Day of Reckoning (Destruction album)

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Day of Reckoning
Destruction - Day of Reckoning.jpg
Studio album by
Destruction
Released18 February 2011 (2011-02-18) [1]
Recorded2010
Genre Thrash metal
Length46:45
Label Nuclear Blast
Destruction chronology
D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
(2008)		Day of Reckoning
(2011)		 Spiritual Genocide
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! favourable [4]
PopMatters 8/10 [5]
Rock Hard 8/10 [6]

Day of Reckoning is the eleventh studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction. It was released on 18 February 2011 in Europe and 8 March 2011 in North America via Nuclear Blast. [7] The first limited edition of the album does not have the band's logo on the booklet while the vinyl version and second pressing of the CD show a red Destruction logo on it.

Contents

This is the first album to feature their new drummer Vaaver. [8] The first statements from the band are promising, for the oldschool fans, a more fast and turbulent album than the 2008 studio record D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. that will go more 'back to the roots'. On 18 December 2010 in Portugal they played "Hate Is My Fuel" for the first time. Day of Reckoning sold over 800 copies in its first week in the U.S. [9]

Track listing

All songs written by Schmier and Sifringer, except track 12 written by Jimmy Bain and Ronnie James Dio.

No.TitleLength
1."The Price"3:39
2."Hate Is My Fuel"4:24
3."Armageddonizer"4:09
4."Devil's Advocate"4:18
5."Day of Reckoning"3:58
6."Sorcerer of Black Magic"4:25
7."Misfit"4:26
8."The Demon Is God"5:11
9."Church of Disgust"4:05
10."Destroyer or Creator"3:09
11."Sheep of the Regime"4:59
Total length:46:45
Limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Stand Up and Shout" (Dio cover) 
13."The Price" (demo) 

Personnel

Destruction

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 95

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  4. ↑ Pratt, Greg. "Destruction Day of Reckoning". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Begrand, Adrien (20 March 2011). "Destruction: Day of Reckoning". popmatters.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Kühnemund, Götz. "RH #286". Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
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