Biography
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Destruction
8 follower
Origin :
Weil am Rhein, Germany
Genres :
Thrash metal
Black metal
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Also known as :
Knight of Demon (1982–1984)
Labels :
Steamhammer
Nuclear Blast
AFM
Years active :
1982 (1982)–present
Members :
Marcel Schirmer
Mike Sifringer
Wawrzyniec Dramowicz
Past members :
Tommy Sandmann
Harry Wilkens
André Grieder
Oliver Kaiser
Thomas Rosenmerkel
Christian Engler
Michael Piranio
Sven Vormann
Marc Reign
Website :
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Destruction is a German thrash metal band. They are considered one of the "The Big Four" of the German thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator, Sodom and Tankard. Three of those four (Tankard being the exception) are often credited with helping pioneer black metal, by containing several elements of what was to become the genre. Destruction was originally named Knight of Demon, but changed their name in 1984. For most of the 1990s, Destruction was not signed to a record label and was forced to self-produce their albums until they signed a contract with Nuclear Blast in the 2000s.
