A new Destruction track, called "Vicious Circle - The 7 Seven Deadly Sins", is available for streaming on the band's official MySpace. The track comes off the band's new album "D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.", which is scheduled for release on the 22nd of August via AFM Records.

The "D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N." cover art] album has the following tracklist:

01. D.evolution
02. E.levator To Hell
03. V.icious Circle - The 7 Seven Deadly Sins
04. O.ffenders Of The Throne
05. L.ast Desperate Scream
06. U.rge (The Greed Of Gain)
07. T.he Violation Of Morality
08. I.nner Indulgence
09. O.dyssey Of Frustration
10. N.o One Shall Survive

A teaser video can be watched here.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Destruction

Teutonic Thrash veterans Destruction have entered the Hansen Studio and have revealed their new album will be entitled "D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N."! The official AFM Records press release reads as follows:

"2008 - 25 years of German Thrash Metal history has elapsed, but still the unrelenting Thrash Monster that is Destruction is hungry, out there and on your trail!! The degeneration of the human race human can be delayed no longer.

Perfectly transforming this ethos into 10 destructive new Thrash hymns including blistering moments such as "Offenders Of The Throne", "Under Compulsion" or "Doomed To Devolution", this upcoming album will re-write Thrash Metal history! Meaner and more musical than ever before, the German metal originator reports back after three years without a new studio record! Sure, "Thrash Anthems" put down a marker, but that was bringing the past stingingly up to date. This is the future. Mark the 29th of August as an "Official" Thrash Metal Holiday!!!

While we were enjoying the first rays of Spring earlier this month, Destruction's three way killing machine was hard at work. Songwriting and final rehearsals are now complete, and Schmier, Mike and Marc will withdraw to the Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with Jacob Hansen on April 21st.

"Celebrating 25 years of Destruction is of course an additional motivation to record a new classic", reports Schmier with his characteristic "Code Of Honour"!! "But the band has never before been so well prepared for a recording, and the new material is very dynamic crashing straight in your face! All Thrash maniacs can now look forward to a merciless and varied album which will put its predecessors in the shade! Beware!!"

On the release front the new album is set to be released in Europe on the 29th of August 2008 (Sept. 1st in the UK). And, Destruction will then devastate the musical landscape with their historic "25th Anniversary World Tour" details of which will follow in due course. There are also plans for a full DVD release later in the year; all in the cause of celebrating one-quarter century of classic German Thrash Metal with all the faithful fans worldwide!"

Source:	afm-records.de
Band profile:	Destruction

German thrash gods Destruction have released the following statement after the recent tour of the U.K. and Ireland.

"All three bands really want to thank all of the fans who turned out to support us on our recent Tour of the UK., but we also wish with hindsight, to apologise to some of you that you had to see us in circumstances that were not ideal, at some venues which sometimes should not have even been included on the schedule. This is solely down to the work undertaken by the booking agent we opted to use, Jon Knight of HAGP Music and we would like to draw the attention of all other bands and the fans to this person because we are most disappointed that charlatans like this continue to be in positions of power in the industry we all love - that of Metal!"

Destruction frontman Schmier adds - "After 24 years of playing Metal on a professional level, working with this Concert agency was the worst and most unprofessional experience we've ever had in Europe! I wanna thank all the faithful fans that made this tour a success. Our loyal crew & our brothers in Onslaught and Amenti who suffered the same circumstances as well, (Sorry mates!!) but, we all really deserve better than this HAGP Music guy, surely?! No catering on most of the gigs, no posters & advertisement for the shows and the technical rider, which we did send to the UK several months ago, all just seemed to have evaporated or been ignored!"

"Some of this tour was an insult to METAL! A bloody fuckin´ shame, but because the fans had waited so fuckin´ long, we did not want to disappoint any of you. I really hope that the of the lack of professional equipment at some of the venues will not harm any of the bands in the future or take away from the fact that we know many of you supported us to the hilt on this tour. WE found solutions to go on and did not lose a single show on this chaotic horror trip! The replacement gig (Nottingham, Old Angel) for the cancelled show (in Liverpool) came with local assistance and from within the touring family, not from HAGP Music, who then decided also to stop talking to our management and ignoring our email requests for assistance?"

Realistically, several shows on this tour should never have been booked in the first place. HAGP Music didn't care about contracts, venues, the fans, the bands, not even his local guys who were making the best of it sometimes. To have shows announced as being cancelled without our knowledge, to not have the right equipment or have even researched the venues at all etc., caused dreadful tumult to everyone on the tour and required us ourselves to go on to Metal Forums telling people that the gigs would go ahead. How unprofessional is that? Without the long held experience of our combined band and crew and the great support shown by the Onslaught and Amenti blokes, this tour wouldn't have survived! I publicly thank every single one!"

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Source:	destruction.de
Band profile:	Destruction

German Thrash Metal Legends Destruction have posted the following message on their website:

"The show in Wacken this year will feature some special surprise performances:

Beside the "Mad Butcher & his pleasureslaves", all the original and former members will join the band for the finale of the performance. Although the band will perform '"the Alliance of Hellhoundz" with different guest singers!

You can enjoy the 75 minutes "Best of Destruction" set at 6.45PM on the Wacken BLACKSTAGE.

The event will be filmed for the 25th anniversary DVD, that will be released in 2007!"

Source:	destruction.de
Band profile:	Destruction
Event:	Wacken Open Air 2007

Good news for all UK thrashers: The new schedule for the postponed UK tour will be November. Onslaught, Amenti and Rasta will Thrash the UK together with Destruction.

Here are the new confirmed dates:

09.11. - Kingston - The Peel
10.11. - Dublin - Voodoo Lounge
11.11. - Cork - An Cruiscin Lan
12.11. - Glasgow - Soundhaus
13.11. - Leeds - Rios
14.11. - Liverpool - Stanley theatre
15.11. - Manchester - Satans Hollow
16.11. - Newport - TJ's
17.11. - London - Underworld
18.11. - Brighton - Concorde 2
19.11. - Southampton - Unit 22

Frontman Marcel Schmier says an extra long setlist will be played, as a compensation for the see-saw changes on the UK dates.

Source:	destruction.de
Band profile:	Destruction

Destruction's record label Candlelight Records USA have posted a new remake version of Destruction song 'Mad Butcher' online. This new version of the song will appear on the upcoming Destruction compilation album 'Thrash Anthems' which will be released on the 22nd January next year.

The song can be heard at Candlelight Records USA's myspace page.

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Source:	myspace.com
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AFM Records have issued the following press release with regards to the forthcoming Destruction Best Of compilation, "Thrash Anthems", scheduled for a January 22nd release in Europe, and a January 23rd release in North America via Candlelight Records.

"Thrash Anthems will include 13 Destruction classics from the Years 1984 to 1990, but who will think of just another Best Of album now is completely wrong. All the classics are new recorded and re-arranged. The band worked with nearly the same team which did the production of the outstanding Inventor Of Evil album. The tracks were mixed by one of the best metal producers in Europe: Jacob Hansen, the Danish producer/INVOCATOR singer and guitarist.

The result: 13 Destruction old school classics with an outstanding sound. A very interesting feauture for all Destruction fans should be the songs that were never released before with singer Schmier on vocals. In additions to this, the album will contain two brand new Destruction tracks, so it will contain over 70 minutes of thrash power. Once again we will get value for money from Destruction. But, this is what we get all the time from Schmier and his bandmates."

Thrash Anthems will include the following tracklisting: 'Deposition (Your Heads Will Roll)' (new track), 'Invincible Force', 'Release From Agony', 'Mad Butcher', 'Sign Of Fear', 'Death Trap', 'Life Without Sense', 'Total Desaster', 'Bestial Invasion', 'Reject Emotions', 'Tormentor', 'Unconscious Ruins', 'Curse The Gods', 'Cracked Brain', 'Profanity' (new track), 'Eternal Ban' (bonus track).

Source:	afm-records.de
Band profile:	Destruction

Destruction, Rotting Christ, Firewind, Wastefall and Silent Rage have been confirmed for the Metal Healing Festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Greece.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): Destruction, Ektomorf, Firewind, Mystic Prophecy, Nightrage, Rotting Christ, Silent Rage, The Haunted, To/Die/For, Wastefall.

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Source:	metalbolt.com
Band profile:	Destruction
Event:	Metal Healing Festival

After the very successful "Metal Crusaders" - North America tour Destruction will return with a headling performance to the USA and Canada in January 2007!
Confirmed "Thrash Till Death Over North America Tour" dates are as follows:

UPDATED on 20-10-06]
Jan. 20 - Seattle WA @ Showbox
Jan. 21 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater
Jan. 23 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
Jan. 25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
Jan. 26 - Denver, CO @ Hubba's House Of Rock
Jan. 27 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
Jan. 28 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Jan. 29 - Chicago, IL @ TBA
Jan. 30 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's
Jan. 31 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
Feb. 01 - Toronto, ONT @ The Opera House
Feb. 02 - Quebec City, QUE @ L' Imperial
Feb. 03 - Montreal, QUE @ Foufounes Electriques
Feb. 04 - Boston, MA @ Middle East
Feb. 05 - New York City, NY @ Rebel
Feb. 06 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Feb. 07 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
Feb. 09 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Feb. 10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL @ TBA
Feb. 11 - Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
Feb. 13 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Feb. 14 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
Feb. 15 - El Paso, TX @ Chic's
Feb. 16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse
Feb. 17 - Hollywood, CA @ Key Club

Source:	destruction.de
Band profile:	Destruction
Event:

German Thrashers Destruction have announced that they will be releasing a 'Best Of' album in early 2007. The album will be called 'Best Of Classix'. Destruction will enter the studio this month to record the album. More information is to be announced soon.

Also, dates for Destruction's 'Thrash Inferno 2006' European tour have been finalised. The tour will include Destruction, Dead Head, Legion Of The Damned and Izegrim.

The complete list of dates looks like this:

08.09.2006 - NL - Burgerweeshuis - Deventer
09.09.2006 - NL -Dynamo Club - Eindhoven
10.09.2006 - NL -Patronaat - Haarlem
12.09.2006 - Pol - Warsaw, Progresja Club
30.09.2006 - Spain - Alcala de Henares, Rockzinante Excalibur Metalfest
07.10.2006 - DK - Aalborg, Aalborg Metal Fest
02.12.2006 - Portugal - Lisboa, Thrashmania 2006 /Corrois-Almada
29/30.12.2006- CH - Pratteln, Z7 - End of Days Festival

Source:	destruction.de
Band profile:	Destruction

Due difficulties with some venues, the UK tour in September has to be postponed. The band is real sad about that decision and will work on new dates ASAP. Here is the statement of the britsh promoter Pan Satyrcos:

"Some of the venues (those run by the Academy Music Group) bought the financial terms of the shows into dispute at the last second. In order to protect the financial interest of the band and avoid a loss that would have been the logical consequence of these lowered fees, we felt it best to cancel this tour in September. A lot of work and planning had gone into this, and we are very sorry and apologise to all who bought their tickets in advance, and those coming down on the day."

Hopefully, these shows will be rescheduled for early 2007 at different locations.

Source:	destruction.de
Band profile:	Destruction

Destruction have posted the following message on their website :

"Destruction is unfortunatly unable to play the remaining shows of the South America tour due to huge organisational problems and transportion issues. Therefore the dates in Cordoba & Rosario (Argentina)and Asuncion (Paraguay) are canceled. Destruction will try to play a second show in Sao Paulo on the weekend instead, an official statement of Destructions Booking Agency and more details will follow as soon as possible."

Source : http://www.destruction.de

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Destruction

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno will appear on the forthcoming DESTRUCTION album. He will be adding his vocals to the track 'The Alliance Of Hellhoundz'. No details are available at this time.

The new Destruction album will be released through AFM Records, the band's first with the label.

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The band is currently in the studio recording the new album "Inventor of evil" that will be mixed by Peter Tätgtren. The album is schedule to be release at 15 August in Europe (in the rest of the world will be a bit later).

The band is expecting to have some guests on the album. It seems like the ex-guitarist Harry will be doing some apparence on the album. Also the band is preparing a song "dealing with more unity and tolerance in the 'szene'!" and this would include "many 'well-known' Metalsingers from all exiting styles". More news to come.

Source:	destruction.de
Band profile:	Destruction

The german thrashers decided to sign with the label AFM Records, here is the statement from the frontam of the band:

"We would like to bring the speculations and rumours about a label chance of DESTRUCTION to an end!"

"After four terrific and successful years with NUCLEAR BLAST, the decision to work with a new label wasn´t easy at all"

"We would like to thank Markus Staiger and his Team for the great friendship and the fantastic work! They had a big participation of the positiv progress of our reunion!"

"AFM RECORDS is the new partner of our trust! The contracts will get signed within the next days! The new album will be released via AFM/ Soulfood here in Centre Europe and thru other distribution partners of the label worldwide, a little later this summer!"

"The pre-production is running at full blast. Because of the intense worldwide touring, it feels that the band never sounded tighter and more motivated than at this present moment!"

"Watch out for the new riffmonster that will write Thrash Metal history! And that´s a fuckin´ promise!"
Cheers!

SCHMIER, MIKE and MARC

http://www.destruction.de

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