Destruction 06/10/2016 Manchester O2 Club Academy
Destruction are one of the leading names in the German Thrash Metal movement from the 80’s, alongside the likes of Kreator, Sodom and Tankard. Destruction are currently touring in support of their latest album, Under Attack, which was released this year on Nuclear Blast Records. Destruction are currently on a headline tour of Europe with Flotsam and Jetsam, Enforcer and Nervosa. Considering there was four bands playing, the turnaround between each band was relatively quick. Other than the sound problems which seemed to plague Enforcer, Destruction took the longest to take to the stage amidst their Under Attack banners and backdrop. For those who have heard Under Attack, Destruction predictably kick off with the title track from their latest release and do not hold back. Schmier talks very little and lets the brutal onslaught of Thrash talk for him. However, Schmier does offer salute to Evile bassist, Mike Alexander who passed away in 2009. The sound for Destruction was exceptionally good, the problems from earlier on in the evening were now a distant memory as Destruction slaughtered their way through a set list that managed to slide the fantastic new songs from Under Attack such as Pathogenic and Dethroned, effortlessly alongside Destruction classics like Curse the Gods, Nailed to the Cross and Bestial Invasion. A nice surprise tonight was the appearance of ex-Evile guitarist Ol’ Drake, who joined Destruction onstage for the latter half of their set. Not only is Ol’ Drake a fantastic guitarist, easily equalling Mike Sifringer, but with Ol’ Drake playing, you realise how much more full Destruction sound backed with another guitar and this was certainly a huge boost to the sound. It’s a fair assumption to say that Destruction are massively over looked by the media, who let’s face it, bang on about Slayer and Metallica. But tonight, Destruction proved that the focus the media has is very much questionable and brought an end to an evening where every band was fantastic and every person in the venue was treated to a Thrash Metal masterclass. Adam
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