All Hell Breaks Loose is the sixth studio album by German thrash metal band Destruction, released on 25 April 2000 by Nuclear Blast. It was their first official album since Cracked Brain in 1990, and the first with Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer returning to vocals and bass since Release from Agony in 1987. It also marks the return of the band to a three-piece lineup.
The album includes a cover of the Metallica song "Whiplash".
Contents
Content
Although All Hell Breaks Loose is considered a return to thrash metal for the band, it retains some of the groove metal influences from their 1990s "Neo-Destruction" releases.
Track listing
Note
"Whiplash" is a hidden bonus track on some copies of the record.
Personnel
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Destruction
Schmier – bass, vocals
Mike Sifringer – guitars
Sven Vormann – drums
Guest musicians
Peter Tägtgren – guitars, vocals on "Total Desaster 2000"
Production
Peter Tägtgren – production, recording
Destruction – production, recording
Artwork and design
Joachim Luetke – cover artwork
Dirk Gohr – layout
Axel Jusseit – photography