Album Review

Destruction - Spiritual GenocideDestruction – Spiritual Genocide

Celebrating their 30th anniversary as a band, legendary thrash act Destruction have reached an impressive milestone in their career which sure as hell deserves admiration and respect from peers and fans alike, 30 years in the business and this album marking their 13th studio album since 1984’s debut “Sentence of Death”. This new release is the first to feature their new drummer Vaaver and has some very special guests; Ol Drake from Evile, Tom Angelripper from Sodom and Gerre from Tankard, all of this heat should really push this material up and beyond what fans should be prepared for.

Some of my favourite songs are “Renegades” which is bouncy fun to let your hair fly around too and sing along, “Legacy of the Past” as the guest musicians get their input down and “Under Violent Sledge” for the sheer aggressive adventure it takes you on. There’s no real standout material though that will make people pick this as the best Destruction album they ever heard in years to come but at least it’s consistent and true to the bands trademark, there’s no real risk with it it’s that predictable you know what you’ll get and you’ll sure as hell know how much fun you’ll have with it but there’s no thrill from pondering for months on how good it will be then getting it and it blowing you away.

In all fairness you know what to expect with a thrash metal release the trademark techniques and unmistakable trademark sound so it’s hard to really push it to be fresh anymore and as expected this record isn’t really a landmark amongst its peers but it’s got some great twists and turns with some fantastic tricks and additions to keep it fun and fresh which with how thrash has become these days is all you can ask for

3.5/5

Review by James Webb

 Band Members

Schmier
Mike
Vaaver
 Track Listing
1. Exordium
2. Cyanide
3. Spiritual Genocide
4. Renegades
5. City of Doom
6. No Signs of Repentance
7. To Dust You Will Decay
8. Legacy of the Past (Guest Version)
9. Carnivore
10. Riot Squad
11. Under Violent Sledge
 Band Related Links
Destruction Facebook
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?