Destruction (band)

Destruction
Destruction and guests at the Wacken Festival in 2007
Background information
Also known asKnight of Demon (1982–1984)
OriginWeil am Rhein, Germany
Genres
DiscographyDestruction discography
Years active1982–present
Labels
Members
  • Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer
  • Randy Black
  • Damir Eskic
  • Martin Furia
Past members
  • Mike Sifringer
  • Ulf Kühne
  • Tommy Sandmann
  • Harry Wilkens
  • André Grieder
  • Oliver Kaiser
  • Thomas Rosenmerkel
  • Christian Engler
  • Michael Piranio
  • Sven Vormann
  • Marc Reign
  • Wawrzyniec Dramowicz
Websitedestruction.de

Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. They have been credited as one of the "Big Four" of the German thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator, Sodom and Tankard.[3] In addition to helping pioneer black metal,[4][5] Destruction was part of the second wave of thrash metal in the mid-to-late 1980s, along with US bands Testament, Sacred Reich, Death Angel and Dark Angel.[3][6] For most of the 1990s, the band was not signed to a record label and self-produced their albums until they signed a contract with Nuclear Blast in the early 2000s.

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The encyclopedia of popular music Vol.2. London: MUSE UK Ltd. p. 1494.
  2. ^ Patterson, Dayal (2013). Black Metal - Evolution of the Cult. Port Townsend, Washington, USA: Feral House. p. 64.
  3. ^ a b "Destruction - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ^ Lahdenpera, Eda (1995). "Northern Black Metal Legends". Kill Yourself!!! (4): 44. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  5. ^ McPadden, Mike (2012). If you like Metallica : here are over 200 bands, CDs, movies, and other oddities that you will love. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA: Backbeat Books. p. 74.
  6. ^ "Sacred Reich announces "30 Years of Ignorance" USA tour with Byzantine as support". metalblade.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.