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Monday, September 1, 2025
DESTRUCTION: SCHMIER INTERVIEWED BY INTO THE NECROSPHERE
SCHMIER (vocalist of German thrash metal legends
DESTRUCTION) and the makers of the bands documentary, was recently interviewed by INTO THE NECROSPHERE..
DESTRUCTION have signed to FM MUSIC MANAGEMENT (NORTH AMERICA) and will tour NORTH AMERICA in early 2026.
DESTRUCTION, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the
bands anticipated new release "BIRTH OF MALICE", unleashed
3/7/2025 via NAPALM RECORDS.
DESTRUCTION have posted a visualizer video for "FAST AS A SHARK" (ACCEPT COVER) , a
track from the bands anticipated new two track 12 inch release, due to
be unleashed soon via NAPALM RECORDS.
DESTRUCTION unleashed "DIABOLICAL", 4/8/2022 via
NAPALM RECORDS.
FROM INTO THE NECROSPHERE:
Recorded live at Beyond The Gates 2025, I sat down with thrash metal legend Schmier—founder, bassist, and frontman of the iconic German band Destruction — and Denise Dörner, co-director of the acclaimed new documentary "The Art of Destruction." We explore the film's making, from exclusive behind-the-scenes tales to the intense legacy of German thrash history.