DESTRUCTION Slams Internet Haters With 'Second To None' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for "Second To None", a brand new song from German thrashers DESTRUCTION, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming album, "Under Attack", which will be released on May 13 via Nuclear Blast.

Says DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Schmier: "The lyric video of 'Second To None' explains itself. The problem with all the hate in the 'Net is getting more and more present and meanwhile it also has certainly affected our music scene."

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

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

"Under Attack" track listing:

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

A one-minute snippet of the "Under Attack" title track can be heard below.

Regarding the "Under Attack" artwork, DESTRUCTION frontman 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!"

DESTRUCTION started recording "Under Attack" after the summer festivals last year and has been tracking segments in various studios between September 2015 and January 2016. So far they have completed the drum recordings with Martin Buchwalter at Gernhart Studios in Germany, and have done some other basic recordings, mixing and mastering 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!"

DESTRUCTION's 30th-anniversary album, "Spiritual Genocide", was released on November 23, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records.