Thrash Anthems

Thrash Anthems
Studio album / compilation album by Destruction
Released	19 January 2007 (2007-01-19)
Recorded	October–November 2006
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	72:14
Label	AFM
Producer	Destruction
Destruction chronology
Inventor of Evil (2005) Thrash Anthems (2007) D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Blabbermouth.net	8/10 [3]
Exclaim!	favorable [4]
Rock Hard	9/10 [5]

Thrash Anthems is an album released by the German thrash metal band Destruction on January 19, 2007. ^[6] It comprises re-recordings of old songs and two new ones: "Deposition (Your Heads Will Roll)" and "Profanity".

The limited digipak edition includes one bonus track ("Eternal Ban") and a video clip for "Total Desaster".^{[ citation needed ]} The 2-LP version does not include the bonus track and the running order of the tracks is partly different. A sequel to this album titled Thrash Anthems II was released in November 2017 and features a selection of other classic songs that have been newly re-recorded.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Destruction except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Bestial Invasion"		Infernal Overkill	4:38
2.	"Profanity"	Sifringer, Schirmer		5:56
3.	"Release from Agony"		Release from Agony	4:36
4.	"Mad Butcher"		Mad Butcher	3:45
5.	"Reject Emotions"		Mad Butcher	5:52
6.	"Death Trap"		Infernal Overkill	4:52
7.	"Cracked Brain"		Cracked Brain	3:46
8.	"Life Without Sense"		Eternal Devastation	6:22
9.	"Total Desaster"		Sentence of Death	3:26
10.	"Deposition (Your Heads Will Roll)"	Sifringer, Schirmer		5:11
11.	"Invincible Force"		Infernal Overkill	3:44
12.	"Sign of Fear"		Release from Agony	6:36
13.	"Tormentor"		Infernal Overkill	3:55
14.	"Unconscious Ruins"		Release from Agony	4:17
15.	"Curse the Gods"		Eternal Devastation	5:16
Total length:				72:14

Limited digipack edition bonus track

No.	Title	Original Album	Length
16.	"Eternal Ban"	Eternal Devastation	3:14
Total length:			75:28

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[7]

Personnel

Destruction

• Schmier – bass, lead vocals
• Mike Sifringer – guitars
• Marc Reign – drums, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Harry Wilkens – guitar solo on "Release from Agony", "Cracked Brain"
• Jacob Hansen – guitar solo on "Death Trap", "Invincible Force"
• V.O. Pulver – guitar solo on "Unconscious Ruins"

Additional musicians

• V.O. Pulver – backing vocals
• Franky Winkelmann – backing vocals
• Harry Wilkens – backing vocals
• Andre Grieder – backing vocals
• Ramona Götz – backing vocals

Production

• Destruction – production
• V.O. Pulver – engineering
• Gero Krenz – engineering
• Franky Winkelmann – engineering
• Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering

Artwork and design

• Marco Schirmer – artwork
• Katja Piolka – photography

Studios

• House of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany – recording
• Little Creek Studio, Gelterkinden, Switzerland – recording
• Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark – mixing, mastering

References

1. Bowar, Chad. "Destruction – Thrash Anthems". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
2. Thrash Anthems at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
3. Bergman, Keith (15 January 2007). "Blabbermouth "Thrash Anthems" Review". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
4. carman, Keith. "Destruction Thrash Anthems". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
5. Kühnemund, Götz. "RH #237". www.rockhard.de. Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
6. Destruction - Thrash Anthems , retrieved 25 September 2022
7. Thrash Anthems (liner notes). Destruction. AFM. 2007.