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War Of Destruction
12+ albums
punkDanish Punkdanishhardcore punkdenmark
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War Of Destruction was formed by guitarist Dan "Donny" Sørensen, vocalist Hans Simonsen, bassist Jan "Key" Hansen and drummer Steen Thomsen in the summer of 1981 in Århus, Denmark, the main inspiration being Discharge. A few weeks after forming, they decided to release a tape, which was followed by two more a year later, as an effort to raise money for their first vinyl record. Already during the first years, War of Destruction played a lot of gigs all over Denmark, and in '83 they recorded several tracks for a 7" EP. It was released on their own Spån Records, the idea behind the label being to have the total control over their releases. It sold out quickly, most of it in Denmark, Germany, England, USA, Sweden, Finland, and also Poland, where they gained a lot of fans at that time. In the summer of the same year, 4 additional tracks were recorded for a 8 band compilation LP, all connected to the "Opgang 2" youth club, the place they also used to rehearse in. They kept playing all over Denmark, becoming the most popular Hardcore band in their country and on two different occasions they even traveled to Germany for playing some shows. In 1984 they recorded three tracks for two different Danish compilation records: Noget på Dansk and Complications, and in the autumn of of the same year they recorded the De Dødes Hvisken ("Whispers of the Dead") 12" EP, probably their most known release. It's a great record that easily stands in the same league as the best from their (more prol
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