![]() ![]() Maybe a caution but really listen on YouTube or Spotify before you (if you do) want to purchase this album. They have some clean tone guitars on here but not much and most of the licks aren't unique. I would just say that the riffs are average on here. It's the same thrash riffs all over the place. they've really not come up with work that's meaningful in any way. I'm not discouraging people from buying their new album because I bought it, I just feel that with 'A Day of Reckoning', 'Spiritual Genocide', etc. But now that they're older, their creativity diminished. And Mike cannot play lead worth squat, but this guitarist they recruited is doing them some justice.ĭestruction is globally recognized with their impact on the thrash metal community and rightfully so, they never changed their style of music over the years. Being a former heavy metal guitarist myself, I listen to the guitars closely. Maybe Mike smoked too much dope which caused some brain damage, I don't know. It's just not as catchy as they used to be. But the songwriting is just bothering me. Here on 'Born To Perish' we have an exceptional production sound, great drummer, decent lead guitarist (not Mike) and great vocalist in Schmier. None of the lyrics or choruses are anything like vintage Destruction. The 21st Century Destruction doesn't have me very pleased. Without lineup changes and the 90's only producing maybe one good release with a different vocalist on 'Cracked Brain'. When Harry was on lead the band was at its pinnacle. Other than that, there really are no innovative riffs like they used to have with say "Mad Butcher" (song) or older albums like 'Release From Agony' and a classic 'Infernal Overkill'. Ever since Schmier re-joined the band, they had a couple of good releases namely 'All Hell Breaks Loose', 'The Antichrist' and the compilation 'Thrash Anthems'. A great addition to their already impressive catalogue.Well, there really hasn't been much progression (musically) with Destruction for a long while, Hence the "C" rating on this album. ![]() Born tT Perish is immediately identifiable as a Destruction album, but with some experiments lurking, having lured them outside of the box. The German precision and effectiveness is in full effect here. Despite the recording of this album happened rather quickly – the band wanted to have an album ready before a tour with Overkill – the material doesn’t sound like it was hastily prepared. Damir rewards us with blistering solos on this track, and once again Schmier surprises us with several singing styles being layered on the chorus. With zero time to breathe, “Betrayal” kicks in with a familiar chord progression, and Randy Black again bringing his arsenal to the forefront. Razor-sharp guitars announce “Inspired by Death”, another bone-breaking number where Mike Sifringer displays his prowess on rhythm guitar and Schmier takes a diverse approach to vocals. Another addition to the line-up, Canadian drum animal Randy Black (of Annihilator and Primal Fear fame), wastes no time to show us his true colours on this traditional thrash number, which will definitely be a highlight of future tours. The album kicks off with no subtlety and no calm before the storm, with the band firing on all cylinders on the title track. Something that needs to be mention is that Destructiotn isnt a trio anymore: Swiss shred-master Damir Eskić was added to the line-up, and that in itself is something to draw your curiosity to check this album out. Limited 300 copiesĢ019 has been a great year for thrash metal fans, with a multitude of releases hitting the virtual and physical shelves recently: Death Angel, Overkill, Flotsam and Jetsam, Exumer, Xentrix, Possessed… the list goes on and on, and another group of high calibre is Destruction and their record Born To Perish. ![]()
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