Eternal Devastation

Eternal Devastation
Artwork by
Studio album by
Destruction
Released12 July 1986 (1986-07-12)
RecordedApril 1986
StudioStudio Hiltpoltstein
GenreThrash metal
Length35:52
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerManfred Neuner
Destruction chronology
Infernal Overkill
(1985) 		Eternal Devastation
(1986) 		Mad Butcher
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Eternal Devastation is the second full-length album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on July 12, 1986.

It showed that the band, while still rooted in the speed metal/proto-black metal-influenced style of material evident on the Sentence of Death EP and Infernal Overkill, had started moving in the direction of a more contemporary thrash metal style.

This is the last studio album to feature drummer Thomas "Tommy" Sandmann, who left the band later in 1986 and was replaced by Oliver "Olli" Kaiser.

The album was re-released on June 12, 2017.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Destruction

No.TitleLength
1."Curse the Gods"6:02
2."Confound Games"4:29
3."Life Without Sense"6:24
4."United by Hatred"5:04
5."Eternal Ban"3:41
6."Upcoming Devastation" (instrumental)4:06
7."Confused Mind"6:06
Total length:35:52

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[3]

Personnel

Destruction
  • Marcel Schmier – bass, vocals
  • Mike Sifringer – guitars
  • Thomas "Tommy" Sandmann – drums
Production
  • Manfred Neuner – production, engineering
  • Bernd Steinwedel – mastering
Artwork and design
  • Sebastian Krüger – cover painting
  • Joachim Peters – photography

Studios

  • Studio Hiltpoltstein – recording, mixing
  • Studio Nord – mastering

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Eternal Devastation – Destruction at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Eternal Devastation BLACK LP". napalmrecords.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ Eternal Devastation (liner notes). Destruction. SPV/Steamhammer. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)