Day of Reckoning (Destruction album)

Day of Reckoning
Studio album by Destruction
Released	February 18, 2011[1]
Recorded	2010
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	46:45
Label	Nuclear Blast
Destruction chronology
D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. (2008) Day of Reckoning (2011) Spiritual Genocide (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Exclaim!	favourable[4]
PopMatters	8/10[5]
Rock Hard	8/10[6]

Day of Reckoning is the twelfth studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction. It was released on 18 February 2011 in Europe and March 8, 2011 in North America via Nuclear Blast. The first limited edition of the album does not have the band's logo on the booklet while the vinyl version and second pressing of the CD show a red Destruction logo on it.

This is the first album to feature their new drummer Vaaver.^[7] The first statements from the band are promising, for the oldschool fans, a more fast and turbulent album than the 2008 studio record D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. that will go more 'back to the roots'. On December 18, 2010 in Portugal, they played "Hate Is My Fuel" for the first time. Day of Reckoning sold over 800 copies in its first week in the U.S.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Price"	3:39
2.	"Hate Is My Fuel"	4:24
3.	"Armageddonizer"	4:09
4.	"Devil’s Advocate"	4:18
5.	"Day of Reckoning"	3:58
6.	"Sorcerer of Black Magic"	4:25
7.	"Misfit"	4:26
8.	"The Demon Is God"	5:11
9.	"Church of Disgust"	4:05
10.	"Destroyer Or Creator"	3:09
11.	"Sheep of The Regime"	4:59
Total length:		46:45

Limited Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Stand Up and Shout" (Dio Cover)
13.	"The Price" (demo)

Personnel

Destruction

• Schmier – vocals, bass
• Mike Sifringer – guitars
• Wawrzyniec "Vaaver" Dramowicz – drums

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	95

References

1. Staff writer(s); no by-line. "Day Of Reckoning by DESTRUCTION - info and shop at Nuclear Blast - Nuclear Blast". www.nuclearblast.de. Nuclear Blast. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
2. Pacheco, MetalGeorge. "Destruction - 'Day Of Reckoning'". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
3. Day of Reckoning at AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
4. Pratt, Greg. "Destruction Day of Reckoning". exclaim.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
5. Begrand, Adrien. "Destruction: Day of Reckoning". www.popmatters.com. PopMatters.com. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
6. Kühnemund, Götz. "RH #286". www.rockhard.de. Rock Hard. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
7. Blabbermouth
9. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

External links

• Day of Reckoning at AllMusic
• Day of Reckoning at Nuclear Blast