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Sentence of Death
EP by
Released10 November 1984
RecordedSeptember 1984 at Caet Studio, Berlin, Germany
Genre
Length19:33
LabelSPV/Steamhammer (Germany)
Metal Blade (US)
ProducerWolfgang Eichholz
Destruction chronology
Sentence of Death
(1984)
Infernal Overkill
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang![1]
Metal Forces8/10[2]
Rock Hard8/10[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]

The album is cited as an influential thrash metal album with black metal influences, which has been dubbed "black thrash".[5] A 1985 review by Metal Forces described the album as having "some of the best lead-work ever heard in black metal".[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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

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Destruction
Production

References

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  1. ^ Dome, Malcolm (4 April 1985). "Destruction 'Sentence of Death'". Kerrang!. Vol. 91. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b Doe, Bernard (1985). "Destruction: Sentence of Death". Metal Forces. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014.
  3. ^ Kühnemund, Götz. "RH #9". rockhard.de. Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ^ Destruction – Sentence of Death, retrieved 25 September 2022
  5. ^ "Destruction - Sentence of Death ( Steamhammer SH 0020 ) 12" Vinyl LP Album". Vinyl Records. 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021.