Destruction (band)

Destruction
Destruction
	Destruction and guests at the Wacken Festival in 2007
Background information
Also known as	Knight of Demon (1982–1984)
Origin	Weil am Rhein, Germany
Genres	Thrash metal; speed metal; black metal (early);
Discography	Destruction discography
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Profile; Steamhammer; Nuclear Blast; AFM; Napalm;
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;
Website	destruction.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 American 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.

^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The encyclopedia of popular music Vol.2. London: MUSE UK Ltd. p. 1494.
^ Patterson, Dayal (2013). Black Metal - Evolution of the Cult. Port Townsend, Washington, USA: Feral House. p. 64.
^ ^a ^b "Destruction - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ Lahdenpera, Eda (1995). "Northern Black Metal Legends". Kill Yourself!!! (4): 44. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
^ 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.
^ "Sacred Reich announces "30 Years of Ignorance" USA tour with Byzantine as support". metalblade.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

[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.

[allmusic-3] "Destruction - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[lahdenpera-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.

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