Mad Butcher

Mad Butcher
EP by
Destruction
Released6 March 1987
RecordedDecember 1986 at Karo Studio
GenreThrash metal
Length18:56
LabelSteamhammer/SPV
ProducerKalle Trapp
Destruction chronology
Eternal Devastation
(1986)
Mad Butcher
(1987)
Release from Agony
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Mad Butcher is the second EP by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on March 6, 1987. Thomas Sandmannhad left the band and two new members had entered the group: a new drummer, Oliver Kaiser, and a new guitarist, Harry Wilkens. This is the band's first studio recording featuring a four-piece lineup, instead of a trio.

"Mad Butcher," the first song of the album, is a re-recording from the Sentence of Death EP with a faster tempo and double solos from Sifringer and Wilkens. The second song "The Damned" is a cover song from The Plasmatics. The third song "Reject Emotions" is a power ballad. Finally, "The Last Judgement" is an instrumental song played by Wilkens.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mad Butcher"5:01
2."The Damned" (Plasmatics cover)3:54
3."Reject Emotions"6:50
4."The Last Judgement"3:11
Total length:18:56

Personnel

Destruction
  • Schmier - bass, vocals
  • Harry Wilkens - lead guitar
  • Mike Sifringer - rhythm guitar
  • Oliver "Olli" Kaiser - drums
Production
  • Sebastian Krüger - cover painting
  • Kalle Trapp - producer, mixing, recording

See also

  • Peter Leitch (Mad Butcher) - a famous New Zealander who runs a chain butcher outlets called The Mad Butcher

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Mad Butcher Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
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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
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