Birth of Malice

Birth of Malice
Studio album by Destruction
Released	7 March 2025
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	50:33
Label	Napalm Records
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 upcoming sixteenth studio album by the German thrash metal band Destruction. It will be 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 upcoming seventeenth studio album Birth of Malice, set to be released on 7 March 2025. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Birth of Malice"	1:00
2.	"Destruction"	5:22
3.	"Cyber Warfare"	4:24
4.	"No Kings - No Masters"	4:10
5.	"Scumbag Human Race"	4:16
6.	"God of Gore"	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)	2:58
Total length:		50:33

Personnel

Destruction

• Schmier – bass, 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

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.