Sentence of Death

This article is about the EP by Destruction. For the episode of Doctor Who, see The Keys of Marinus. For the topic, see capital punishment. For similar, see death sentence (disambiguation).

Sentence of Death
EP by
Destruction
Released10 November 1984
RecordedSeptember 1984 at Caet Studio, Berlin, Germany
Genre
Length19:33
LabelSPV/Steamhammer (Germany)
Metal Blade (US)
ProducerWolfgang Eichholz
Destruction chronology
Sentence of Death
(1984) 		Infernal Overkill
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang![1]
Metal Forces8/10[2]
Rock Hard8/10[3]

Sentence of Death is an EP and the debut release by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on 10 November 1984 by Steamhammer Records.[4]

The album is cited as an influential thrash metal album with black metal influences, which has been dubbed "black thrash".[5] A 1985 review by Metal Forces described the album as having "some of the best lead-work ever heard in black metal".[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:14
2."Total Desaster"4:06
3."Black Mass"4:00
4."Mad Butcher"3:31
5."Satan's Vengeance"3:16
6."Devil's Soldiers"3:26
Total length:19:33

Personnel

Destruction
Production

References

  1. ^ Dome, Malcolm (4 April 1985). "Destruction 'Sentence of Death'". Kerrang!. Vol. 91. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b Doe, Bernard (1985). "Destruction: Sentence of Death". Metal Forces. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014.
  3. ^ Kühnemund, Götz. "RH #9". rockhard.de. Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ^ Destruction – Sentence of Death, retrieved 25 September 2022
  5. ^ "Destruction - Sentence of Death ( Steamhammer SH 0020 ) 12" Vinyl LP Album". Vinyl Records. 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021.


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