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| Also known as | Knight of Demon (1982–1984) |
| Origin | Weil am Rhein, Germany |
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| Discography | Destruction discography |
| Years active | 1982–present |
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| Website | destruction |
Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. They have been credited as one of the "Big Four" of the German thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator, Sodom and Tankard.[3] In addition to helping pioneer black metal,[4][5] Destruction was part of the second wave of thrash metal in the mid-to-late 1980s, along with US bands Testament, Sacred Reich, Death Angel and Dark Angel.[3][6] For most of the 1990s, the band was not signed to a record label and self-produced their albums until they signed a contract with Nuclear Blast in the early 2000s.
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