Metal Wani Editor In Chief Owais 'Vitek' Nabi recently had a chat with Destruction bassist/singer Schmier.

Schmier discusses the upcoming studio album Under Attack, songwriting approach, musical direction, internet trolls and hatred among metalheads. He also talks about using multiple studios, 3-year songwriting cycle, drummer Vaaver's influences and collection of riffs with lead guitarist Mike Sifringer.

Schmier also throws light on why rock n roll is dead, bands using live samples on stage, his opinion on Axl Rose joining AC/DC and why Accept’s Mark Tornillo is the perfect fit for AC/DC. Listen below:

Destruction will release their new album, Under Attack, on May 13th via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-order here. An official album trailer video can be seen below:

The track "Second To None" is now available as an instant grat track when you pre-order Under Attack via iTunes. Head here. A lyric video for the track can be found below.

The album artwork was created by acclaimed artist Gyula from Hungary, who has also created artwork for Annihlator, Grave Digger, Stratovarius, Tankard and many more.

Tracklisting:

“Under Attack”
“Generation Nevermore”
“Dethroned”
“Getting Used To The Evil”
“Pathogenic”
“Elegant Pigs”
“Second To None”
“Stand Up For What You Deliver”
“Conductor Of The Void”
“Stigmatized”

Bonus tracks:
“Black Metal” (feat. Alex [Krisiun])
“Thrash Attack”

“Second To None” lyric video:

Teaser:

Artwork trailer:

Comments Schemer: "I had the vision of the exploding earth with the Destruction skull as continents before we even had the title. Never has the earth and every individual been so Under Attack: whether it’s environmental issues, wars or politics and media madness, we just destroy everything that we love! The cover brings together the classical concepts of the band’s history and fits in well with the discography… but unfortunately it also represents the current state of the world today!"

The back cover of the vinyl edition of Under Attack can be seen below: