Along with Kreator and Sodom, Destruction was considered at the top of the class of mid-eighties German thrash metal (and, personal opinion here, the best of the three), and by the time of 1988's Release From Agony (the BNR choice for their best album), their unique brand of raw thrash had gained them worldwide appeal. But the tour following the release of Live Without Sense a year later found the band in turmoil, with internal dissent resulting in vocalist/bassist Schmier leaving the band (later to form Headhunter). The rest of the group soldiered on, eventually releasing Cracked Brain in 1990, but the album was poorly received and all was quiet on the Destruction front. But though the band had virtually disappeared from international view, in fact guitarist Mike was still plugging away, recruiting a new lineup and recording three self-financed albums in the mid-nineties, albums that are regarded as decent in their own right but lacking the true Destruction spirit. Finally, Mike and Schmier decided to work once again. Pared back to a trio as in the early days, the rejuvenated band recorded All Hell Breaks Loose in 2000, and to date the "new" Destruction have released several albums, most recently re-recording some older material, releasing them as Thrash Anthems.

current lineup: Marcel Schirmer (Schmier)    bass/vocals (Headhunter) Mike Sifringer    guitars Marc Reign    drums

former members: Andre Grieder    vocals Thomas Rosenmerkel    vocals Harry Wilkens    guitars Michael Piranio    guitars Christian Engler    bass Tommy Sandmann    drums Oliver Kaiser    drums Sven Vormann    drums

(EP) Sentence Of Death 1984 Steamhammer/SPV

	Track Listing: Intro Total Disaster Black Mass Mad Butcher Satan's Vengeance Devil's Soldiers	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Tommy Sandmann

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Infernal Overkill 1985 Steamhammer/SPV

	Track Listing: Invincible Force Death Trap The Ritual Tormentor Bestial Invasion Thrash Attack Antichrist Black Death	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Tommy Sandmann

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Eternal Devastation 1986 Steamhammer/SPV

	Track Listing: Curse The Gods Confound Games Life Without Sense United By Hatred Eternal Ban Upcoming Devastation Confused Mind	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Tommy Sandmann

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(EP) Mad Butcher 1987 Steamhammer/SPV

	Track Listing: Mad Butcher The Damned Reject Emotions The Last Judgement	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Harry Wilkens Oliver Kaiser

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Release From Agony 1988 Rock Hotel

	Track Listing: Beyond Eternity Release From Agony Dissatisfied Existence Sign Of Fear Unconscious Ruins Incriminated Our Oppression Survive To Die	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Harry Wilkens Oliver Kaiser

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Live Without Sense (live) 1989 Noise

	Track Listing: Curse The Gods Unconscious Ruins Invincible Force Dissatisfied Existence Reject Emotions Eternal Ban Mad Butcher Life Without Sense Release From Agony Bestial Invasion	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Harry Wilkens Oliver Kaiser

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Cracked Brain 1990 Noise

	Track Listing: Cracked Brain Frustrated S.E.D. Time Must End My Sharona Rippin' You Off Blind Die A Day Before You're Born No Need To Justify When Your Mind Was Free	Lineup: Andre Grieder Mike Sifringer Harry Wilkens Christian Engler Oliver Kaiser

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(EP) Destruction 1994 Brain Butcher

	Track Listing: Decisions I Kill Children Things Of No Importance Smile	Lineup: Thomas Rosenmerkel Mike Sifringer Michael Piranio Christian Engler Oliver Kaiser

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(EP) Them Not Me 1995 Brain Butcher

	Track Listing: Scratch The Skin Live To Start Again Bright Side Of Leprosy Push Me Off The Windowsill Mole Mentally Handicapped Enterprise	Lineup: Thomas Rosenmerkel Mike Sifringer Michael Piranio Christian Engler Oliver Kaiser

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The Least Successful Human Cannonball 1998 Brain Butcher

	Track Listing: Formless, faceless, nameless Tick on a tree 263 dead popes Cellar soul God gifted Autoaggression Hofffmannn's hell Brother of Cain A fake transition Continental drift I Continental drift II	Lineup: Thomas Rosenmerkel Mike Sifringer Michael Piranio Christian Engler Oliver Kaiser

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All Hell Breaks Loose 2000 Nuclear Blast

	Track Listing: Intro The Final Curtain Machinery of Lies Tears of Blood Devastation of Your Soul The Butcher Strikes Back World Domination of Pain X-treme Measures All Hell Breaks Loose Total Desaster 2000 Visual Prostitution Kingdom of Damnation Whiplash	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Sven Vormann

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The Antichrist 2001 Nuclear Blast

	Track Listing: Thrash 'Til Death Nailed To the Cross Dictators of Cruelty Bullets From Hell Strangulated Pride Meet Your Destiny Creations of the Underworld Godfather of Slander Let Your Mind Rot The Heretic	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Sven Vormann

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Metal Discharge 2003 Nuclear Blast

	Track Listing: The Ravenous Beast Metal Discharge Rippinī the Flesh Apart Fear of the Moment Mortal Remains Desecrators of the New Age Historical Force Feed Savage Symphony of Terror Made to Be Broken Vendetta	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Marc Reign

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Live Discharge    2004 Nuclear Blast

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Inventor Of Evil 2005 AFM

	Track Listing: Soul Collector The Defiance Will Remain The Alliance Of Hellhoundz No Mans Land The Calm Before The Storm The Chosen Ones Dealer Of Hostility Under Surveillance Seeds Of Hate Twist Of Fate Killing Machine Memories Of Nothingness	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Marc Reign

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Thrash Anthems 2007 AFM

	Track Listing: Bestial Invasion Profanity Release from Agony Mad Butcher Reject Emotions Death Trap Cracked Brain Life Without Sense Total Desaster Deposition (Your Heads Will Roll) Invincible Force Sign of Fear Tormentor Unconscious Ruins Curse the Gods	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Marc Reign

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D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. 2008 AFM

	Track Listing: D.evolution E.levator To Hell V.icious Circle - The 7 Seven Deadly Sins O.ffenders Of The Throne L.ast Desperate Scream U.rge (The Greed Of Gain) T.he Violation Of Morality I.nner Indulgence O.dyssey Of Frustration N.o One Shall Survive	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Marc Reign

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The Curse Of The Antichrist 2009 AFM

	Track Listing: The Butcher Strikes Back Curse The Gods Mad Butcher The Alliance Of Hellhoundz D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. Eternal Ban Urge The Greed Of Gain Thrash Till Death Metal Discharge The Damned Cracked Brain Soulcollector Death Trap Unconscious Ruins Life Without Sense The 7 Deadly Sins The Antichrist Thrash Till Death Reject Emotions Total Desaster Bestial Invasion	Lineup: Schmier Mike Sifringer Marc Reign

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