---
title: "Destroy the Runner"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/destroy-the-runner"
genre: "Metalcore"
formed: 2004
---

# Destroy the Runner

**Destroy the Runner** is a metalcore band, active 2004 to present.

Destroy the Runner is an American melodic metalcore band from San Diego, California. The band released two full-length albums via Solid State Records prior to going on hiatus in 2010. In 2016 the band's original members reunited and independently released the band's latest effort Void.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroy_the_Runner

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Destroy the Runner |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | San Diego |
| Formed | 2004 |
| Releases in catalog | 3 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic) · [Melodic Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-metalcore) · [Christian Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/christian-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chad Ackerman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chad-ackerman) |  | 2007 to 2010 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | [Saints](https://themetalnet.com/album/63303762-0577-3346-9aec-6d7e347ecd93) | Album |
| 2008 | [I, Lucifer](https://themetalnet.com/album/99ccb7e0-2018-3cc0-993f-bb3c770076fb) | Album |
| 2016 | [Void](https://themetalnet.com/album/b8f29c46-b578-483c-81b4-65b535d3f369) | EP |

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## Official and external links

- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/184616016
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3W4VB8SJOmpZkWedAnvDn6
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/211119

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/destroy-the-runner](https://themetalnet.com/band/destroy-the-runner). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt