Deströyer 666
Deströyer 666 | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, VIC |
| Genres | Thrash metal |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
| Labels | Modern Invasion, Season of Mist, Iron Pegasus |
| Associated acts | Bestial Warlust, Abominator, Razor of Occam, Prostitute Disfigurement, Mass Confusion, Gospel of the Horns, Hobbs Angel of Death, Destruktor, Assaulter, In Aeternum, Long Voyage Back, Corpse Molestation, Ignivomous, Denouncement Pyre, Nocturnal Graves, Nifelheim |
| Members | KK Warslut, Desecrator, Felipe Plaze Kutzbach |
| Past members | S Berserker, Erich de Windt, Bullet Eater, Deceiver, Howitzer, Mersus, Shrapnel, Per Karlsson, Matt Razor, R.C. |
Band members
- Current line-up
- KK Warslut (vocals, guitar)
- Felipe Plaza Kutzbach (bass)
- Kev Desecrator (drums)
- Former members
- R.C. (guitar, vocals) 2012 - 2020
- Per Karlsson (drums) 2012 - 2017
- Matt Razor (bass) 2004 - 2014
- Shrapnel (guitar) 1996 - 2012
- Mersus (drums) 2001 - 2012
- Simon Berserker (bass) 2000 - 2003
- Erich de Windt (drums) 2000 - 2001
- Bullet Eater (bass) 1996 - 2000
- Deceiver (drums) 1998 - 2000
- Howitzer (drums) 1996 - 1998
Band information
Deströyer 666 began life as a solo excursion for former Bestial Warlust guitarist Warslut, who produced the first album with drum contributions from Criss Volcano of Abominator and Skitz of Damaged. After this the line-up solidified with the addition of bassist Phil "Bullet Eater" Gresik, drummer Howitzer from Gospel of the Horns and Shrapnel on second guitar. Unchain the Wolves strengthened the reputation established by the debut. In 2000 Deströyer 666 spent time in Europe. Howitzer had been replaced in the band by Deceiver (Jarro of Destruktor) in the meantime, and the long-awaited third album, Phoenix Rising, which had been recorded in mid-1999 was released in late 2000.
Gresik and Deceiver were replaced in 2000 by Simon Berserker and Erich de Windt from Dutch band Prostitute Disfigurement. de Windt was soon replaced by Mersus in 2001 and the band embarked on their biggest tour to date with Immolation and Deranged, after which Deströyer 666 settled in the Netherlands, a location that provided them with a central location for further European touring.
Late in 2003, with Matt Razor from Shrapnel's other band Razor of Occam replacing Berserker, Deströyer 666 returned to Australia, where they undertook a national tour and featured as the main attraction of that year's Metal for the Brain festival. The group then disappeared for some time, re-emerging in mid-2005 with an announcement that a compilation album of tracks from their vinyl EPs may be released, though this did not occur until late 2010. During September 2006 Deströyer 666 made its first tour of the US. The fourth album Defiance was released in June 2009. In January 2010, Deströyer 666 returned to Australia for a national tour. Long-serving members Shrapnel and Mersus parted ways with the group in 2012, leaving D666 as a three piece of Warslut, Razor and drummer Per Karlsson (In Aeternum). Guitarist R.C. joined soon after. With the departure of Razor, Felipe Plaza Kurzbach of Nifelheim became the band's bassist and French drummer Desecrator replaced Karlsson in 2018. An Australian tour with Bölzer in 2019 had to be abandoned when the music website Tone Deaf revealed Warslut's links to neo-Nazism and a history of misogynist and homophobic statements on stage, causing all the venues to ban them from playing; Bölzer completed the tour without them and D666 has not been back to Australia since.
Discography
Albums:
| 1997 | Unchain the Wolves | Modern Invasion | |
| 2000 | Phoenix Rising | Season of Mist | |
| 2002 | Cold Steel... for an Iron Age | Season of Mist | |
| 2009 | Defiance | Season of Mist | |
| 2010 | To the Devil His Due | Season of Mist | |
| 2016 | Wildfire | Season of Mist | |
| 2022 | Let the Demon Speak | Goatowarex |
EPs:
| 1995 | Violence is the Prince of This World | Modern Invasion | |
| 1998 | Satanic Speed Metal | Merciless | |
| 2002 | ...of Wolves, Women and War | Satan's Metal | |
| 2003 | Terror Abraxas | Iron Pegasus | |
| 2010 | See You in Hell | Invictus | |
| 2018 | Call of the Wild | Season of Mist |
Single:
| 2000 | King of Kings | AJNA Offensive |
