German thrash metal legends DESTRUCTION are pleased to officially welcome Randy Black (Annihilator, Primal Fear) into the fold, after a gruelling probation that involved an extensive tour and many shows around the globe.

Randy will make his official debut as the band's new drummer at the Wacken-Open-Air on August 3rd, 2018.

Mastermind Schmier states:
"Many years ago, when Randy was still with PRIMAL FEAR and we were looking for...

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Sad news from German thrash titans DESTRUCTION: After joining the band back in 2010, drummer Vaaver announces that he will be parting ways with the group in March after 8 years. His departure from the band is due to family reasons.

Vaaver commented:
"It is never easy to make hard decisions. It is time for me to part ways with DESTRUCTION - the band that has hosted me for...

German thrash titans DESTRUCTION unleash their new "best of old school" album »Thrash Anthems II«, today via Nuclear Blast Records. In celebration of the release, the band has released a new track video for of the song 'United By Hatred' on YouTube. The clip includes historical video footage covering over 30 years of the band’s history and features live footage from 1985 till 2016 - a must see for all...

German thrash titans DESTRUCTION will release their new "best of old school" album »Thrash Anthems II«, on November 10th via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band has released the first single from the album titled 'United By Hatred'. The original track appears on the secondDESTRUCTION album, »Eternal Devastation«, which was released in 1986.

  • Pre-order »Thrash Anthems II« digitally and receive 'United By Hatred' instantly or stream the track, here:
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German thrash titans DESTRUCTION will release their new 'best of old school' album »Thrash Anthems II« on November 10th via Nuclear Blast Records.To promote the new offering, the band are rolling out a series of trailers covering the making of the album. Today sees the release of the second trailer, in which Schmier and Mike explain the recording process for both the bass and guitar parts. Watch here: https://youtu.be/a5wIt0Newps...

German thrash titans DESTRUCTION will release their new 'best of old school' album »Thrash Anthems II« on November 10th via Nuclear Blast Records. To promote the album, the band are rolling out a series of trailers covering the making of the album. Today sees the release of the first trailer, in which drummer Wawrzyniec 'Vaaver' Dramowicz discusses his part in the recording process. Watch here: https://youtu.be/zz1G5fz_JuU

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The waiting is over - legendary German thrashers, DESTRUCTION, kick off the second part of their »Europe Under Attack« tour tomorrow at Crash, Freiburg, Germany. As support acts for this 25-show trek, they will not only bring the Brazilian thrash institution NERVOSA with them, but also GONOREAS from Switzerland as well as the German shredhopes REZET. Find all current dates for this inferno below!

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After their first successful touring leg in autumn 2016, legendary German thrashers, DESTRUCTION, return to the stage with the second part of their »Europe Under Attack 2017« tour in January and February. As support act they do not only bring the Brazilian thrash institution NERVOSA with them, but also GONOREAS from Switzerland as well as the German shredhopes REZET.

Find all current dates for this inferno below!

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After the first successful touring leg in September/October 2016, legendary German thrashers, DESTRUCTION, return with their »Europe Under Attack 2017« tour in January/February. Support on this trek will come from Brazilian thrash metal institution NERVOSA and a special guest. More details coming soon, find all current dates below!

Front man Schmier comments: "It's time for “EUROPE UNDER ATTACK PART 2" in good old Europe! After the successful first run, a...

Legendary German Thrashers DESTRUCTION will return to the road with their Europe Under Attack 2016 Tour this month. The band will join forces with US-based thrash metal monsters FLOTSAM & JETSAM, Swedish metal maniacs ENFORCER and Brazil's NERVOSA.

  • "With »Under Attack«, DESTRUCTION created their own »Painkiller«... this is their best album so far and exactly what Teutonic thrash is meant to be!" - ROCK HARD (I), Luca Bosio -
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