln, Essigfabrik
05.03.2011 - GER - Geiselwind, Music Hall
06.03.2011 - GER - Stuttgart, Longhorn
07.03.2011 - GER - Frankfurt, Batschkapp
08.03.2011 - SWI - Zürich, Volkshaus
09.03.2011 - ITA - Milano, Live Club
10.03.2011 - AUT - Wörgl, Komma
11.03.2011 - HUN - Budapest, Petofi Hall
12.03.2011 - CZE - Brno, Fleda
13.03.2011 - POL - Warsaw, Stodola
15.03.2011 - GER - Berlin, Columbia Club
16.03.2011 - GER - Hamburg, Markthalle
17.03.2011 - GER - Braunschweig, Meier Music Hall
18.03.2011 - BEL - Antwerpen, Trix
19.03.2011 - NED - Enschede, Atak

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Source: destruction.de
Band profile: Overkill
Event: Killfest Tour 2011
Posted: 04.09.2010 by Abattoir | Comments (5)


Destruction - Recording Of The New Album In Progress

According to a posting on the band's website, the recordings of the new Destruction album, which will be released via Nuclear Blast Records in January 2011, have started with a bang.

The 14th recording medium with frontman Schmier (18th album release in total) will be called Day Of Reckoning. First statements from the band are promising a more fast and turbulent album than the 2008 studio record D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N..

More details will follow in the next few days.

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Source: destruction.de
Band profile: Destruction
Posted: 07.07.2010 by Dominus | Comments (2)


Destruction - Return To Nuclear Blast

Legendary Teutonic Thrashers Destruction have signed a new record deal with Nuclear Blast Records. Here are the obligatory press releases that come with such events.

Comments mainman Schmier: "Sometimes I really hate the business side of my job, we have been thru some very difficult decisions in the last couple of months. Now after some weeks of hard work, I can proudly announce that Destruction is back with Nuclear Blast Records. We really wanna thank AFM Records for the great co-operation in the last years. Cheers for supporting all our craziness, I know it wasn't always easy folks.

Going back to NB feels like coming back home now, working with old friends is one of the biggest achievements you can have in this music business known as a "shark tank". Almost eleven years ago, Markus Staiger and his label made it possible for Destruction to come back in a strong way, those were some of the best years the band ever had. Hopefully this will be the last label change of the band's career, we have returned to our home port again and it feels absolutely fantastic.

We are working on a fast & furious new album that will kick ass in January 2011. Expect the roughest piece of thrash you've heard from Destruction in many years!"

Added Nuclear Blast A&R manager Jaap Wagemaker: "We are very stoked to announce that legendary German thrashers Destruction will be re-joining the Nuclear family again. After a small stint with another label, the band around scene icon Schmier has made the decision to return to the their label home Nuclear Blast. Everybody knows that Nuclear Blast was the label that brought back the band with a bang with their comeback album All Hell Breaks Loose and the following tour they did with Kreator and Sodom. Hell Comes To Your Town! was a huge success for the band as well.

After releasing several more CD's and DVD's the band decided to try something new, but over the years we have stayed in contact with both Schmier and Mike. When the time was right, we decided to sit around the table and realized that the future of both Destruction and Nuclear Blast should be a path we should walk together, and so Destruction is back home.

At the moment Destruction are hard at work to seal this deal with their most thrash sounding album for a long time. The future belongs to Destruction - the mad butcher has returned!"

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Source: nuclearblast.de
Band profile: Destruction
Posted: 10.06.2010 by Thryce | Comments (3)


Destruction - Part Ways With Drummer

Destruction and drummer Marc Reign will go separate ways in the future. Reign sat behind the drum kit for nine years. Here's the word from the band:

"Now it's official, the DVD A Savage Symphony, is the farewell gift from drummer Marc Reign for the Destruction fans. Tour-stress caused personal and musical differences, so both parties decided to go separate ways in the future.

Marc will concentrate on his rock-project Volcano and wants to keep himself open for other musical styles. He wants to thank all the Destruction maniacs worldwide and the band for all the great fun and support over all those years. Mike and Schmier wish him all the best and much success for his future projects.

All announced shows will of course go ahead. Destruction are currently writing new material that will "go more back to the roots", referring a statement from frontman Schmier."

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Destruction
Posted: 10.03.2010 by BudDa | Comments (3)


Behemoth - Frontman Formally Charged For Bible Destruction

According to Interia.pl and GazetaPrawna.pl, vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Behemoth was formally charged on Monday (March 8) for insulting Roman Catholics.

As reported by Blabbermouth, Darski made headlines in his native country in September 2007 when he reportedly called the Catholic Church "the most murderous cult on the planet" during a Behemoth performance in Gdynia and tore up a copy of the Bible onstage (see video footage here).

After the incident, Ryszard Nowak, head of the All-Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects sued Behemoth for promoting Satanism. Although a court expert witness on religious matters said that the act of destroying the Holy Bible could offend somebody's religious feelings (a criminal offense under Polish law), the case was discontinued because no one except Nowak accused Behemoth of insulting their religious beliefs. (Under Polish law, there must be at least two formal complaints before a charge is laid. The previous complaint was made in 2008, and recently an unspecified number of other complaints had been filed.)

Nergal is pleading not guilty to the charge.

According to Metal As Fuck, in the first hearing, under cross examination, Darski stated what he does on stage is part of artistic license and it wasn't supposed to offend religious feelings. However, an expert on religious history and studies from Jagellonian University in Krakow stated that every copy of a bible could be considered a religious icon.

There was no judgment ruled against Darski in the first hearing, but now that a second complaint has been filed, the matter will be heard by the courts.

IF(!) found guilty, Darski faces up to 2 years in prison.

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Source: roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile: Behemoth
Posted: 09.03.2010 by Thryce | Comments (144)


Altars Of Destruction - New Album Almost Ready

Finnish cult thrashers Altars Of Destruction are in the studio putting the finishing touches on their new album, Gallery Of Pain cover art], due later in the year. Several new tracks are currently streaming on the band's MySpace page, including "Children Of Misfortune", "Cross The Line Of No Return", "Suicide Are You Insane?", "Aggression" and "Day Of Judgement".

Formed in 1986 by the brothers Kimmo and Pasi Osmo, along with Jukka Sandberg, Altars Of Destruction went through several lineup changes before releasing an EP, Painful Awakening, in 1989. Due to personal issues, the band split up a short time later. In 2005, Altars Of Destruction regrouped and started writing new songs and reworking old material. Their intention was to "make a couple of new songs and pick out our favourites from the past and make a record that cuts through two decades of metal the way we lived and loved it." Jussi Samppala from Tyrant Disciple also stepped in as the band's new drummer.

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Source: myspace.com
Posted: 27.01.2010 by Thryce | Comments (0)


Destruction - Cancel Australian Tour Appearances

German thrashers Destruction have come across more bad luck when it comes to tours. The band has been forced to pull out of their upcoming Australian appearances due to the tour promoter "not wanting them after all". They were supposed to play on New Year's Eve at the Screamfest Australia metal festival in Sydney and in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth for a side-tour.

The tour promoter hasn't made any kind of official statement but said when queried by Destruction said: "The board of Just Say Rock cannot afford to bring Destruction down to Australia for the festival and other shows. Not helping...was that the venues in both Brisbane and Perth had spoken to Just Say Rock prior to this and wanted to either cancel the shows or bump Destruction into bars/pubs as the sales for these shows are poor with what they stated as "people showing little interest" in attending."

As of the time of cancellation Destruction was over a month away from making their fifth appearance down under. The band have said that they are devastated about the news and were really excited to return to Australia. More information and discussion can be found at Destruction's official forum here.

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Source: destruction.de
Band profile: Destruction
Event: Screamfest Australia 2009
Posted: 27.11.2009 by Raiden | Comments (8)


Destruction - Evile Guitarist To Step In Due To Sifringer's Broken Finger

German thrash metal veterans Destruction have tapped Evile guitarist Ol Drake as the temporary replacement for Mike Sifringer for their September 13 appearance at the Caos Emergente festival in Portugal.

According to a posting on Destruction's web site, the middle finger on Sifringer's left hand was broken and the ring finger was cracked "when an aggressive fan jumped out of the moshpit into the crowd with a kick jump" during a hardcore show at the Vlamrock festival in Belgium. Mike, who was watching the concert, "did not see coming and hit left hand with full power."

Destruction stated about Ol Drake, "He's the perfect match: young, wild, talented and a Destruction fan to the bone. The kids will love him!"

Ol added: "I was gutted to hear about Mike's injury. I wish all thebest to him and hope he heals fast! I got a mail from Schmier asking if I could step in on guitar. It was an obvious yes. I absolutely love Destruction so this is a huge honor and privilege for me. Can't wait! It's gonna kick ass. Luckily I can already play a lot of the set being a fan. A huge thank you to Schmier, Mike and Marc for this dream gig!"

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Source: destruction.de
Band profile: Destruction
Event: Caos Emergente
Posted: 04.09.2009 by Thryce | Comments (9)


Destruction - Teaser For The Upcoming Live Album Online

German metallers Destruction are set to release their new double live album, entitled "The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony", on September 25th via AFM Records. The live version of the track "The Butcher Strikes Back" is currently streaming on the band's official MySpace page.

"The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony" cover art] tracklist:

01. The Butcher Strikes Back
02. Curse The Gods
03. Mad Butcher
04. The Alliance Of Hellhoundz
05. D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
06. Eternal Ban
07. Urge The Greed Of Gain
08. Thrash Till Death
09. Metal Discharge
10. The Damned
11. Cracked Brain
12. Soulcollector
13. Death Trap
14. Unconscious Ruins
15. Life Without Sense
16. The 7 Deadly Sins
17. The Antichrist
18. Thrash Till Death
19. Reject Emotions
20. Total Desaster
21. Bestial Invasion

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Source: destruction.de
Band profile: Destruction
Posted: 12.08.2009 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Destruction - First World Tour Dates Confirmed

German thrashers Destruction have confirmed shows for their upcoming D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. world tour. Some of the shows are not confirmed yet (tbc) some others will be announced soon (tba).

The following tour dates have been posted on the band's official site:

15.08.2008 - UK - Bloodstock Open Air, Catton Hall, Derby
16.08.2008 - GER - Summer Breeze Open Air, Dinkelsbühl 2
20.09.2008 - GER - Hellflame Festival, Osnabrück

Latin America Tour:

29.09.2008 - Mexico City - Mexico
01.10.2008 - Monterrey - Mexico
02.10.2008 - Chiapsa - Mexico
04.10.2008 - Bogota - Columbia
06.10.2008 - Santiago - Chile
08.10.2008 - Montevideo - Uruguay
09.10.2008 - Buenos Aires - Argentina
11.10.2008 - Curitiba - Brasil
12.10.2008 - Belo Horizonte - Brasil
14.10.2008 - Fortaleza - Brasil

18.10.2008 - GER - Metal Invasion, Passau
01.11.2008 - ESP - Heavy Metal Heart Festival IV, Valencia, Sala Fussion

European Tour:

02.12.2008 - GER - Rostock, Mau
03.12.2008 - TBA
04.12.2008 - FIN - Helsinki, Tavastia
05.12.2008 - FIN - TBA
06.12.2008 - TBA
07.12.2008 - SWE - Gothenburg, TBA
08.12.2008 - NOR - Oslo, John Dee
09.12.2008 - DEN - Copenhagen, The Rock
10.12.2008 - NED - TBA
11.12.2008 - BEL - Vosselaar, Biebob
12.12.2008 - GBR - Leeds, Rio's
13.12.2008 - IRL - Dublin, The Village
14.12.2008 - GBR - TBA
15.12.2008 - TBA
16.12.2008 - GBR - London, Underworld
17.12.2008 - GER - Saarbrücken, Roxy
18.12.2008 - GER - Essen, Turock
19.12.2008 - NED - Weert, De Bosuil
20.12.2008 - SUI - Pratteln, Z7
21.12.2008 - ITA - Milan, Rolling Stone
22.12.2008 - GER - Nürnberg, Hirsch

A North American Tour is planned for early 2009.

Destruction's upcoming album "D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N." will be released on 29 August.

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Source: destruction.de
Band profile: Destruction
Posted: 07.08.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (6)