Thrash Anthems

Thrash Anthems
Studio album / compilation album by
Destruction
Released19 January 2007 (2007-01-19)
RecordedOctober–November 2006
GenreThrash metal
Length72:14
LabelAFM Records
ProducerDestruction
Destruction chronology
Inventor of Evil
(2005) 		Thrash Anthems
(2007) 		D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net8/10[3]
Exclaim!favorable[4]
Rock Hard9/10[5]

Thrash Anthems is an album released by the German thrash metal band Destruction on January 19, 2007.[6] It is a compilation of re-recordings of old songs and two new songs: "Deposition (Your Heads Will Roll)" and "Profanity".

The limited digipak edition includes one bonus track ("Eternal Ban") and a video clip for "Total Desaster".[citation needed] The 2-LP version does not include the bonus track and the running order of the tracks is partly different. A sequel to this album titled Thrash Anthems II was released in November 2017 and features a compilation of other classic songs that have been newly re-recorded.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Destruction except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Bestial Invasion" Infernal Overkill4:38
2."Profanity"Sifringer, Schirmer 5:56
3."Release from Agony" Release from Agony4:36
4."Mad Butcher" Mad Butcher3:45
5."Reject Emotions" Mad Butcher5:52
6."Death Trap" Infernal Overkill4:52
7."Cracked Brain" Cracked Brain3:46
8."Life Without Sense" Eternal Devastation6:22
9."Total Desaster" Sentence of Death3:26
10."Deposition (Your Heads Will Roll)"Sifringer, Schirmer 5:11
11."Invincible Force" Infernal Overkill3:44
12."Sign of Fear" Release from Agony6:36
13."Tormentor" Infernal Overkill3:55
14."Unconscious Ruins" Release from Agony4:17
15."Curse the Gods" Eternal Devastation5:16
Total length:72:14
Limited digipack edition bonus track
No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
16."Eternal Ban"Eternal Devastation3:14
Total length:75:28

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

Personnel

Destruction
  • Schmier – bass, lead vocals
  • Mike Sifringer – guitars
  • Marc Reign – drums, backing vocals
Guest musicians
  • Harry Wilkens – guitar solo on "Release from Agony", "Cracked Brain"
  • Jacob Hansen – guitar solo on "Death Trap", "Invincible Force"
  • V.O. Pulver – guitar solo on "Unconscious Ruins"
Additional musicians
  • V.O. Pulver – backing vocals
  • Franky Winkelmann – backing vocals
  • Harry Wilkens – backing vocals
  • Andre Grieder – backing vocals
  • Ramona Götz – backing vocals
Production
  • Destruction – production
  • V.O. Pulver – engineering
  • Gero Krenz – engineering
  • Franky Winkelmann – engineering
  • Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering
Artwork and design
  • Marco Schirmer – artwork
  • Katja Piolka – photography

Studios

  • House of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany – recording
  • Little Creek Studio, Gelterkinden, Switzerland – recording
  • Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark – mixing, mastering

References

  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Destruction – Thrash Anthems". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ Thrash Anthems at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ^ Bergman, Keith (15 January 2007). "Blabbermouth "Thrash Anthems" Review". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ^ carman, Keith. "Destruction Thrash Anthems". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. ^ Kühnemund, Götz. "RH #237". www.rockhard.de. Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. ^ Destruction - Thrash Anthems, retrieved 25 September 2022
  7. ^ Thrash Anthems (liner notes). Destruction. AFM. 2007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)