Metal Discharge is the eighth full-length album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on September 22, 2003.

Metal Discharge
Studio album by
Released22 September 2003 (2003-09-22)[1]
StudioLittle Creek Studio, Gelterkinden, Switzerland
GenreThrash metal
Length39:12
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerDestruction, V.O. Pulver
Destruction chronology
The Antichrist
(2001)
Metal Discharge
(2003)
Inventor of Evil
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Exclaim!not favorable[3]
Rock Hard9.5/10[4]

It was the first Destruction album to feature drummer Marc "Speedy" Reign of Morgoth.[5][6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Schirmer and Sifringer, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Ravenous Beast" 3:09
2."Metal Discharge" 3:26
3."Rippin' the Flesh Apart" 5:01
4."Fear of the Moment" 3:34
5."Mortal Remains" 4:11
6."Desecrators of the New Age" 3:42
7."Historical Force Feed" 3:36
8."Savage Symphony of Terror" 3:51
9."Made to Be Broken"Destruction3:45
10."Vendetta" 4:51
Total length:39:12
Bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Killers" (Iron Maiden cover)4:52
2."Whiplash" (Metallica cover)3:32
3."U.S.A." ("Fuck the U.S.A.", The Exploited cover)3:08
4."Bestial Invasion" (Demo version 1999)4:49
5."The Butcher Strikes Back" (Demo version 1999)3:15
6."Nailed to the Cross" (Demo 2001)3:48
7."Metal Discharge" (Demo 2003)3:27
Total length:26:51

Personnel

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

Destruction
  • Schmier – bass, lead vocals
  • Mike Sifringer – guitars
  • Marc Reign – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
  • V.O. Pulver – guitar solo on "The Ravenous Beast", backing vocals
  • Andre Grieder – backing vocals
  • Inga Pulver – backing vocals
  • Franky Winkelmann – backing vocals
  • "Tschibu" – backing vocals
Production
  • V.O. Pulver – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
  • Destruction – production
  • Frank Winkelmann – engineering, mixing

References

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  1. ^ Staff writer(s). "Metal Discharge by DESTRUCTION – info and shop at Nuclear Blast – Nuclear Blast". www.nuclearblast.de. Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ Metal Discharge at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ^ Ayers, Chris. "Destruction Metal Discharge". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ^ Pöpperl-Berenda, Robert. "RH #197". Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Metal Discharge by DESTRUCTION – info and shop at Nuclear Blast – Nuclear Blast".
  6. ^ "Destruction – Metal Discharge". Discogs.
  7. ^ Metal Discharge (liner notes). Destruction. Nuclear Blast. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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