---
title: "Destruction"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/destruction"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1983
---

# Destruction

**Destruction** is a thrash metal band, from Germany, active 1983 to present.

Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. They have been credited as one of the "Big Four" of the German thrash metal scene, alongside Kreator, Sodom and Tankard.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Destruction |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Weil am Rhein, Germany |
| Formed | 1983 |
| Releases in catalog | 25 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Damir Eskic](https://themetalnet.com/musician/damir-eskic) | Electric guitar | 2019 to present | Current |
| [Schmier](https://themetalnet.com/musician/schmier) | Bass guitar, Lead vocals | 1982 to present | Current |
| [Vaaver](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vaaver) |  | 2010 to present | Current |
| [Mike Sifringer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-sifringer) | Guitar | 1982 to present | Current |
| [Markus Reincke](https://themetalnet.com/musician/markus-reincke) | Drums (drum set) | 2002 to 2010 | Former |
| [Thomas Rosenmerkel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thomas-rosenmerkel) | Lead vocals | 1993 to 1998 | Former |
| [André Grieder](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andre-grieder) | Lead vocals | 1989 to 1990 | Former |
| [Christian Engler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christian-engler) | Bass guitar | 1994 to 1998 | Former |
| [Harry Heinrich Wilkens](https://themetalnet.com/musician/harry-heinrich-wilkens) | Guitar | 1987 to 1990 | Former |
| [Michael Piranio](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-piranio) | Guitar | 1993 to 1998 | Former |
| [Oliver Kaiser](https://themetalnet.com/musician/oliver-kaiser) |  | 1987 to 1999 | Former |
| [Sven Vormann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sven-vormann) | Drums (drum set) | 1999 to 2001 | Former |
| [Thomas Senmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/thomas-senmann) | Drums (drum set) | 1982 to 1987 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1984 | [Sentence of Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/ef137689-0529-3954-ac4d-469f59f72f13) | EP |
| 1985 | [Infernal Overkill](https://themetalnet.com/album/4f8d655b-92ad-3977-a89d-349f2d267880) | Album |
| 1986 | [Eternal Devastation](https://themetalnet.com/album/2fbd72b3-1dc5-3c84-8e59-1f899768b64f) | Album |
| 1986 | [Mad Butcher](https://themetalnet.com/album/6be5a01c-545e-3cfd-9dff-3ca6c3913207) | EP |
| 1987 | [Release From Agony](https://themetalnet.com/album/0d9bed39-5166-3f7e-a4c4-82f5091d66c7) | Album |
| 1989 | [A Black Metal Night](https://themetalnet.com/album/b51001c4-60e0-4b08-b5b4-0d2d0af51986) | EP |
| 1990 | [Cracked Brain](https://themetalnet.com/album/dd062db1-1c2d-388c-9432-80c4bc58c4b2) | Album |
| 1994 | [Destruction](https://themetalnet.com/album/12e3ce1f-350d-3fa7-8227-b7a2e4003674) | EP |
| 1995 | [Them Not Me](https://themetalnet.com/album/ba67f7c2-c030-33df-b545-4d6238b3abfc) | EP |
| 1998 | [The Least Successful Human Cannonball](https://themetalnet.com/album/87c30eb2-7b1e-37d0-9df4-5585191acb77) | Album |
| 2000 | [All Hell Breaks Loose](https://themetalnet.com/album/0ec29bba-7764-3269-ac5d-cd7533c5a6a5) | Album |
| 2001 | [The Antichrist](https://themetalnet.com/album/d770c86d-f803-3321-b47a-dac44f5b55fc) | Album |
| 2003 | [Metal Discharge](https://themetalnet.com/album/f4364d99-764f-3689-bf5e-4585d541750c) | Album |
| 2005 | [Inventor of Evil](https://themetalnet.com/album/1ccf8071-cca2-3925-9838-59e2e2ad53ce) | Album |
| 2006 | [Thrash Anthems](https://themetalnet.com/album/c192c30a-18c7-3b8c-87d4-ba4f9648ff21) | Album |
| 2008 | [D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.](https://themetalnet.com/album/73531f4a-8942-38a5-816e-9537dba0d04a) | Album |
| 2011 | [Day of Reckoning](https://themetalnet.com/album/0ef1b4fe-35b8-42d1-9b3d-0ba435b6d338) | Album |
| 2012 | [Spiritual Genocide](https://themetalnet.com/album/71c9d7ec-b959-4398-9bf6-5b1af7b7d406) | Album |
| 2016 | [Under Attack](https://themetalnet.com/album/27a00260-609f-4d67-92d5-a60acd7e9c22) | Album |
| 2017 | [Thrash Anthems II](https://themetalnet.com/album/762223d6-6f10-4c3e-91ce-a9ac15137870) | Album |
| 2019 | [Born to Perish](https://themetalnet.com/album/74df9d41-440f-4313-abf4-1238546bb47a) | Album |
| 2021 | [Diabolical - EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/fc8c5974-7985-4b3a-9616-d1241377614d) | EP |
| 2022 | [Diabolical](https://themetalnet.com/album/dfad4ea6-3be8-4bda-991d-13a5f5491b39) | Album |
| 2024 | [Birth of Malice EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe76e3c8-b114-40be-b1ad-43bfaa4bc06a) | EP |
| 2025 | [Birth of Malice](https://themetalnet.com/album/c3d573b0-d5ee-46ce-913a-a562c339dd68) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Kreator](https://themetalnet.com/band/kreator) (listened together)
- [Sodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/sodom) (listened together)
- [Testament](https://themetalnet.com/band/testament) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)
- [Exodus](https://themetalnet.com/band/exodus) (listened together)
- [Overkill](https://themetalnet.com/band/overkill) (listened together)
- [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together)
- [Annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator) (listened together)
- [Motörhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorhead) (listened together)
- [Venom](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom) (listened together)
- [Death Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/death-angel) (listened together)
- [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Destruction/155
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/destruction
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK-tnQ4gQTr3ReHIwpUpk6A
- x: https://twitter.com/destruction
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/destruction_official/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/66744
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5d6KI8frPEo3qGsIL8Sak2
- bandcamp: https://destruction.bandcamp.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/7024320

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