| Destruction | |
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| Origin | Lörrach, Germany |
| Genre(s) | Thrash metal |
| Years active | 1982 - present |
| Label(s) | AFM |
| Website | www.destruction.de/ |
| Members | |
| Marcel Schirmer Mike Sifringer Marc Reign |
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| Former members | |
| Thomas Rosenmerkel Harry Wilkens Michael "Ano" Piranio Christian Engler Tommy Sandmann Oliver "Olly" Kaiser Sven Vormann |
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Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in Lörrach, in southern Germany in 1982. Lörrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss border Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Marcel Schirmer (born on December 22, 1966) is the founding bassist/vocalist of German Thrash metal band Destruction. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Lörrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss border Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The band was originally formed under the "Knight of Demon" name. Destruction recorded a demo in 1984 entitled Bestial Invasion of Hell. The band is one of the three big names of teutonic thrash metal; the others are Kreator and Sodom. Kreator are a German Thrash metal band from Essen Germany. They started their career in 1982 under the name Tormentor Sodom are a German Thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1982
In the '90s Destruction were not signed to a major record label and was forced to self-produce their albums, until they signed a contract with Nuclear Blast. Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label
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Destruction was formed as Knight of Demon in 1982 in Lörrach Germany. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Lörrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss border Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The original line-up featured vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, drummer Tommy Sandmann, and guitarist Mike Sifinger. Marcel Schirmer (born on December 22, 1966) is the founding bassist/vocalist of German Thrash metal band Destruction. They soon changed their name to Destruction and released two demos. After this the group signed with Steamhammer Records and released an EP titled Sentence Of Death. The band released their first four full-length albums titled Infernal Overkill in 1985, Eternal Devastation in 1986, Release from Agony in 1988 and Cracked Brain in 1990. Infernal Overkill is the first full-length album by Destruction. Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles Eternal Devastation is the Second full-length album by Destruction. See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January Release from Agony is the third full-length album by Destruction. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. Cracked Brain is the fifth studio album by Destruction. It is the only album of the official discography to not feature "Schmier" on vocals This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 Lead singer Marcel Schirmer was asked to leave the band due to creative differences and the group underwent a period of commercial deterioration. During the grunge explosion during the early to mid 1990s, Destruction lost their record label support and had to self-release and produce their own albums. In 1999 lead singer Marcel Schirmer rejoined Destruction and things began to once again look up for the band as they signed a record deal with Nuclear Blast. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label They then released three more albums, All Hell Breaks Loose in 2000, The Antichrist in 2001 and Metal Discharge in 2003. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Antichrist is an album by the German Thrash metal band Destruction. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Metal Discharge is the thirteenth full-length album by Destruction. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The band would then sign with AFM Records and release Inventor of Evil in 2005. AFM Records is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the Heavy metal musical genre signing bands such as U Inventor of Evil is an album by the German Thrash metal band Destruction, released in 2005 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Band's New Album D. E. V. O. L. U. T. I. O. N is to be released in August of 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common