The Butcher Strikes Back - Devastating Thrash Attack!"There's no better way to hit the nail on the head than with this quote from "The Butcher Strikes Back" DESTRUCTION are back. And they haven't forgotten a thing !After legions of bands paid homage to them ,particularly during the second half of the nineties, with countless cover versions or cheekily 'borrowed' riffs, DESTRUCTION present themselves now the way we knew them and missed them.In the Eighties, DESTRUCTION already had an exceptional status. The razor sharp riffing of guitarist Mike and Schmiers' unmistakable vocals left the competition way behind them during the first wave of Thrash Metal. Songs like "Mad Butcher", "Death Trap", "Tormentor" and "Curse The Gods" are a part of Metal History, timeless neckbreakers and a ton-heavy legacy. To link up with such a legacy, a new album would have to be damn good, damn good indeed.DESTRUCTION have therefore taken their time and kept well away from hectic, rush jobs. The founder members Schmier (Bass/Vocals) and Mike (Guitar) have gone separate ways since the end of the Eighties. Schmier celebrated several successes with Headhunter and Mike lead DESTRUCTION, with other musicians, towards a distinctly more technical style but the mighty shadow of the old masterpieces like "Sentence Of Death", "Infernal Overkill" and "Eternal Devastation" was too great and neither band was able to truly satisfy fans and band members alike. Schmier left music completely by the wayside for a while and Mike distanced himself more and more from his original roots. In 1999 the radical step most eagerly awaited by the fans was taken. The, at that time, current Destruction incarnation (Schmier calls them "Neo-Destruction") was laid to rest and Schmier brushed the dust from his bass.Mike and Schmier pumped fresh blood into the band by recruiting Sven Vormann on drums who has only appeared on a local level to date. Sven is also responsible for some pretty fierce backing vocals too.The reunion was THE sensation of summer 1999. DESTRUCTION warmed up by playing diverse gigs (e.g. Wacken and Bang Your Head Festivals) where not only old and new fans but also musicians by the dozen fell to thei