Birth of Malice

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Birth of Malice
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Studio album by
Released7 March 2025
Genre Thrash metal
Length50:33
Label Napalm
Producer
  • Schmier
  • Martin Furia
  • V.O. Pulver
Destruction chronology
Diabolical
(2022)
Birth of Malice
(2025)
Singles from Birth of Malice
  1. "Fast as a Shark"
    Released: 10 July 2024
  2. "No Kings – No Masters"
    Released: 10 July 2024
  3. "Destruction"
    Released: 14 November 2024
  4. "A.N.G.S.T."
    Released: 23 January 2025
  5. "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.

Contents

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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Birth of Malice"  1:00
2."Destruction"  5:22
3."Cyber Warfare" Schmier, Martin Furia4:24
4."No Kings – No Masters"  4:10
5."Scumbag Human Race" Schmier, Martin Furia4:16
6."God of Gore" Schmier, Martin Furia4:10
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, Baltes2:58
Total length:50:33

Personnel

Destruction

Additional personnel

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.