Origin: Cleveland, Ohio, USA  
Genres: Thrash Metal
Last update/review: December 7, 2023

Destructor

Destructor played raw, primitive thrash, somewhat akin to early Metallica or Exodus. Their 1985 album, Maximum Destruction, is quite energetic, but a bit rough around the edges and sounds a bit dated now. They were well known in the Ohio area for their over-the-top leather and chains look (that, plus their stage names, gives a good impression of what they were like). The tragic death of bassist Dave Holocaust brought about the eventual demise of the band in the late 80's, but the band reformed some time ago and have two releases in 2007.

Current Members

Dave Overkill (Dave Just)

vocals/guitars

Mark Hellhound (Mark Hardy)

guitars

Tim Hammer (Tim Frederick)

bass (Wretch)

Matt Flammable (Matt Schindelar)

drums

Former Members/Guests

Pat Rabid (Pat Wolowiecki)

guitars/backing vocals RIP: March 30, 2018, diabetes, age 53

Nick Annihilator (Nick Giannakos)

guitars (ex-Breaker, Wretch)

Dave Holocaust (Dave Iannicca)

bass RIP: January 1, 1988, stabbed to death, age 23

Jamie Boulder (Jamie Walters)

bass (ex-Abdullah, Midnight)

Eric Reineke

bass


Discography


Maximum Destruction  
1985 Auburn
  1. 1st Movement / Maximum Destuction
  2. Destructor
  3. Take Command
  4. Instrumental
  5. Pounding Evil
  6. Overdose
  7. Iron Curtain
  8. Bondage
  • Dave Overkill
  • Pat Rabid
  • Dave Holocaust
  • Matt Flammable


Sonic Bullet  
2003 Auburn
  1. Sonic Bullet
  2. Heavy Artillery
  3. Silent Enemy
  4. Blackest Night
  5. Master Of The Universe
  6. G-Force
  7. The Triangle
  8. Pounding Evil (Live)
  9. Iron Curtain (Live)
  • Dave Overkill
  • Pat Rabid
  • Jamie Boulder
  • Matt Flammable


Storm Of Steel  EP
2007 Auburn
  1. Storm of Steel (2007 Keep It True Version)
  2. Tear down the Heavens
  3. World of War
  4. We are ready (exclusive demo track)
  5. Sonic Bullet (live version)
  6. Storm of Steel (live version)
  7. Storm of Steel (1990 original Heavy Artillery version)
  • Dave Overkill
  • Pat Rabid
  • Jamie Boulder
  • Matt Flammable


Forever In Leather  
2007 Auburn
  1. Tear Down the Heavens
  2. Skull Splitter
  3. World of War
  4. Damage Control
  5. Unleashed
  6. Precision Devastation
  7. Unearth the Earth
  8. Forever in Leather
  9. Straight to Hell
  10. Doomed to Centuries in Ice
  11. Pounding Warriors
  • Dave Overkill
  • Pat Rabid
  • Jamie Boulder
  • Matt Flammable


Live Cleveland '85  LIVE
2011 Auburn
  1. Destructor
  2. Maximum Destruction
  3. Take Command
  4. Bring Down the Hammers
  5. Overdose
  6. G-Force
  7. Black Night
  8. Pounding Evil
  9. Bondage
  • Dave Overkill
  • Pat Rabid
  • Jamie Boulder
  • Matt Flammable


Back In Bondage  
2016 Pure Steel
  1. Fight
  2. Final Solution
  3. G-Force
  4. N.B.K.
  5. Pompeii
  6. Powerslave
  7. The Shedding Of Blood And Tears
  8. Tornado
  9. Triangle
  • Dave Overkill
  • Pat Rabid
  • Eric Reineke
  • Matt Flammable


Decibel Casualties  
2017 Pure Steel
  1. Restore Chaos
  2. Keep The Faith
  3. Metal Spike Deep
  4. We Are Ready
  5. The Last Days
  6. Firey Winds
  7. Metal Till Death
  8. In Hell
  • Dave Overkill
  • Nick Annihilator
  • Tim Hammer
  • Matt Flammable


Blood, Bone, And Fire  
2023 Shadow Kingdom
  1. Blood, Bone, and Fire
  2. Iron Clad
  3. Storm Upon the World
  4. Never Surrender
  5. Depths of Insanity
  6. The Calling
  7. Heroic Age
  8. Hammering the Steel
  9. Dominate
  • Dave Overkill
  • Mark Hellhound
  • Tim Hammer
  • Matt Flammable



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