Thrash Anthems
Thrash Anthems is a studio album released by thrash metal band Destruction in 2007. The album is a compilation of re-recordings of old songs and two new songs: "Deposition (Your Heads Will Roll)" and "Profanity".
| Thrash Anthems | ||||
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| Released | 19 January 2007 | |||
| Recorded | October–November 2006 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 72:14 | |||
| Label | AFM Records | |||
| Producer | Destruction | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   |
| Allmusic |  |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[3] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[4] |
| Rock Hard | 9/10[5] |
The limited digipack edition includes one bonus track ("Eternal Ban") and a videoclip for "Total Desaster". 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, 10 years after the release of the original Thrash Anthems and also 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. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bestial Invasion" | Infernal Overkill | 4:38 | |
| 2. | "Profanity" | Sifringer, Schirmer | 5:56 | |
| 3. | "Release from Agony" | Release from Agony | 4:36 | |
| 4. | "Mad Butcher" | Mad Butcher | 3:45 | |
| 5. | "Reject Emotions" | Mad Butcher | 5:52 | |
| 6. | "Death Trap" | Infernal Overkill | 4:52 | |
| 7. | "Cracked Brain" | Cracked Brain | 3:46 | |
| 8. | "Life Without Sense" | Eternal Devastation | 6:22 | |
| 9. | "Total Desaster" | Sentence of Death | 3:26 | |
| 10. | "Deposition (Your Heads Will Roll)" | Sifringer, Schirmer | 5:11 | |
| 11. | "Invincible Force" | Infernal Overkill | 3:44 | |
| 12. | "Sign of Fear" | Release from Agony | 6:36 | |
| 13. | "Tormentor" | Infernal Overkill | 3:55 | |
| 14. | "Unconscious Ruins" | Release from Agony | 4:17 | |
| 15. | "Curse the Gods" | Eternal Devastation | 5:16 | |
| Total length: | 72:14 | |||
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Eternal Ban" | Eternal Devastation | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 75:28 | ||
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[6]
Personnel
- Destruction
- Schmier – lead vocals, bass
- 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
- Bowar, Chad. "Destruction - Thrash Anthems". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- Thrash Anthems at AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- Bergman, Keith. "Blabbermouth "Thrash Anthems" Review". www.blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- carman, Keith. "Destruction Thrash Anthems". exclaim.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- Kühnemund, Götz. "RH #237". www.rockhard.de. Rock Hard. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- Thrash Anthems (liner notes). Destruction. AFM. 2007.CS1 maint: others (link)