Destruction also tease track from new album
Today, German thrash-legends DESTRUCTION have announced Damir Eskic as their second guitarist alongside Mike. Damir is a Swiss guitar player with Bosnian decent and works as a guitar teacher, himself being a former pupil of Tommy Vetterli (CORONER). He also plays in a Heavy Metal band called GOMORRA and already contributed to 3 solos of DESTRUCTION‘s 2016 album “Under attack”.
The band prepared a short video clip, in which they properly introduce their new member and tease a track, Born to Perish, from their upcoming album. Watch the video here:
Frontman Schmier comments:
“Yes – we finally did it again!
For many years we’ve been talking about this but we needed the RIGHT guy! Damir Eskic is now that dude! He is a super-skilled player and also a good friend of the band. He will surely make some jaws drop and pay tribute to the history of DESTRUCTION, as he is also a fan of our music!
To be a trio, was a special thing for us, that we did with pride for many years but also DESTRUCTION had a period where we were a four piece with a second guitar. Now it was the RIGHT time to get that option back! We know there are many fans out there that have been waiting a long time for this.
We have composed and recorded the whole new album with two guitars and of course this will make us an even more intense live act and give us the chance to play songs again that we’ve not been able to play for many years…exciting times ahead!
Let´s call this a reinvention!
With Randy Black on the drums and Damir Eskic on the lead guitar, we have the fresh blood in the band that is sometimes needed to reach new goals, it will keep the THRASHMACHINE strong and ready for new adventures!
See you all on the road soon – the new record is coming on August 8th via Nuclear Blast!”
Damir adds:
“I am of course very happy to be a part of this Thrash Metal family and to join one of the best bands of the genre. To record three guest solos on the UNDER ATTACK album was already a big deal for me, now some years later, we’ve become close friends and I am really excited to be a part of this! I am looking forward to meeting the fans all over the globe and to thrash the stage with the boys!”
DESTRUCTION Tourdates:
»Killfest 2019«
w/OVERKILL , FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, CHRONOSPHERE (new)
08.03. I Bologna – Zona Roveri
09.03. I Fontaneto d’Agogna (NO) – Phenomenon
10.03. D Munich – Backstage
11.03. H Budapest – Barba Negra Music Club
12.03. PL Wroclaw – A2
13.03. PL Gdansk – B90
14.03. D Berlin – Columbia Theater
15.03. NL Eindhoven – Effenaar
16.03. D Osnabrück – Hyde Park
17.03. D Frankfurt – Batschkapp
18.03. CH Zurich – Dynamo
20.03. F Paris – Le Trabendo*
21.03. UK London – O2 Academy Islington*
23.03. IRL Dublin – The Academy*
24.03. UK Glasgow – SWG3*
*without Chronosphere
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