In this new video from BangerTV, Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of Teutonic thrash legends Destruction discusses why German thrash is better than American, their distinctive sound, and why staying pissed-off and hungry is essential to making good extreme metal.

Destruction, whose upcoming studio album Under Attack will be released on May 13th, recently released the official video clip for the title track. The partly animated clip was produced by Buntmetall (Motörhead, Saxon, Annihilator, Panzer, Cripper) in April 2016.

Mastermind Schmier states: "We keep on doing our thing. The track 'Under Attack' stands for classic Destruction trademarks and the video will sure provoke the outdated and the backseat drivers. But global unity cannot be reached with conservative and naive religious beliefs of any kind! Dear cosmopolitans, please keep your urge for freedom alive - otherwise soon there will be NO more rock 'n' roll!"

Pre-order the new album here. 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”

"Under Attack" video:

Trailer:

“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: