Destruction discography

This is the discography for German thrash metal band Destruction.^[1][2]

Destruction discography
Destruction performing in 2019
Studio albums	16
EPs	4
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	3
Music videos	6
Demos	3

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with chart positions

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		GER [3]	SWI [4]
1985	Infernal Overkill Released: 24 May 1985 Label: Steamhammer/SPV Format: LP, MC, CD	—	—
1986	Eternal Devastation Released: 12 July 1986 Label: Steamhammer/SPV Format: LP, MC, CD	—	—
1987	Release from Agony Released: 1 December 1987 Label: Steamhammer/SPV Format: LP, MC, CD	—	—
1990	Cracked Brain Released: 1 June 1990 Label: Noise Format: LP, MC, CD	—	—
1998	The Least Successful Human Cannonball Released: 1998 Label: Brain Butcher Format: CD	—	—
2000	All Hell Breaks Loose Released: 25 April 2000 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, MC	67	—
2001	The Antichrist Released: 27 August 2001 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, MC	89	—
2003	Metal Discharge Released: 22 September 2003 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP	—	—
2005	Inventor of Evil Released: 22 August 2005 Label: AFM Format: CD, LP	68	—
2008	D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. Released: 29 August 2008 Label: AFM Format: CD, LP	65	—
2011	Day of Reckoning Released: 18 February 2011 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP	95	—
2012	Spiritual Genocide Released: 23 November 2012 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP	—	—
2016	Under Attack Released: 13 May 2016 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP	68	90
2019	Born to Perish Released: 9 August 2019[5] Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	26	36
2022	Diabolical Released: 8 April 2022[6] Label: Napalm Records Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	12	19
2025	Birth of Malice Released: 7 March 2025 Label: Napalm Records Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	10	23
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Note: ^ Released during the Neo-Destruction period.

Live albums

List of live albums

Year	Album details
1989	Live Without Sense Released: 1989 Label: Steamhammer/SPV Format: LP, MC, CD
2002	Alive Devastation Released: 2002 Label: n/a Format: n/a
2004	Live Discharge Released: 4 March 2004 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD+DVD
2009	The Curse of the Antichrist: Live in Agony Released: 25 September 2009 Label: AFM Format: CD, LP
2010	A Savage Symphony - The History of Annihilation Released: 29 January 2010 Label: AFM Format: CD, CD+DVD

Compilations

List of compilations

Year	Album details
2007	Thrash Anthems (Album of re-recorded old material along with two new songs) Released: 19 January 2007 Label: AFM Format: CD, LP
2017	Thrash Anthems II (Album of re-recorded old material) Released: 10 November 2017 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP

EPs

List of EPs

Year	Album details
1984	Sentence of Death Released: 10 November 1984 Label: Steamhammer/SPV Format: LP, MC, CD
1987	Mad Butcher Released: February 1987 Label: Steamhammer/SPV Format: LP, CD
1994	Destruction Released: 26 February 1994 Label: Brain Butcher Format: CD
1995	Them Not Me Released: 9 June 1995 Label: Brain Butcher Format: CD

Note: ^ Released during the Neo-Destruction period.

Demos

List of demos

Year	Album details
1984	Bestial Invasion of Hell Released: 10 August 1984 Label: independent Format: MC
1999	The Butcher Strikes Back Released: 11 July 1999 Label: independent Format: CD

Music videos

Title	Album
"The Ravenous Beast"	Metal Discharge
"Desecrators of the New Age"
"Soul Collector"	Inventor of Evil
"The Alliance of Hellhoundz"
"Total Desaster"	Thrash Anthems
"Vicious Circle - The Seven Deadly Sins"	D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
"Hate is My Fuel"	Day of Reckoning
"Carnivore"	Spiritual Genocide
"Under Attack"	Under Attack
"United by Hatred"	Thrash Anthems II
"Betrayal"	Born to Perish
"Inspired By Death"
"State of Apathy"	Diabolical
"Diabolical"
"No Faith in Humanity"
"Repent Your Sins"
"No Kings - No Masters"	Birth of Malice
"Destruction"
"A.N.G.S.T."
"Scumbag Human Race"