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Destruction

a.k.a.	ex-Knight of Demon
Country	Germany
Formed	1983, Weil am Rhein, Baden-Württemberg
Genres	Thrash Metal
Labels	Napalm Records
Years active	1983 (as Knight of Demon), 1983-present
Website	http://www.destruction.de

Line-up (members)

Schmier : Bass (1983-1989, 1999-present), Vocals (1984-1989, 1999-present)
Randy Black : Drums (2018-present)
Damir Eskić : Lead Guitars (2019-present)
Martin Furia : Guitars (2021-present)

Former members

Tommy Sandmann : Drums (1983-1986)
Mike : Guitars (1983-2021)
Ulf : Vocals (1983-1984)
Harry Wilkens : Guitars (1986-1990)
Oliver Kaiser : Drums (1987-1999)
André Grieder : Vocals (1989-1990)
Michael Piranio : Guitars (1993-1998)
Thomas Rosenmerkel : Vocals (1993-1998)
Christian Engler : Bass (1994-1998)
Sven Vormann : Drums (1999-2001)
Marc Reign : Drums (2002-2010)
Vaaver : Drums (2010-2018)

Touring members

Chris Witchhunter : Drums (1987)
Hoest : Vocals (2004)
Ol Drake : Guitars (2009)
Randy Black : Drums (2015, 2018)
Martin Furia : Guitars (2021)

Album Photos (131)

Destruction - Release From Agony Vinyl Photo by extremetal666

Destruction - Tales of Morbid Brains Vinyl Photo by melodic

Destruction - Under Attack CD Photo by 꽁우

Destruction - Spiritual Genocide CD Photo by 꽁우

Destruction - Day of Reckoning CD Photo by 꽁우

Destruction - Cracked Brain CD Photo by 꽁우

Destruction Discography

Album	Lyrics	Type	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
Bestial Invasion of Hell		Demo	Aug 10, 1984	77.5	2	0
Sentence of Death	Lyrics	EP	Sep 1984	83.8	4	0
Infernal Overkill	Lyrics	Album	1985	87.4	28	2
Eternal Devastation	Lyrics	Album	Jul 12, 1986	93	51	2
Mad Butcher	Lyrics	EP	1987	88.9	8	0
Mad Butcher / Eternal Devastation		Compilation	1987	-	0	0
Release From Agony	Lyrics	Album	Dec 1, 1987	81.9	17	2
A Black Metal Night		EP	1989	-	0	0
Live Without Sense		Live	Jan 1, 1989	88.6	7	0
Cracked Brain	Lyrics	Album	Jun 1, 1990	78.8	8	1
Super Best Destruction Collection		Compilation	Nov 21, 1990	-	0	0
Best Of		Compilation	Apr 1, 1992	80	2	0
Destruction	Lyrics	EP	1994	67.5	2	0
Them Not Me	Lyrics	EP	1995	72.5	2	0
The Least Successfull Human Cannonball	Lyrics	Album	1998	60.8	6	1
All Hell Breaks Loose	Lyrics	Album	Apr 25, 2000	88.6	7	0
Raise Hell / Kataklysm / Hypocrisy / Destruction / Crematory Nuclear Blast Festivals 2000		Split	May 21, 2001	80	1	0
The Antichrist	Lyrics	Album	Aug 27, 2001	91.3	33	0
Alive Devastation		Live	2003	85.6	5	0
Metal Discharge	Lyrics	Album	Sep 22, 2003	79.8	4	0
Live Discharge		Video	2004	90	1	0
Inventor of Evil	Lyrics	Album	Aug 22, 2005	80.7	3	0
Thrash Anthems		Compilation	Jan 19, 2007	89.4	10	0
D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.	Lyrics	Album	Aug 29, 2008	80.4	9	0
The Curse of the Antichrist: Live in Agony		Live	2009	97.5	2	0
A Savage Symphony - the History of Annihilation		Video	Jan 29, 2010	90	1	0
Day of Reckoning	Lyrics	Album	Feb 18, 2011	87.9	24	0
Spiritual Genocide	Lyrics	Album	Nov 23, 2012	77	12	0
Kreator / Destruction / Sodom / Tankard The Big Teutonic 4		Split	Dec 22, 2012	70	1	0
Destruction / Tankard Destruction / Tankard		Split	Jun 20, 2014	-	0	0
Kreator / Sodom / Destruction / Tankard The Big Teutonic 4 - Part II		Split	Mar 13, 2015	70	1	0
Destruction / Rage The Devil Strikes Again / Second to None		Split	Apr 22, 2016	-	0	0
Under Attack	Lyrics	Album	May 13, 2016	81.4	7	0
Thrash Anthems II		Album	Nov 10, 2017	90	1	0
The Nuclear Blast Recordings		Boxed set	Nov 16, 2018	-	0	0
Born to Perish	Lyrics	Album	Aug 9, 2019	82	5	1
Born to Thrash		Live	Jul 17, 2020	-	0	0
Tales of Morbid Brains		Boxed set	2021	-	0	0
Live Attack		Live	Aug 13, 2021	77.5	2	0
State of Apathy		Single	Aug 19, 2021	-	0	0
Diabolical	Lyrics	Album	Apr 8, 2022	83.1	10	1
No Kings - No Masters		Single	Jul 10, 2024	-	0	0
Birth of Malice		Album	Mar 7, 2025	-	0	0

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Best Destruction Songs

Rank	Song	Album	Rating	Votes
1	Curse The Gods	Eternal Devastation (1986)	96.7	17
2	Life Without Sense	Eternal Devastation (1986)	95	14
3	Confused Mind	Eternal Devastation (1986)	94.6	14
4	Upcoming Devastation	Eternal Devastation (1986)	93.3	11
5	Confound Games	Eternal Devastation (1986)	92.5	12
6	United By Hatred	Eternal Devastation (1986)	91.7	11
7	Eternal Ban	Eternal Devastation (1986)	91.7	11
8	Death Trap	Infernal Overkill (1985)	92.9	7
9	Bestial Invasion	Infernal Overkill (1985)	92.5	8
10	Thrash 'Til Death	The Antichrist (2001)	93	5
11	Invincible Force	Infernal Overkill (1985)	91.3	8
12	Thrash Attack	Infernal Overkill (1985)	90	8
13	The Ritual	Infernal Overkill (1985)	90	7
14	Black Death	Infernal Overkill (1985)	89.3	7
15	Tormentor	Infernal Overkill (1985)	88.6	7

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