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D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. is the tenth studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction. The album was released on 29 August 2008 by AFM Records worldwide and Candlelight Records in the United States.

D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
Studio album by Destruction
Released	29 August 2008 (2008-08-29)
Recorded	April–May 2008
Studio	Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	48:03
Label	AFM, Candlelight
Producer	Destruction, Jacob Hansen
Destruction chronology
Thrash Anthems (2007) D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. (2008) Day of Reckoning (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	favorable[3]
Metal Forces	8/10[4]
Rock Hard	8/10[5]

The album features three guitarists as guest appearances — Gary Holt of Exodus and Slayer and Jeff Waters of Annihilator, both playing solos in the song "Urge (The Greed of Gain)", in addition to Vinnie Moore from UFO.[6]

All the first letters of each track on the record spell out the word "devolution".

Track listing

Personnel

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[7]

Destruction

• Schmier – bass, vocals
• Mike Sifringer – guitars
• Marc Reign – drums

Guest musicians

• Vinnie Moore – guitar solo on "D.evolution"
• Harry Wilkens – guitar solo on "E.levator to Hell"
• V.O. Pulver – guitar solo on "E.levator to Hell"
• Jacob Hansen – guitar solo on "L.ast Desperate Scream", "O.dyssey of Frustration"
• Gary Holt – guitar solo on "U.rge (The Greed of Gain)"
• Jeff Waters – guitar solo on "U.rge (The Greed of Gain)"
• Flemming C. Lund (ex-Invocator) – guitar solo on "O.dyssey of Frustration"

Additional musicians

• Asbjörn Steffensen – backing vocals
• Jeppe S. Nielsen – backing vocals
• Torsten Madsen – backing vocals
• Kasper Kierkegaard – backing vocals
• Jan B. Jepsen – backing vocals
• Jacob Hansen – backing vocals
• Jeppe Andersson – backing vocals

Production

• Destruction – production
• Jacob Hansen – production, mixing, mastering
  • Jeppe Andersson – assisting engineering
• Martin Pagaard – drum tech

Artwork and design

• Gyula Havancsák – Cover art
• Katja Piolka – photography (Schirmer only)

References

На других языках

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- [en] D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.

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[es] D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.

D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. es el décimo álbum de estudio de la banda alemana de thrash metal Destruction. El álbum fue publicado el 29 de agosto del 2008 mundialmente por AFM Records y Candlelight Records en los Estados Unidos.

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