DESTRUCTION New Album Release Date

Candlelight Records today confirms January 23 as the North American release date for Destruction's Thrash Anthems. The 70-plus minute recording contains thirteen classics from the band's extensive song library re-recorded with modern studio enhancements plus two brand new songs to hold fans over till the band's next studio album expected in early 2008.

With recording split between House of Music Studios in Germany and Little Creek Studios in Switzerland, Thrash Anthems was produced by the band with mixing by Jacob Hansen. Vocalist Schmier notes, “the intension of this album is to give the old classics, many of them still a big part of our live program, some fresh energy and aggressive production of today's standards but without losing the “old school” atmosphere.”

There is no better champion of thrash metal than Destruction. Hailed as one of the genre's innovators, the German trio have consistently delivered a one-two knock out punch of speed and intensity. Uncompromising, honest and determined they continue twenty years on from their genesis. Digital metal says, “Perhaps one of the most impressive things is that the trio produces thrash with all the technical prowess of their five-piece American counterparts, and their influence on the European brand of thrash is undeniable.”

Track listing for Thrash Anthems is as follows: Deposition (Your Heads Will Roll), Invincible Force, Release from Agony, Mad Butcher, Sign of Fear, Death Trap, Life Without Sense, Total Desaster, Bestial Invasion, Reject Emotions, Tormentor, Unconscious Ruins, Curse the Gods, Cracked Brain, Profanity.

Destruction will return to the US with Sadus and Municipal Waste supporting prior to Thrash Anthems official release. The Metal Maniacs sponsored tour begins January 21 and ends February 17. Complete dates are available at www.candlelightrecordsusa.com.