The Antichrist (album)

The Antichrist
Studio album by Destruction
Released	15 September 2001 (2001-09-15)
Recorded	April–May 2001
Studio	Abyss Studios, Pärlby, Sweden
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	42:17
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Peter Tagtgren, Marcel Schirmer, Mike Sifringer
Destruction chronology
All Hell Breaks Loose (2000) The Antichrist (2001) Metal Discharge (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	favorable [1]
Rock Hard	9/10 [2]

The Antichrist is the seventh album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on September 15, 2001 through Nuclear Blast. ^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Destruction.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Days of Confusion"	0:49
2.	"Thrash till Death"	4:23
3.	"Nailed to the Cross"	3:46
4.	"Dictators of Cruelty"	4:31
5.	"Bullets from Hell"	5:06
6.	"Strangulated Pride"	3:27
7.	"Meet Your Destiny"	4:02
8.	"Creations of the Underworld"	3:54
9.	"Godfather of Slander"	4:09
10.	"Let Your Mind Rot"	4:15
11.	"The Heretic"	3:41
Total length:		42:17

Alternate track order

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Days of Confusion"	0:49
2.	"Dictators of Cruelty"	4:31
3.	"Thrash 'til Death"	4:23
4.	"Nailed to the Cross"	3:46
5.	"Bullets from Hell"	5:06
6.	"Strangulated Pride"	3:27
7.	"Meet Your Destiny"	4:02
8.	"Creations of the Underworld"	3:54
9.	"Godfather of Slander"	4:09
10.	"Let Your Mind Rot"	4:15
11.	"The Heretic"	3:41

Limited edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
66.	"Curse the Gods" (re-recorded)	5:26
Total length:		47:49

• The limited edition has 66 tracks. Tracks 12 to 65 are blank tracks. On the re-release versions boxed with other Destruction albums on Nuclear Blast, the re-recorded version of "Curse The Gods" is at track 12.

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. ^[5]

Personnel

Destruction

• Schmier – bass, vocals
• Mike Sifringer – guitars
• Sven Vormann – drums

Additional musicians

• Peter Tägtgren – backing vocals

Production

• Peter Tägtgren – production, recording
• Marcel Schirmer – production
• Mike Sifringer – production
• Lars Szöke – recording
• Franky "The Master" – pre-production

Artwork and design

• Thomas Ewerhard – cover artwork, layout
• Fotostudio Trepzger – photography

Studios

• Abyss Studios, Pärlby, Ludvika, Sweden
• Cutting Room, Stockholm, Sweden

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6]	89

References

1. Stewart-Panko, Kevin. "Destruction The Antichrist". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
2. Kühnemund, Götz. "RH #172". rockhard.de (in German). Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
3. "The Antichrist by DESTRUCTION – info and shop at Nuclear Blast – Nuclear Blast".
4. "Destruction – the Antichrist". Discogs .
5. The Antichrist (liner notes). Destruction. Nuclear Blast. 2001.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Destruction – The Antichrist" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

External links

• The Antichrist at AllMusic
• The Antichrist at Nuclear Blast