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Destroy the Runner is an American heavy metal band from San Diego, California, United States. Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying managed them for their album Saints, and did so again with Jason Rudolph for their second album I, Lucifer.

Destroy the Runner
Also known as	Die Like Me (2004-2006)
Origin	San Diego, California, US
Genres	Metalcore, progressive metal
Years active	2004–2010, 2016–present
Labels	Solid State
Members	Duane Reed Nick "Maldy" Maldonado Kyle Setter Marc Kohlbry
Past members	Chad Ackerman Tanner Sparks Jeremiah Crespo Mike Catalano

History

Destroy the Runner was signed by Solid State Records, on which their debut album Saints was released on September 12, 2006, to mixed reviews.^{[citation needed]} Their name is reportedly a reference to the 1976 film Logan's Run.^{[citation needed]}

The band followed the release of the album with a tour supporting Haste the Day and Scary Kids Scaring Kids, which was followed by tours with August Burns Red and The Chariot.[1]

Both Kyle Setter and Jeremiah Crespo would leave the band in 2007, and were replaced by Chad Ackerman and Tanner Sparks.

In October 2007, the band began recording their second LP with Brian McTernan at Salad Days Studios in Baltimore, MD.

On April 15, 2008, Destroy the Runner released I, Lucifer. The album has a more progressive sound, with less screaming than their previous album.[2] It charted in the U.S. on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart at No. 27 and on the Top Heatseekers chart at No. 25.

On May 16, 2010, Destroy the Runner announced that they would taking an "indefinite hiatus".

On April 22, 2016, the band updated their Facebook. This update hinted at new material, and also reestablished the band's original members to their current lineup.[3]

On May 1, 2016, the band announced that the four original band members were regrouping and had already written songs that were ready to be recorded for an EP, Void, through an Indiegogo campaign.[4]

Band members

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Current lineup

• Nick “Maldy" Maldonado – lead guitar (2004–2010, 2016–present)
• Duane Reed – rhythm guitar, vocals (2004–2010, 2016–present)
• Kyle Setter – lead vocals (2004–2007, 2016–present)
• Marc Kohlbry – drums (2004–2008, 2016–present)
• Tanner Sparks – bass guitar (2007–2010, 2016–present)

Former members

• Chad Ackerman – lead vocals (2007–2010)
• Mike Catalano – drums (2008–2010)
• Jeremiah Crespo – bass guitar (2005–2007)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Saints (2006) Solid State Records
• I, Lucifer (2008) Solid State Records

EPs

• Die Like Me (2004) (self-released)
• Void (2016) (self-released)

Singles

• "End Transmission" (2016)[5]

Music videos

• Saints (Saints)
• Isabella's (I, Lucifer)

References

External links

• Destroy the Runner on Myspace

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