Sentence of Death

1984 EP by Destruction

Sentence of Death

EP by

Destruction

Released

10 November 1984

Recorded

September 1984 at Caet Studio, Berlin, Germany

Genre

Thrash metal
speed metal
black metal

Length

19:33

Label

SPV/Steamhammer (Germany)
Metal Blade (US)

Producer

Wolfgang Eichholz

Destruction chronology

Sentence of Death
(1984)

Infernal Overkill
(1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Kerrang!	^[1]
Metal Forces	8/10^[2]
Rock Hard	8/10^[3]

Sentence of Death is an EP and the debut release by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on 10 November 1984 by Steamhammer Records.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:14
2.	"Total Desaster"	4:06
3.	"Black Mass"	4:00
4.	"Mad Butcher"	3:31
5.	"Satan's Vengeance"	3:16
6.	"Devil's Soldiers"	3:26
Total length:		19:33

Personnel

Destruction

Schmier – bass, vocals
Mike Sifringer – guitars
Thomas "Tommy" Sandmann – drums

Production

Wolfgang Eichholz – production
Horst Müller – engineering

References

^ Dome, Malcolm (4 April 1985). "Destruction 'Sentence of Death'". Kerrang!. Vol. 91. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 12.
^ Doe, Bernard (1985). "Destruction – Sentence of Death". Metal Forces (9). Retrieved 15 September 2012.
^ Kühnemund, Götz. "RH #9". rockhard.de. Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ Destruction – Sentence of Death, retrieved 25 September 2022