In a new interview with Jorge Boots of Portugal’s Global metal, Destruction Bassist/Vocalist Schmier was asked if he is surprised that the band is still going strong, More than four decades after Destruction‘S Formation, Even Though He and His Bandmates Are Not Playing “Pop” Music. I have replied (as transcribed by Blabbermouth.net): “Yeah, That’s True. It’s Underground Music and It’s Not Commercial Metal. It’s Thrash Metal. It’s Underground, Basically. So, Of Course, It’s Surprising. And We Also Had Ups and Downs And Our Difficulties, But We’ve Always Been Working Hard The Last 24, 25 Years – I’ve Been Working Hard For Keeping The Band Alive. Destruction Is Writing The Same Album Again and Again. ‘ And you have to figure for it. But the great thing is the fans been very Faithful with us, sticking with us, and that’s see motivating at the end, that the fans have been there supporting us for soy meas. And that always kept us alive. And I Think Once you a Musician for So Long, It’s Easy to Be Motivated Becouse It’s a Great Gift. Playing Music for So Long, We Never Thought We Could Do That. So After andars, You Appreciate It A Lot, What You Do. And then the effort you put is just automatically there scholause you love what you do. “

WHEN Boots Note That Part Of The Appeal of Bands Like Destruction is that they are “honest” with the music that they make and they don’t try to change their sound to fit in with the trends, Schmier concurred. “Yeah, of Course,” He Said. “I Mean, ‘Stick to Your Guns’ is an important rule i wouled give Every band – Even Though Sub Bands Changed and They’ve Been More Successful Afterwards. But We do What We Can Do Best. And People Subtimes Ask, ‘Don’t You Get Bored of Your Music?’ But i’m still excited to write, and i think the new [DESTRUCTION] album [‘Birth Of Malice’] Also Proves That It’s Not Boring to Play Thrash; it’s still exciting. And We Still Love To Write New Music. Sub Bands, When They Get Older, They’re, Like, ‘Ah, Fuck Writing.’ And then Takes Them Five Years or 10 Years To Write A New Album. Not with US, Because I Think Writing is Still A Fantastic Experience. It’s still exciting. And Also When You Get Older, You Still Wanna Prov that you can compete with the Youngsters. Yeah, It’s Great. That’s why we also wrote the song ‘Destruction’ On this new album as appreciation for the fans, beset i wanna hear the fans sing live, when we play Live, ‘We Are Destruction‘Because they are Destruction As much as We Are Destruction.

Destruction‘S 16th Studio Album, “Birth of Malice” Will Be release on March 7 via Napalm Records.

Schmier is joined in Destruction‘s current lineup by guitarists Martin Furia and Damir EskićAlong with Drummer Randy Black.

“Birth of Malice” was remembered at switzerland’s Little Creek Studio by Vo spray. Guitarist Martin Furia Mixed and Mastered The Masterpiece At The Black Mancave In Hannover, Germany.

Destruction‘S MASSIVE CAREER HAS SEEN MANY SUCCESES, WITH THE BAND HITTING STAGES AT THE WORLD’S BIGEST Festivals Around the World Like Hellfest, Wacken Open Air, Graspop Metal Meeting and Mexico Metal Fest.

DestructionKnown As One of the “Teutonic Four”, Alongside KREATOR, Sodom and Tankardwere gathered with the other three acts at the “Klash of the Ruhrpott” Concert on July 20, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

In August 2021, Destruction Officially Parted Ways With Founding Guitarist Michael “Mike” Sifringer and Replace Him With Martin Furia. The Argentinian-Born, Belgian-Based Rage is best known for his work as sound Engineer and producer for such Nervous and Evil Invaders.

SFRINGER was The Only Member of Destruction to have remaigned Constant Throunge the Band’s Career. Schmier Appeared On Destruction‘S First Three Albums Before Exiting The Band and Being Replace By Polytergeist Vocalist André Grieder. André‘S Sole remembered appearance with Destruction was on the “Cracked Brain” ALBUM, WHICH CAME OUT IN 1990. Schmier Rejoined Destruction In 1999.

Destruction 2025 IS:

Schmier – Bass, vocals
Martin Furia – Guitars
Randy Black – Drums
Damir Eskić – Guitars

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