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DESTRUCTION To Play Special 'Best Of 30 Years' Show In Germany
German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION will celebrate "30 years of total destruction" with a special headlining show on November 15 at Helvete in Oberhausen, Germany. Support at the gig will come from Polish thrash outfit WAR-SAW and Swedish retro rockers YEAR OF THE GOAT. Commented DESTRUCTION vo...November 7, 2013
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Swiss Thrashers POLTERGEIST Are Back
Cult Swiss thrashers POLTERGEIST are officially back! V.O. Pulver (guitar),André Grieder (vocals) and Marek Felis (bass) reunited at V.O.'s rehersal room in August 2013 to jam a few songs from the past. Sitting behind the drum kit at the session was Sven Vormann, who is no stranger to the thrash co...October 3, 2013
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DESTRUCTION Joined By KRISIUN For Cover Of VENOM Classic (Video)
Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN joined German thrashers DESTRUCTION on stage on Sunday, September 22 at the Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to perform a cover version of the VENOM classic "Black Metal". Video footage of the performance can be seen below. Said DESTRUCTION vocalist/ba...September 26, 2013
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KREATOR, SODOM, DESTRUCTION, TANKARD: 'The Big Teutonic 4' Perform At Germany's BEASTIVAL
At the inaugural installment of the Beastival festival — which took place from May 30 to June 1 in Geiselwind, Germany — "The Big Teutonic 4", the legendary quartet of German thrash metal bands that shaped the European heavy metal scene like no other since the '80s and established "thrash made in Ge...June 6, 2013
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DESTRUCTION Frontman Interviewed At Finland's STEELFEST OPEN AIR (Video)
Vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION was interviewed by Kaaos TV at the Steelfest Open Air 2013, which was held May 24-25 in Hyvinkää, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. DESTRUCTION's 30th-anniversary album, "Spiritual Genocide", was released on...May 30, 2013
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The Bloodshed Summoning
Because SACRED STEEL has been around so long and because they're fundamentally adept at thrash and power metal, they've been able to keep a steady course despite having one of the most bizarre and frequently off-putting vocalists the genre's ever seen. When Gerrit P. Mutz sticks to his harried death...May 15, 2013
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DESTRUCTION Frontman: 'We Are Not Just Copying Our Own Work From The Past'
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of GuitarWorld.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarWorld.com: Your new album, "Spiritual Genocide", came out in North America in Fe...April 30, 2013
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SUICIDAL ANGELS: New Album Title Revealed
Greek thrashers SUICIDAL ANGELS have set "Divide And Conquer" as the title of their fifth album, due in early 2014 via NoiseArt Records. The band states: "[The new CD title] sums up perfectly the essence of its content! On a first early note, we can personally guarantee that this will be our best wo...April 11, 2013
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DESTRUCTION Frontman To Join SUICIDAL ANGELS On Stage In Athens
Vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION will join Greek thrashers SUICIDAL ANGELS on stage on April 19 in Athens, Greece. SUICIDAL ANGELS states: "The frontman of DESTRUCTION will be our guest of honor and will do his part in tearing Gagarin 205 up that nig...March 18, 2013
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Spiritual Genocide
Thrash legends DESTRUCTION were veritably reborn in the early 2000s, yet 2005's "Inventor of Evil" made people care about them again. Since then, DESTRUCTION hasn't so much as turned to behold the decimation left in their vapor trails. They just keep rolling. Fortunately for DESTRUCTION, nobody thin...March 10, 2013
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LOST SOCIETY: 'Braindead Metalhead' Video Released
"Braindead Metalhead", the new video from Finnish thrashers LOST SOCIETY, can be seen below. The clip includes supportive words from several thrash legends: Mille Petrozza of KREATOR, Schmier of DESTRUCTION, and Andreas Kisser of SEPULTURA. "Braindead Metalhead" comes off LOST SOCIETY's debut album,...February 18, 2013
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KREATOR, SODOM, DESTRUCTION, TANKARD: 'The Big Teutonic 4' 10-Inch Mini LP Available
Germany's Legacy magazine in December included an exclusive four-track compilation of "The Big Teutonic 4". This unique CD in a slipcase presented the Teutonic thrash legends KREATOR, TANKARD, DESTRUCTION and SODOM performing cover versions of four metal classics. Now this terrific tribute is being...February 4, 2013
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DESTRUCTION Frontman Interviewed On Brazil's 'Wikimetal' (Audio)
Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. DESTRUCTION's 30th-anniversary album, "Spiritual Genocide", was released on November 2...January 28, 2013
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DESTRUCTION Frontman Interviewed In Peru (Video)
Lima, Peru's ElCuartelDelMetal.net conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION before the band's January 22 concert in Lima. You can now watch the chat below. DESTRUCTION's 30th-anniversary album, "Spiritual Genocide", was released o...January 25, 2013
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KREATOR, SODOM, DESTRUCTION, TANKARD: 'The Big Teutonic 4' Cover Metal Classics On New CD
Due out this Saturday, December 22, the new issue (#82) of Germany's Legacy magazine will include an exclusive four-track compilation of "The Big Teutonic 4". This unique CD in a slipcase presents the Teutonic thrash legends KREATOR, TANKARD, DESTRUCTION and SODOM performing cover versions of four m...December 20, 2012
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