Mad Butcher

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Mad Butcher
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EP by
Released6 March 1987
RecordedDecember 1986 at Karo Studio
Genre Thrash metal
Length18:56
Label Steamhammer/SPV
Producer Kalle Trapp
Destruction chronology
Eternal Devastation
(1986)
Mad Butcher
(1987)
Release from Agony
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Mad Butcher is the second EP by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on March 6, 1987. Thomas Sandmannhad left the band and two new members had entered the group: a new drummer, Oliver Kaiser, and a new guitarist, Harry Wilkens. This is the band's first studio recording featuring a four-piece lineup, instead of a trio.

Contents

"Mad Butcher," the first song of the album, is a re-recording from the Sentence of Death EP with a faster tempo and double solos from Sifringer and Wilkens. The second song "The Damned" is a cover song from The Plasmatics. The third song "Reject Emotions" is a power ballad. Finally, "The Last Judgement" is an instrumental song played by Wilkens.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mad Butcher"5:01
2."The Damned" (Plasmatics cover)3:54
3."Reject Emotions"6:50
4."The Last Judgement"3:11
Total length:18:56

Personnel

Destruction
Production

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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Mad Butcher Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 26 October 2009.