Ilawa, Poland native, Paul Wilemski started to look for members to start a band in January of 2003. He found James Kazimierczuk, with whom he shared a love for Motörhead. The two of them started rehearsing in the garage, playing various metal covers, as well as their own material. Later that same year they recorded their first demo, entitled 'Into The Fire', on a 4 track recording machine. The band took the name Destroyer. They only managed to sell about 50 units of the demo, and discourage the 2 boys laid the band to rest. Everything came back to life in June 2005, when Paul finally answered the phone and the boys decided to record a second demo tape. This time they chose to continue with a different name, Hellrider. A try-out of a second guitarist, and a bass-player gave little results, so the band continued on as a two-piece until James chose to leave Poland. A second demo was not finished before a full line-up was in place. By then the band had gone back to their original name of Destroyer. All this happened in 2007, when Peter Leszek, Paul Leszek and Rado Krawec were added to the ranks, and the '6 Motherfuckerz' demo was released.

OUTBREAK OF METAL VOL. II (2009) SLANEY RECORDS

The second installment in Slaney Records 'Outbreak Of Metal'-series is here, and Destroyer are opening the ball. Now, Destroyer is not the most original name for a band, but it still evokes the right association as to what type of metal these guys from Poland are playing. Yup, this is dirty, raw and unpolished thrash metal! They are not about playing fast for speeds sake. And they are as influenced by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement as they are of thrash. Thusly they have a lot in common with proto-thrash bands, such as Motörhead, Raven, Exciter and Sweet Savage. Incidentally they even cover the Sweet Savage tune, "Eye Of The Storm". The vocals are gruff, and works well with the roughness of the band. The songs are mostly mid-paced, but driven by the thrashy riffs. I must admit that I found the songs to bit just a tad samey. But that also means that if you like one songs, you like them all. Still, I have two favorites from the bands original material, namely "Rip Your Brain" and "Trip To Hell". The anthemic "Bang The Head" would've also been a choice cut, if it wasn't for the stupid, repetitive expletives that make up half of the song lyrics. But if you miss the good old days of rowdy metal meeting unadulterated thrash, then Destroyer is definitely a band for you.