Formed: 1983
From:
Weil am Rhein,
Germany
Last Known Status: Active
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Destruction Drops "Scumbag Human Race" Video
While fans eagerly await the release of Destruction's 16th studio album, "Birth Of Malice," out March 7, 2025 via Napalm Records, the German thrash metal icons have released their third single, "Scumbag Human Race." On this track, Schmier rages against the corruption and deceit of humanity, with the unforgettable chorus acting as a call for reckoning as the band spits fury at those who exploit and manipulate. A blistering thrash anthem, this track will resonate with anyone fed up with the state of the world.
Destruction on "Scumbag Human Race":
"Single number three, ‘Scumbag Human Race’, is a merciless steamhammer of a track! Its relentless groove and energy are pushing you straight forward into the moshpit! This will be an intense live track and that riff can melt faces!
The lyrics are metaphorically speaking: how would this planet call us if it could talk? And what would it tell us? Right …wake the fuck up … SCUMBAG HUMAN RACE!" More...
Destruction Announces New Album "Birth Of Malice"
Following their 40-year-anniversary tour through South America and Europe, German Thrash-Teutons Destruction strike again with their 16th studio album, "Birth Of Malice," out March 7, 2024 via Napalm Records!
Band founder Schmier once again combines his dual vocal/bass attack with crashing riffs from dual battle axe masters Martin Furia and Damir Eskic, while Randy Black blasts his drums to new heights. As witnessed on their previous thrash-fest "Diabolical" (2022), Destruction returns with their uniquely raw and brutal sound, delivering merciless songs with a touch more variety and groove this time. All twelve songs straight from the butchers hit with a direct, clean sound - resulting in addictive metal anthems for the next generation of thrashers!
Today, the crushing new single “Destruction” has been released and as it’s named after the band, it contains everything Destruction is revered for. This thrash anthem reflects on the band’s legacy, fueled by razor-sharp riffs and Schmier’s relentless vocals. With lyrics celebrating their outcast origins and unbreakable metal spirit, "Destruction" is a tribute to over 40 years of thrash dominance. Get ready for pure sonic mayhem as the Teutonic titans strike again!
Destruction on their eponymous battle hymn:
"The crushing song ‘Destruction’ is the perfect opener for this album: it builds a bridge between our old school sound and riffing, including song title phrases from classic Destruction tracks and more shredding & melodic twin lead guitars, that will pinch your brain with its razor sharp leads!
"The message ‘we are Destruction’ unites us with our fans worldwide and manifests the bond we have together! I see this track in the tradition of a cult song like ‘Curse the Gods’ in the way it is composed - a thrash metal rollercoaster ride galore!" More...
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Monument Of Misanthropy Premiere Uncensored Video
Austrian technical brutal death metal institution Monument Of Misanthropy have teamed up with Metalunderground.com to exclusively premiere the uncensored version of their music video for "A Nice Beheading For MoM". The track is taken from the band's current album "Vile Postmortem Irrumatio", which marks also Monument Of Misanthropy's second studio full-length for their label home Transcending Obscurity Records. The single version was mixed and mastered by Kristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner (Kohlekeller Studio), known for his work with Belgian deathgrinders Aborted and French brutal death band Benighted.
In other news the band's album cover for "Vile Postmortem Irrumatio" will be prominently featured in the upcoming 3rd and final volume of the "Aesthetics of Sickness" trilogy. Called "Dark Morbid Obsessions" it will be out November 22nd, 2024. Pre-sales are open now and you can purchase it with a 10% discount using the code "HEAVY10" HERE.
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Destruction Premiere New Single & Music Video
Destruction concluded their 40 Years Of Destruction tour in 2023 and swiftly transitioned to creating new music. The band is now streaming their latest single, "No Kings – No Masters," and has announced a new 12'' release that will include this track along with a cover of Accept's "Fast As A Shark."
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70000 Tons Of Metal 2023: Day Four
They say all good things must come to an end and so it was that the final day of this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, the first for three years, had a slight air of sadness about it. But metal fans aren't the type to go out with a whimper and thus our fourth day at sea is traditionally the time to go all out with costumes and to lose a few inhibitions.
A bright and early start seemed to be on most sailor's agenda, as everyone wanted to make the most of this last day floating through the Caribbean, and there was certainly no better wake up call than Nightmare. The French power metal squadron have been going for some time now but this was the first chance many fans and onlookers had to hear new vocalist Barbara Mogore, who is 100% natural in her new job, giving the impression that she's always been leading the line. Perhaps as was to be expected, the band gave a good deal of attention to their latest album, "Aeternam," performing the title track as well as the songs, "Crystal Lake," "Divine Nemesis" and "Downfall Of A Tyrant." "Dead Sun" was also represented with four songs, including the title track which opened the set and "Starry Skies Gone Black" which closed it. Fans don't need to worry about the future of Nightmare with a new vocalist, as they're clearly in very capable hands. More...
Hypocrisy Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal 2023
Swedish death metal veterans Hypocrisy has been announced as the final name for this year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. The festival will take place aboard the Freedom Of The Seas ship and will sail from Port Miami in Florida on January 30th, heading to Bimini, Bahamas before returning on February 3rd.
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Another Four Bands Confirmed For 70000 Tons 2023
The lineup for this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise is almost complete with the announcement that slam pioneers Internal Bleeding, Chile thrash metal veterans Nuclear, Costa Rican melodic death metal band Sight Of Emptiness and Skiltron from Argentina have all been added to the lineup, leaving only more announcement. The cruise is set to sail on January 30th from Miami, Florida and head to Bimini, Bahamas, before returning on February 3rd.
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Dragonforce Confirmed For 70000 Tons 2023
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which will set sail a week from today on January 30th from Miami, Florida, have announced that British power metal veterans Dragonforce are the latest name to be confirmed for the floating festival.
The lineup is now as follows:
Abysmal Dawn
Amberian Dawn
Amorphis
Atrocity
Batushka
Belphegor
Bodyfarm
Cancer
Cryptosis
Cynic
Dark Tranquillity
Dear Mother
Deathless Legacy
Destruction
Dragonforce
Edge Of Paradise
Eleine
Elvenking
Empress
Eshtadur
Evergrey
Fallujah
Feuerschwanz
Fractal Universe
Freedom Call
God Dethroned
Hei'An
Hideous Divinity
Insomnium
Iron Savior
Isole
Jungle Rot
Kamelot
Keep Of Kalessin
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Mänegarm
Melechesh
Nightmare
Nightwish
Nothgard
Novembre
Obscura
Oceans Of Slumber
Osyron
Rotting Christ
Sirenia
The Crown
Uli Jon Roth
Vicious Rumors
Visions Of Atlantis
Vreid
Warbringer
Wolfchant
Wormed
Bodyfarm Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal 2023
Dutch death metal band Bodyfarm has been announced by the organisers of 70000 Tons Of Metal has the latest name for this year's edition of the festival, which will set sail in just over a week on January 30th and last until February 3rd. It will be a special voyage for the band as one of their two performances will be a new album live world premiere of their upcoming release, "Ultimate Abomination" where they will play this album from front to back.
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Vicious Rumors & Wormed Added To 70000 Tons 2023
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise has confirmed the addition of American power metal veterans Vicious Rumors and Spanish death metal outfit Wormed for this year's edition of the festival. Unfortunately, death metal stalwarts Decrepit Birth has had to pull out of the event due to a medical emergency.
The eleventh round of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise will set sail on January 30th from Miami, Florida and make its way to Bimini, Bahamas, before returning on February 3rd.
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Dark Tranquillity Confirmed For 70000 Tons 2023
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise have announced that Swedish melodic death metal pioneers Dark Tranquillity are the latest band to be confirmed for this year's edition of the festival. The cruise is scheduled to leave Miami on January 30th and head to Bimini, Bahamas before returning on February 3rd.
The lineup is now as follows:
Abysmal Dawn
Amberian Dawn
Amorphis
Atrocity
Batushka
Belphegor
Cancer
Cryptosis
Cynic
Dark Tranquillity
Dear Mother
Deathless Legacy
Decrepit Birth
Destruction
Edge Of Paradise
Eleine
Elvenking
Empress
Eshtadur
Evergrey
Fallujah
Feuerschwanz
Fractal Universe
Freedom Call
God Dethroned
Hei'An
Hideous Divinity
Insomnium
Iron Savior
Isole
Jungle Rot
Kamelot
Keep Of Kalessin
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Mänegarm
Melechesh
Nightmare
Nightwish
Nothgard
Novembre
Obscura
Oceans Of Slumber
Osyron
Rotting Christ
Sirenia
The Crown
Uli Jon Roth
Visions Of Atlantis
Vreid
Warbringer
Wolfchant
Belphegor Confirmed For 70000 Tons 2023
Austrian blackened death metal stalwarts Belphegor has been announced as the latest addition for this year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. The floating festival, which will take place aboard the Freedom Of The Seas, will sail out from Miami, Florida on January 30th and return to port on February 3rd.
The lineup is now as follows:
Abysmal Dawn
Amberian Dawn
Amorphis
Atrocity
Batushka
Belphegor
Cancer
Cryptosis
Cynic
Dear Mother
Deathless Legacy
Decrepit Birth
Destruction
Edge Of Paradise
Eleine
Elvenking
Empress
Eshtadur
Evergrey
Fallujah
Feuerschwanz
Fractal Universe
Freedom Call
God Dethroned
Hei'An
Hideous Divinity
Insomnium
Iron Savior
Isole
Jungle Rot
Kamelot
Keep Of Kalessin
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Mänegarm
Melechesh
Nightmare
Nightwish
Nothgard
Novembre
Obscura
Oceans Of Slumber
Osyron
Rotting Christ
Sirenia
The Crown
Uli Jon Roth
Visions Of Atlantis
Vreid
Warbringer
Wolfchant
Three More Bands Confirmed For 70000 Tons 2023
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise have confirmed a further three names for the 2023 edition of the event, which will launch in just over two weeks on January 30th from Miami, Florida, before returning on February 3rd. Now added to the lineup are Dutch outfit Dear Mother, Canadian progressive metal band Osyron and Colombian melodic death metal group Eshtadur.
The lineup is now as follows:
Abysmal Dawn
Amberian Dawn
Amorphis
Atrocity
Batushka
Cancer
Cryptosis
Cynic
Dear Mother
Deathless Legacy
Decrepit Birth
Destruction
Edge Of Paradise
Eleine
Elvenking
Empress
Eshtadur
Evergrey
Fallujah
Feuerschwanz
Fractal Universe
Freedom Call
God Dethroned
Hei'An
Hideous Divinity
Insomnium
Iron Savior
Isole
Jungle Rot
Kamelot
Keep Of Kalessin
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Mänegarm
Melechesh
Nightmare
Nightwish
Nothgard
Novembre
Obscura
Oceans Of Slumber
Osyron
Rotting Christ
Sirenia
The Crown
Uli Jon Roth
Visions Of Atlantis
Vreid
Warbringer
Wolfchant
Edge Of Paradise Announced For 70000 Tons 2023
The organisers of the famous 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise has announced that Los Angeles, California based hard rock/heavy metal outfit Edge Of Paradise are the latest name to be confirmed for the floating festival, which is set to depart from Miami, Florida on January 30th and returns on February 3rd.
The lineup is now as follows:
Abysmal Dawn
Amberian Dawn
Amorphis
Atrocity
Batushka
Cancer
Cryptosis
Cynic
Deathless Legacy
Decrepit Birth
Destruction
Edge Of Paradise
Eleine
Elvenking
Empress
Evergrey
Fallujah
Feuerschwanz
Fractal Universe
Freedom Call
God Dethroned
Hei'An
Hideous Divinity
Insomnium
Iron Savior
Isole
Jungle Rot
Kamelot
Keep Of Kalessin
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Mänegarm
Melechesh
Nightmare
Nightwish
Nothgard
Novembre
Obscura
Oceans Of Slumber
Rotting Christ
Sirenia
The Crown
Uli Jon Roth
Visions Of Atlantis
Vreid
Warbringer
Wolfchant
Hideous Divinity Confirmed For 70000 Tons 2023
Italian brutal death metal band Hideous Divinity has been announced as the latest name for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to launch of January 30th from Miami and make a stop in Bimini, Bahamas before docking in Florida once again on February 3rd.
The lineup is now as follows:
Abysmal Dawn
Amberian Dawn
Amorphis
Atrocity
Batushka
Cancer
Cryptosis
Cynic
Deathless Legacy
Decrepit Birth
Destruction
Eleine
Elvenking
Empress
Evergrey
Fallujah
Feuerschwanz
Fractal Universe
Freedom Call
God Dethroned
Hei'An
Hideous Divinity
Insomnium
Iron Savior
Isole
Jungle Rot
Kamelot
Keep Of Kalessin
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Mänegarm
Melechesh
Nightmare
Nightwish
Nothgard
Novembre
Obscura
Oceans Of Slumber
Rotting Christ
Sirenia
The Crown
Uli Jon Roth
Visions Of Atlantis
Vreid
Warbringer
Wolfchant
Eleine Confirmed For 70000 Tons 2023
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise has brought the lineup one step closer to completion with the announcement that Swedish symphonic metal upstarts Eleine will be taking part in the floating festival. The ship will sail out of Miami on January 30th and head to Bimini, Bahamas before returning to Florida on February 3rd.
The lineup is now as follows:
Abysmal Dawn
Amberian Dawn
Amorphis
Atrocity
Batushka
Cancer
Cryptosis
Cynic
Deathless Legacy
Decrepit Birth
Destruction
Eleine
Elvenking
Empress
Evergrey
Fallujah
Feuerschwanz
Fractal Universe
Freedom Call
God Dethroned
Hei'An
Insomnium
Iron Savior
Isole
Jungle Rot
Kamelot
Keep Of Kalessin
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Mänegarm
Melechesh
Nightmare
Nightwish
Nothgard
Novembre
Obscura
Oceans Of Slumber
Rotting Christ
Sirenia
The Crown
Uli Jon Roth
Visions Of Atlantis
Vreid
Warbringer
Wolfchant
70000 Tons Of Metal 2023 Adds Four More Bands
A further four bands have now been confirmed for the 2023 edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which will set sail from Miami, Florida on January 30th and head to Bimini, Bahamas, before returning on February 3rd. Joining the already impressive roster are Swedish doom metal veterans Isole, Italian heavy metal horrors Deathless Legacy, Philadelphia's own Empress and Slovenian post-progressive metal outfit Hei'An.
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Atrocity Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal
German death metal veterans Atrocity are the latest band to be confirmed for the upcoming 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is scheduled to set sail on January 30th and head to Bimini, The Bahamas, before returning to Miami on February 3rd.
In addition, vocalist Alexander Krull returns to host Jamming In International Waters, the highly vaunted All-Star Jam that takes the best musicians in metal and puts them together for an unforgettable experience!
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70000 Tons Confirms Amberian Dawn And Nothgard
The organisers of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise have now confirmed two more bands for this year's edition of the floating festival, which will set sail at the end of the month (January 30th) and return of February 3rd. Finnish symphonic power metal veterans Amberian Dawn, who recently released an ABBA tribute album named "Take A Chance," and German melodic death metal outfit Nothgard.
The lineup is now as follows:
Abysmal Dawn
Amberian Dawn
Amorphis
Batushka
Cancer
Cryptosis
Cynic
Decrepit Birth
Destruction
Elvenking
Evergrey
Fallujah
Feuerschwanz
Fractal Universe
Freedom Call
God Dethroned
Insomnium
Iron Savior
Jungle Rot
Kamelot
Keep Of Kalessin
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Mänegarm
Melechesh
Nightmare
Nightwish
Nothgard
Novembre
Obscura
Oceans Of Slumber
Rotting Christ
Sirenia
The Crown
Uli Jon Roth
Visions Of Atlantis
Vreid
Warbringer
Wolfchant
Cancer And Wolfchant Confirmed For 70000 Tons 2023
The announcements for the 2023 edition of 70000 Tons Of Metal are coming thick and fast with the organisers of the cruise confirming two more names for the voyage today. British death metal legends Cancer will be boarding the ship, as will German Viking metal band Wolfchant. Speaking on the announcement, Cancer said:
"We are beyond stoked to announce that we will be spreading this fatal disease called death fucking metal at the one and only 70000tons, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise in just a few weeks!
"We've definitely never played in a setting like this one, so you can imagine the four of us are quite excited about it! A good bunch of friends and bands that we love have been already announced and we'll all make a total of 60 artists playing two sets each when the whole line-up gets revealed!
Grab your tickets now before it is too late! See you in Miami and Bimini VERY soon! CFC."
The cruise will sail from Miami on January 30th and head to Bimini, Bahamas, before returning to Florida on February 3rd.
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