DESTRUCTION: Second Part Of Video Interview With SCHMIER About 'Under Attack' Album

The second part of a new video interview with DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Schmier about the German thrash band's new album, "Under Attack", can be seen below. The CD was released on May 13 via Nuclear Blast.

DESTRUCTION started recording "Under Attack" after the summer festivals last year and tracked segments in various studios between September 2015 and January 2016. They completed the drum recordings with Martin Buchwalter at Gernhart Studios in Germany, and mixed and mastered with VO Pulver at Little Creek Studios in Switzerland.

Schmier stated about the making of "Under Attack": "We really took our time for this album. After the summer festivals, we went into the studio every couple of weeks to record brand new songs and ideas in between all the touring activities. We took several studio sessions instead of one long one, to keep the ideas fresh and have time later before the mix to change bits and pieces that we did not like. Maybe this was the most effective writing we did in the last years! Due the fact we had more time in between the albums, there was a lot of musical output and creativity, but also less pressure. From my point of view, you can definitely hear the crispiness in the songwriting and the kick-ass attitude we brought from the shows into the studio. The 'on tour into the studio on tour mode' was so effective that I wanna keep this method for the future!"

He added: "How does the new record sound? For sure not like a band that is in its 33 years of existence: Efficient aggression: FAST — CATCHY — ORIGINAL!"

The track track listing for the effort is as follows:

Digipack

01. Under Attack
02. Generation Nevermore
03. Dethroned
04. Getting Used To The Evil
05. Pathogenic
06. Elegant Pigs
07. Second To None
08. Stand Up For What You Deliver
09. Conductor Of The Void
10. Stigmatized

Bonus:

11. Black Metal (feat. Alex Camargo of KRISIUN)
12. Thrash Attack

2LP

Side A

01. Under Attack
02. Generation Nevermore
03. Dethroned

Side B

04. Getting Used To The Evil
05. Pathogenic
06. Elegant Pigs

Side C

07. Second To None
08. Stand Up For What You Deliver
09. Conductor Of The Void

Side D

10. Stigmatized

Bonus:

11. Black Metal (feat. Alex Camargo of KRISIUN)
12. Thrash Attack

"Second To None" was made available as a digital single on April 1. The track was also released as a split colored vinyl EP with RAGE on April 22. The EP was issued on red and green vinyl.

Side A: RAGE - "The Devil Strikes Again"
Side B: DESTRUCTION - "Second To None"

Regarding the "Under Attack" artwork, Schmier said: "I had the vision of the exploding earth with the DESTRUCTION skull as continents before we even had the title.

"Never has the earth and every individual been so under attack: whether it’s environmental issues, wars or politics and media madness, we just destroy everything that we love!

"The cover brings together the classical concepts of the band’s history and fits in well with the discography… but, unfortunately, it also represents the current state of the world today!"