German thrash legends DESTRUCTION have issued the following update:

"Mike (guitar), Schmier (bass, vocals) and Marc (drums) have just returned from Asia and are now already working on the double-live album, which should be released this summer. More infos later this week.

Schmier did forward us the following statement about the Japan and China trip:

"Worldwide economic crisis there or here - thrash metal is an underground phenomenon and it's worldwide status is more established, than we 've ever dared to imagine! After all those years it is STILL a big privilege for us to travel the world! We have started this tour in September in Latin America and now we have travelled, months later, once around the whole globe. Australia and Israel and some shows in December in the East will mark the final round of the best and longest tour Destruction ever did!

Of course the impressions from Japan & China are most recent and still spinning in my head! Japan is unbeatable! Perfectionism and enthusiasm combined with Asian kindness and a culture I can only admire. I would even say, every Japan stay is an impressive experience of life for me! To sum up, the world could still learn a lot from Nippon I think. This becomes more conscious, every time if I have the luck, to return to the land of the rising sun!

But of course the question of the last days was, HOW was CHINA? Now I can only say, that the experiment to play in a country in which HM fans were not really tolerated till recently, was very interesting and a real success. The club was sold out and we were not arrested!

Seriously: the National Republic has surprised me! You can feel the country is socially and economically upheavaling. People seemed ready for new impressions and more freedom. The fans had to wait so long for us, that's maybe why the concert was a highlight of this jubilee tour! The Bejing show was hotter than hell, maybe this was the hottest gig in our history, that's we had to break off our 100 min. concert shortly before the end. But again this is an another story... maybe we shouldn't have eaten those fuckin' spicy frogs ...hehe!

I think it's time to start working on my book in the next dark winter months! In these 25 years so much unbelievable shit has happened, I have to nail it down before I start to forget... WARSTORIES FROM THE ROAD or THE TRUTH ABOUT THRASH METAL? Hahaha... I think I will find a the suitable title these days!

Thanks to all worldwide fans for the fantastic time, I hope we will experience some more crazy years together! Cheers my friends!"

As mentioned before, there will more news concerning to the double-live disc soon! Stay tuned please."