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DESTRUCTOR “Tales of Glory”
DESTRUCTOR “Tales of Glory”
By Theron Moore
"When we started writing for this next record, we worked as a team to write the best songs we could," reveals founding vocalist Dave Overkill. "This process included past members Nick Annihilator and Jamie Boulder / Athenar of MIDNIGHT. Jamie approached me and asked if we could write some music together for old times' sake…”
Are you kidding me? How can “Tales of Glory” not be great? Even before I hit play on the first track, the bar was already set high for DESTRUCTOR—and honestly, for most bands I’d be skeptical they could clear it. But this is DESTRUCTOR. A high bar for them? That’s just another day in the studio or another night tearing it up on stage.
Not only do they clear that bar, they blow right past it—by a mile and then some. That’s no small feat, especially coming off “Blood, Bone, and Fire”, an absolute metal fiend of a record they unleashed on the world not long ago.
“Tales of Glory” is straight-up denim-and-leather rock ’n’ roll, built on speed, grit, and walls of Marshall stacks running hot and loud. From the first four tracks alone, you get exactly what you expect from DESTRUCTOR: pure, unfiltered heavy metal executed with confidence and force.
Across its ten songs, the band leans into a blend of classic heavy metal, speed metal, and thrash—the same foundation that made “Blood, Bone, and Fire” so strong—but here it feels sharper, tighter, and even more dialed in. Instead of coasting on momentum, they push it further, refining the sound without losing any of the edge.
Most bands tend to decline with age. DESTRUCTOR does the opposite. They don’t just hold steady—they get better. And “Tales of Glory” is proof of that trajectory, a record that feels like a band still hungry, still loud, and still very much in control of their fire.
I rarely say this. There’s not a bum track on this album. These aren’t just songs, they’re anthems. “Tales Of Glory” is a fine example of DESTRUCTOR doing what they do best – wrecking eardrums will their killer brand of ass kicking rock N roll aimed squarely at listeners who still believe metal should feel like a battle cry rather than a polished product and that’s what the band delivers. Stream it, buy it, patch it on.
4/5 Stars
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