Destruction - remastered albums out in April!
Metal Mind Productions presents Destruction, the icon of German thrash metal scene!
The band started in 1982 as Knight of Demon and very soon was called, alongside Kreator and Sodom, one of the best thrash metal bands from Germany. All three of these bands are often credited with helping pioneer death metal. The original line-up featured vocalist and bassist Marcel 'Schmier' Schirmer, drummer Tommy Sandmann, and guitarist Mike Sifinger. They soon changed their name to "Destruction" and in 1984 released a demo entitled ?Bestial Invasion of Hell?. Later on the group signed with Steamhammer Records and released an EP entitled ?Sentence of Death?. Destruction released their first full-length album ?Infernal Overkill? in 1985, followed by ?Eternal Devastation? in 1986. The trio then was joined by the second guitarist, Harry Wilkens, and released the EP ?Mad Butcher? in 1987, followed by the full length album ?Release from Agony? in 1988, then a live recording ?Live Without Sense? in 1989, and ?Cracked Brain? in 1990. In 1989, Schmier was asked to leave the band due to creative differences, and the group underwent a period of commercial deterioration. During the explosion of grunge of early to mid 1990s, the band lost their record label support and had to self-produce and self-release their own albums. In 1999, Schmier rejoined Destruction, and things began to look up for the band as they signed a record deal with Nuclear Blast. Since then they released three more albums: ?All Hell Breaks Loose? (2000), ?The Antichrist? (2001), and ?Metal Discharge? (2003). Then, the band signed with AFM Records and released ?Inventor of Evil? in 2005. The band's most recent studio album, ?D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.?, was released in August 2008.
Metal Mind Productions releases 3 albums from Destruction?s discography: ?All Hell Breaks Loose?, ?The Antichrist? and ?Metal Discharge?.
?All Hell Breaks Loose? - the band?s sixth full-length album from 2000. It was the first official album recorded with Schmier on vocals since 1988?s ?Release from Agony?. It features guest appearance by Peter Tägtgren. The new edition includes 6 bonus tracks taken from ?Bestial Invasion From Hell? demo.
?The Antichrist? - the band?s seventh studio album from 2001. An improved, more cohesive production and greater emphasis on pure, unchecked aggression is what ?The Antichrist? is all about. A high degree of intensity accompanies most tracks on this disc, among the most virulent being the opener "Thrash Till Death", the very nasty "Nailed to the Cross", "Bullets From Hell", the classic "Godfather of Slander" and "Creations of the Underworld". These tracks alone should turn casual Destruction listeners into hardcore addicts. The album was produced, recorded, engineered & mixed by Peter Tagtgren & Lars Szoke. The new edition includes a bonus track.
?Metal Discharge? - the band?s eighth studio album from 2003. Despite the fact how good their last two albums were (?The Antichrist? and ?All Hell Breaks Loose?) Destruction decided to take their latest effort, ?Metal Discharge?, and reduce the production values for it. They took away most of the clean production and slick mixing of their previous albums and gave their music a "raw" feeling again. The new edition includes 7 bonus tracks ? 3 Iron Maiden, Metallica and The Exploited covers and 4 demo tracks.
Destruction?s re-issues will be available in new digipak editions, each limited to 2000 copies. The material was digitally remastered using 24-Bit process. The release date is scheduled for 26th April 2010 in Europe and 13th July 2010 in USA (via MVD).
Destruction
?All Hell Breaks Loose? (remastered + bonus tracks)
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1361 DG
Barcode: 5907785035966
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 2000 numbered copies)
Genre: thrash metal
Release date: 26.04.2010 Europe / 13.07.2010 USA
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. The Final Curtain
3. Machinery of Lies
4. Tears of Blood
5. Devastation of Your Soul
6. The Butcher Strikes Back
7. World Domination of Pain
8. X-treme Measures
9. All Hell Breaks Loose
10. Total Desaster 2000
11. Visual Prostitution
12. Kingdom of Damnation
Bonus tracks:
13. Mad Butcher
14. Total Desaster
15. Antichrist
16. Frontbeast
17. Satans Vengeance
18. Tormentor
Destruction
?The Antichrist? (remastered + bonus track)
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1362 DG
Barcode: 5907785035973
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 2000 numbered copies)
Genre: thrash metal
Release date: 26.04.2010 Europe / 13.07.2010 USA
Tracklist:
1. Days of Confusion
2. Trash Till Death
3. Nailed To The Cross
4. Dictators of Cruelty
5. Bullets From Hell
6. Strangulated Pride
7. Meet Your Destiny
8. Creations of the Underworld
9. Godfather of Slander
10. Let Your Mind Rot
11. The Heretic
Bonus track:
12. Curse the Gods
Destruction
?Metal Discharge? (remastered + bonus tracks)
Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1363 DG
Barcode: 5907785035980
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 2000 numbered copies)
Genre: thrash metal
Release date: 26.04.2010 Europe / 13.07.2010 USA
Tracklist:
1. The Ravenous Beast
2. Metal Discharge
3. Rippin' the Flesh Apart
4. Fear of the Moment
5. Mortal Remains
6. Desecrators of the New Age
7. Historical Force Feed
8. Savage Symphony of Terror
9. Made to Be Broken
10. Vendetta
Bonus tracks:
11. Killers (Iron Maiden Cover )
12. Whiplash (Metallica cover)
13. U.S.A. (The Exploited cover)
14. Bestial Invasion (demo version' 99)
15. The Butcher Strikes Back (demo version'99)
16. Nailed to the Cross (demo 2001)
17. Metal Discharge (demo 2003)
