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1987 studio album by Destruction
Release from Agony
Cover art by Joachim Luetke
Studio album by Destruction
Released1 December 1987
RecordedSeptember 1987
StudioKaro Studio, Münster, West Germany
GenreThrash metal
Length37:20
LabelSteamhammer/SPV
ProducerKalle Trapp
Destruction chronology
Mad Butcher
(1987)
Release from Agony
(1987)
Live Without Sense
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Rock Hard9.0/10

Release from Agony is the third studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on December 1, 1987 by Steamhammer/SPV in mainly Europe, and in 1988 by Profile/Rock Hotel Records in North America. This was their last studio album to feature bassist and lead vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer until he rejoined the band in 1999.

Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Destruction

No.TitleLength
1."Beyond Eternity"1:11
2."Release from Agony"4:44
3."Dissatisfied Existence"4:30
4."Sign of Fear"6:46
5."Unconscious Ruins"4:27
6."Incriminated"5:22
7."Our Oppression"4:49
8."Survive to Die"5:31
Total length:37:20

Personnel

Destruction
  • Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer – bass, vocals
  • Mike Sifringer – guitars
  • Harry Wilkens – guitars
  • Oliver "Olli" Kaiser – drums
Production

References

  1. Book, John. Release from Agony – Destruction at AllMusic
  2. Stratmann, Holger (1988). "Review Album: Destruction – Release from Agony". Rock Hard (in German). No. 23. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. Young, Simon (9 May 2023). "The 50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

External links

Destruction
  • Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer
  • Randy Black
  • Damir Eskic
  • Martin Furia
  • Mike Sifringer
  • Thomas Rosenmerkel
  • Harry Wilkens
  • Michael Piranio
  • Christian Engler
  • Tommy Sandmann
  • Oliver Kaiser
  • Sven Vormann
  • Marc Reign
  • Wawrzyniec Dramowicz
Studio albums
Compilation albums
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