Birth of Malice

Birth of Malice
Studio album by Destruction
Released	7 March 2025
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	50:33
Label	Napalm
Producer	Schmier Martin Furia V.O. Pulver
Destruction chronology
Diabolical (2022) Birth of Malice (2025)
Singles from Birth of Malice
"Fast as a Shark" Released: 10 July 2024 "No Kings – No Masters" Released: 10 July 2024 "Destruction" Released: 14 November 2024 "A.N.G.S.T." Released: 23 January 2025 "Scumbag Human Race" Released: 20 February 2025

Birth of Malice is the sixteenth studio album by the German thrash metal band Destruction. It was released on 7 March 2025 through Napalm Records.

Background

On 6 June 2024, the band released a new single, titled "No Kings - No Masters", in anticipation of their seventeenth studio album Birth of Malice, which was released on 7 March 2025. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The album charts at #29 on French Rock & Metal Albums

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Marcel Schmier, except where noted; all music is composed by Marcel Schmier, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Birth of Malice"			1:00
2.	"Destruction"			5:22
3.	"Cyber Warfare"		Schmier, Martin Furia	4:24
4.	"No Kings – No Masters"			4:10
5.	"Scumbag Human Race"		Schmier, Martin Furia	4:16
6.	"God of Gore"		Schmier, Martin Furia	4:10
7.	"A.N.G.S.T."			5:09
8.	"Dealer of Death"			4:55
9.	"Evil Never Sleeps"			4:28
10.	"Chains of Sorrow"			4:12
11.	"Greed"			4:59
12.	"Fast as a Shark" (Accept cover)	Wolf Hoffmann, Stefan Kaufmann, Udo Dirkschneider, Peter Baltes	Hoffmann, Kaufmann, Dirkschneider, Baltes	2:58
Total length:				50:33

Personnel

Destruction

• Schmier – bass, lead vocals
• Randy Black – drums
• Damir Eskic – guitars, backing vocals
• Martin Furia – guitars, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Schmier – production
• Martin Furia – production, recording (drums, percussion), mixing, mastering
• Randy Black – recording (drums, percussion)
• V.O. Pulver – production, recording
• Gyula Havancsák – artwork
• Jennifer Gruber – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Birth of Malice

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4]	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5]	144
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7]	23
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [8]	39
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [9]	18

References

1. "Destruction - Working On New Material". Metal Storm. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
2. "Destruction Surprise Release New Single "No Kings – No Masters"; Official Music Video Streaming". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . 6 June 2024.
3. "Destruction Announces New Album Birth of Malice". Blabbermouth.net . 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
4. "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay Charts vom 18. März 2025". Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
5. "Ultratop.be – Destruction – Birth of Malice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Destruction – Birth of Malice" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Destruction – Birth of Malice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
8. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
9. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2025.