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DESTRUCTION Release 15th Studio Album ‘Born To Perish’
August 9th, 2019

German thrash metal band Destruction issued 15th full-length studio album Born To Perish on August 9th, 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Born To Perish was recorded in January and February 2019 with V.O. Pulver at Little Creek Studio in Ormalingen, Switzerland, and is the first Destruction album to feature drummer Randy Black and new second guitarist Damir Eskić.

Randy Black commented: “I’ve recorded quite a few thrash records over the years but never have I laid down drum tracks this intense, brutal and dynamic. It will be a nice challenge indeed to play those new songs live! I am very happy I could also contribute to the songwriting of the record, as Mike [Sifringer, guitar] and Schmier [Marcel Schirmer, vocals and bass] were really open for ideas!

“This album is packed with amazing songs, rippin’ riffs, blistering vocals and great lead solos shared by Mike and Damir. To be honest at first I was not thrilled about adding another guitar player cause I loved the trio, but Damir has been such a great addition, both as a player and as a person – he really is a perfect fit for Destruction!”

Schmier said: “This is indeed a very important album for us. There is a certain positive strength in the new line-up and it feels really great. Whoever has seen us live lately maybe will understand what I mean and for sure that has an important influence on this record.

“Born To Perish is more in your face; it is fast and furious, has more crazy guitars and a has a very groovy and punchy backbone with Mr. Randy Black! But for sure it features some of the best raging Destruction songs we’ve written in quite a while. I gotta quote what some die hard fans lately printed on a shirt: ‘DESTRUCTION 2019 – stronger than ever!’ Nothing to add – fuck yeah!”

The cover artwork was created by Hungarian artist Gyula Havancsák.

Gyula stated: “Schmier wanted to get a simple and different image than my previous Destruction covers. When we discussed the new concept, I was happy with this approach because I had the chance to use a different tool, no painting but ink-drawing style.

“When the band mentioned the album title, I got the idea of a crest composition without the typical brave lion or eagle but vultures with two heads and we filled the image with several symbols. I love this Destruction cover – maybe my fave I did for them so far!”

Schmier added: “We wanted something basic this time. I had something like an emblem in mind, a stamp, a Destruction coat of arms. We had so many great colourful graphical covers in the past, this dark album title needed something different. This record marks the debut of the four piece Destruction again.

“I am very happy with the result and that the great Gyula understood right away what direction we wanna go – the album is vicious, dark and hard hitting, the cover art is the perfect prelude for that!”

A video showing the creation of the artwork can also be viewed below.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘Born To Perish’
02. ‘Inspired By Death’
03. ‘Betrayal’
04. ‘Rotten’
05. ‘Filthy Wealth’
06. ‘Butchered For Life’
07. ‘Tyrants Of The Netherworld’
08. ‘We Breed Evil’
09. ‘Fatal Flight 17’
10. ‘Ratcatcher’
11. ‘Hellbound’ (bonus track)

Destruction’s line-up was as follows:

Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer (vocals and bass, Headhunter / ex-Pänzer)
Mike Sifringer (guitar)
Damir Eskić (guitar, Gonorea)
Randy Black (drums, ex-Annihilator / ex-Primal Fear)

Directed by Achilleas Gatsopoulos for Hypnagogia Films, a music video was filmed for the track ‘Betrayal’. In addition, an official visualizer videos were released for the title track and the song ‘Inspired By Death’. All three clips can also be viewed below.

Fourteenth studio record Under Attack was released in May 2016.

Promotional photograph by Liné Hammett.

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