Destruction
Along with
Kreator
and
Sodom ,
Destruction is considering one of the founding fathers of Germanic
thrash metal, and it's a testament to their importance that all three
bands are thriving some 30 years after their emergence on the scene.
Destruction debuted with an EP in 1984, and
their string of late-80's albums ruled the airwaves, but internal dissent
set in following 1989's
Live Without Sense album, with bassist/vocalist
Schmier leaving the group.
Guitarist Mike found new members and
Cracked Brain was released in 1990,
but it was poorly received and the band seemingly disappeared.
In the intervening years both Schmier and Mike toiled in semi-obscurity,
Schmier with his
Headhunter
project and Mike still releasing independent and seldom-mentioned albums
as Destruction.
Eventually the pair patched things up, came back together, released
the sparkling
All Hell Breaks Loose in 2000, and haven't looked
back since.
Recent album: Birth Of Malice EP ,
released on December 30, 2024.
Recent album: Birth Of Malice ,
released on March 7, 2025.
Former Members/Guests
Andre Grieder
vocals
Thomas Rosenmerkel
vocals
Mike Sifringer
guitars
Harry Wilkens
guitars
Michael Piranio
guitars
Christian Engler
bass
Tommy Sandmann
drums
Oliver Kaiser
drums
Sven Vormann
drums (ex-Poltergeist )
Marc Reign (Markus Reincke)
drums (ex-Morgoth )
Vaaver (Wawrzyniec Dramowicz)
drums
Discography
Studio
Live
Compilation
Video
Sentence Of Death
EP
1984
Steamhammer/SPV
Intro
Total Disaster
Black Mass
Mad Butcher
Satan's Vengeance
Devil's Soldiers
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Tommy Sandmann
Infernal Overkill
1985
Steamhammer/SPV
Invincible Force
Death Trap
The Ritual
Tormentor
Bestial Invasion
Thrash Attack
Antichrist
Black Death
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Tommy Sandmann
Eternal Devastation
1986
Steamhammer/SPV
Curse The Gods
Confound Games
Life Without Sense
United By Hatred
Eternal Ban
Upcoming Devastation
Confused Mind
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Tommy Sandmann
Mad Butcher
EP
1987
Steamhammer/SPV
Mad Butcher
The Damned
Reject Emotions
The Last Judgement
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Harry Wilkens
Oliver Kaiser
Release From Agony
1988
Rock Hotel
Beyond Eternity
Release From Agony
Dissatisfied Existence
Sign Of Fear
Unconscious Ruins
Incriminated
Our Oppression
Survive To Die
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Harry Wilkens
Oliver Kaiser
Live Without Sense
LIVE
1989
Noise
Curse The Gods
Unconscious Ruins
Invincible Force
Dissatisfied Existence
Reject Emotions
Eternal Ban
Mad Butcher
Life Without Sense
Release From Agony
Bestial Invasion
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Harry Wilkens
Oliver Kaiser
Cracked Brain
1990
Noise
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
Andre Grieder
Mike Sifringer
Harry Wilkens
Christian Engler
Oliver Kaiser
1990 Readers' Album
#36
Destruction
EP
1994
Brain Butcher
Decisions
I Kill Children
Things Of No Importance
Smile
Thomas Rosenmerkel
Mike Sifringer
Michael Piranio
Christian Engler
Oliver Kaiser
Them Not Me
EP
1995
Brain Butcher
Scratch The Skin
Live To Start Again
Bright Side Of Leprosy
Push Me Off The Windowsill
Mole
Mentally Handicapped Enterprise
Thomas Rosenmerkel
Mike Sifringer
Michael Piranio
Christian Engler
Oliver Kaiser
The Least Successful Human Cannonball
1998
Brain Butcher
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
Thomas Rosenmerkel
Mike Sifringer
Michael Piranio
Christian Engler
Oliver Kaiser
All Hell Breaks Loose
2000
Nuclear Blast
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
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Sven Vormann
The Antichrist
2001
Nuclear Blast
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
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Sven Vormann
Metal Discharge
2003
Nuclear Blast
The Ravenous Beast
Metal Discharge
Rippin´ 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
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Marc Reign
2003 Readers' Album
#24
Inventor Of Evil
2005
AFM
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
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Marc Reign
2005 Readers' Album
#44
Thrash Anthems
2007
AFM
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
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Marc Reign
2007 Readers' Album
#51
D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
2008
AFM
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
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Marc Reign
2008 Readers' Album
#27
The Curse Of The Antichrist
LIVE
2009
AFM
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
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Marc Reign
2009 Readers' Album
#77
A Savage Symphony - The History Of Annihilation
VIDEO DEMO RE-RELEASE
2010
AFM
Day Of Reckoning
2011
Nuclear Blast
The Price
Hate Is My Fuel
Armageddonizer
Devils Advocate
Day of Reckoning
Sorcerer of Black Magic
Misfit
The Demon Is God
Church of Disgust
Destroyer or Creator
Sheep of the Regime
The Price
Hate Is My Fuel
Armageddonizer
Devils Advocate
Day of Reckoning
Sorcerer of Black Magic
Misfit
The Demon Is God
Church of Disgust
Destroyer or Creator
Sheep of the Regime
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Vaaver
2011 Readers' Album
#19
Spiritual Genocide
2012
Nuclear Blast
Exordium
Cyanide
Spiritual Genocide
Renegades
City Of Doom
No Signs Of Repentance
To Dust You Will Decay
Legacy Of The Past
Carnivore
Riot Squad
Under Violent Sledge
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Vaaver
2012 Readers' Album
#17
Under Attack
2016
Nuclear Blast
Under Attack
Generation Nevermore
Dethroned
Getting Used To The Evil
Pathogenic
Elegant Pigs
Second To None
Stand Up For What You Deliver
Conductor Of The Void
Stigmatized
Black Metal (bonus)
Thrash Attack (bonus)
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Vaaver
2016 Readers' Album
#22
Thrash Anthems II
2017
Nuclear Blast
Confused Mind
Black Mass
Frontbeast
Dissatisfied Existence
United By Hatred
The Ritual
Black Death
The Antichrist
Confound Games
Ripping You Off Blind
Satan's Vengeance
Holiday in Cambodia (DEAD KENNEDYS cover) (bonus track)
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Vaaver
2017 Readers' Album
#31
The Nuclear Blast Recordings
BOXED SET
2018
Nuclear Blast
All Hell Breaks Loose
The Antichrist
Day Of Reckoning
Born To Perish
2019
Nuclear Blast
Born to Perish
Inspired by Death
Betrayal
Rotten
Filthy Wealth
Butchered for Life
Tyrants of the Netherworld
We Breed Evil
Fatal Flight 17
Ratcatcher
Hellbound
n/tracks//dest-n
Curse the Gods
Nailed to the Cross
Born to Perish
Mad Butcher
Life Without Sense
Betrayal
Total Desaster
The Butcher Strike Back
Thrash Till Death
Bestial Invasion
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Damir Eskic
Randy Black
Born To Thrash
LIVE
2020
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Damir Eskic
Randy Black
Live Attack
LIVE
2021
Napalm
Born to Perish
Death Trap
Nailed to the Cross
Armageddonizer
Tormentor
Rotten
Mad Butcher
Reject Emotions
Thrash till Death
Betrayal
Sign of Fear
Damirs Shred
Inspired by Death
Release from Agony
Life without Sense
Antichrist
Invincible Force
Under Attack
Bestial Invasion
The Butcher Strikes Back
Curse the Gods
Total Desaster
Schmier
Mike Sifringer
Damir Eskic
Randy Black
Diabolical
2022
Napalm
Under the Spell
Diabolical
No Faith in Humanity
Repent Your Sins
Hope Dies Last
The Last of a Dying Breed
State of Apathy
Tormented Soul
Servant of the Beast
The Lonely Wolf
Ghost from the Past
Whorefication
City Baby Attacked by Rats (GBH cover)
Schmier
Damir Eskic
Martin Furia
Randy Black
Birth Of Malice EP
EP
2024
No Kings No Masters
Fast as a Shark (Accept cover)
Whiplash (Metallica cover)
(We Are) The Road Crew (Motörhead cover)
Nailed to the Cross (live)
Schmier
Damir Eskic
Martin Furia
Randy Black
Birth Of Malice
2025
Napalm
Birth of Malice
Destruction
Cyber Warfare
No Kings - No Masters
Scumbag Human Race
God of Gore
A.N.G.S.T.
Dealer of Death
Evil Never Sleeps
Chains of Sorrow
Greed
Fast as a Shark (Accept cover)
Schmier
Damir Eskic
Martin Furia
Randy Black