The Destructors (band)
The Destructors are an English punk rock band from Peterborough, England, originally existing between 1977 and 1979 and then 1980 until 1984. They reformed as Destructors 666 in 2006 and then changed to The Destructors in 2009. The Destructors continue releasing their own brand of punk / skuzz / garage to this day.
History
The band was formed by former 6ck 6ck 6ck members Allen Adams, Phil Atterson, and Dip and various drummers including Steve Rolls and Dave Colton. Later the original band were complemented with a varying line-up including Andy Butler Andrew Jackson. Butler and Jackson left in 1978 to set up a new band called The Blanks. Some of Jackson's songs were used in later Destructors recordings. A Blanks 3 track EP featured the song Northern Ripper which Allen Adams wrote the words. In 1980 The Destructors name was resurrected by Adams with a new line-up of Neil Singleton, Andy McDonald, and 'Dave Ivermee ' Allen Adams and later Graham "Gizz" Butt before their first release, 1982's Senseless Violence EP. Butt took on the job of writing about half of the band's music, with Adams writing the lyrics. Singleton remembered the songs: "They could be very complicated and a right bastard to remember. He also seemed to have a fixation with serial killers!". A series of EPs and two albums followed before 1984's final album Bomb Hanoi, Bomb Saigon, Bomb Disneyland. The band split shortly after Bomb Hanoi, their records never living up to their live shows, and the band members falling out. According to Singleton: "I don't think we ever made a really good record! They never ever lived up to our live shows; We were so much better on stage". Of the frictions within the band, Butt said: "Neil couldn't get on with Alan, and me and Dave didn't want Andy on drums any more. We weren't happy with Alan organising everything and neglecting his bass-playing role". Adams immediately formed a new band, Five Go Mad In Europe, and resurrected the band name as Destructors V in 1984. Singleton went on to front Trench Fever. Butt went on to form The Desecrators, joined English Dogs, and later formed Janus Stark and then The More I See, also playing guitar with The Prodigy.The band name was resurrected again in 2006 as Destructors 666, with former members Adams, Dave Colton, and Steve Rolls ex of The Now joined by new members Steve Crosby and Lee Reynolds. Steve Crosby walked out of the studio one night and was never heard from again. Lee Reynolds left the band due to recording commitments with The 925's. Crosby and Reynolds were replaced by Ian Stapleton and Rob Baylis. In 2009, the band returned to the original name of The Destructors.
Allen 'The Kid' Adams died on 12 November 2019.
Discography
Destructors releases 1982–1984
Destructors V release 1984 - Releases from the short-lived Destructors variable Destructors V
Destructors 666 releases 2006–2009
Destructors 666 started as a one off project with the release of Plus Ca Change Pour La Meme Chose. However, all copies were sold due to the solid fanbase of the band and their strong legacy to the world of punk rock. The split EP is seen as something unique to The Destructors and provides an opportunity to showcase other local talent. All contributors retain full rights to their material and receive costs for recording as well as free copies of the finished CD's. Date EP's started as an idea around the 666 label etc. Finally, full blown Destructors only releases.| Date | Type | Name |
| 2006 | Split EP | "Plus Ca Change Pour La Meme Chose" - CD Split EP with The Ruined |
| 2006 | Date EP | "06:06:06" - CD |
| 2006 | Split EP | "Sturm Und Drang" - CD Split EP with The 925's |
| 2006 | Split EP | "Gott Mit Uns" - CD Split EP with Radicus |
| 2007 | Split EP | "No Parasan" - CD Split EP with $UP |
| 2007 | Album | "Many Were Killed Few Were Chosen" - CD |
| 2007 | Date EP | "07:07:07" - CD |
| 2007 | Split EP | "Biberati Ut Gothi" - Split EP with Fletch Cadillac |
| 2007 | Concept EP | "Sichien Lassen Mit Fremdem Machten" - Theme = Strange Things |
| 2008 | Split EP | "Caveat Emptor" - Split EP with White Clouds & Gunfire |
| 2008 | Split EP | "Labor Omnia Vincit" - Split EP with Eastfield |
| 2008 | Split EP | "Lex Talionis" - Split EP with Dirty Love |
| 2008 | Date EP | "08:08:08" CD - |
| 2008 | Split EP | "Geistbahn" - Split EP with March To The Grave |
| 2008 | Concept EP | "Malleus Maleficarum" - Theme = Witchcraft / Racial Intolerance |
| 2008 | Concept EP | "Bah Humbug" - Theme = Christmas |
| 2009 | Split EP | "Deus Ex Machina" - Split EP with Dun2Def |
| 2009 | Album | "Pow! That's Kill Musik 666 Volume 1: Revision" - CD |
| 2009 | Concept EP | "Quisnam Vigilo Vigilo" - Theme = Control |
| 2009 | Split EP | "Scheikunde" - Split EP with Dangers Close |
| 2009 | Date EP | "09:-09:09" - CD aka The Nein Nein Nein EP |
| Destructors 666 renamed to The Destructors In November 2009 |
The Destructors releases 2009 – 2019
The present day lineup of The Destructors. Continuing to release multi theme albums / EP's and split EP's| Date | Type | Name |
| 2009 | Split EP | "Tormentum Insomniae" - Split EP with Sick On The Bus |
| 2010 | Concept EP | "Politika" - Theme = Politics |
| 2010 | Split EP | "Zengakuren" Split EP with The Black Marias |
| 2010 | Album | "Dead Beat To White Heat" - |
| 2010 | Date EP | "10:10:10 " - |
| 2010 | Concept EP | "Helloween" - Theme = Halloween |
| 2011 | Split EP | "Les Fleur Du Mal" - Split EP with Gripper |
| 2011 | Concept EP | "Media Studies"- Theme = Media, Celebrity Culture, Journalism |
| 2011 | Split Album | "Wohlgefuhl" - Split Album with Dun2Def |
| 2011 | Split EP | "Je Suis Radio" - Split EP with Don't Look Down |
| 2011 | Date EP | "11:11:11 " - |
| 2012 | Album | "Pow! That's Kill Musik " |
| 2012 | Split EP | "C'etait La Guerre" - Split EP with Beverly Kills |
| 2012 | Concept EP | "S&D&R&R" - Theme = Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll |
| 2012 | Split Album | "Schwerpunkt" - Split album with Anarcho-Punk band 'The Astronauts' |
| 2012 | Split EP | "Pax Romanus" - Split EP with Ziplock |
| 2012 | Date EP | "12:12:12 " - |
| 2013 | Split EP | "Sous Les Paves La Plage" - Split EP with PMT |
| 2013 | Album | "The Sublime, The Perverse & The Ridiculous" - |
| 2013 | Split EP | "Terrorismo" - Split EP with The Dogtown Rebels |
| 2014 | Concept EP | "New York, New York" - Theme = New York |
| 2014 | Date EP | "13:13:13 " - |
| 2014 | Split EP | "Divide Et Impera" - Split EP with Cretin 77 |
| 2014 | Concept EP | Dolor Goggler, - |
| 2015 | Compilation Album | "The Destructors Greatest Misses" - |
| 2015 | Concept EP | "Politika 2" - |
| 2015 | Split EP | "Deus Luna" - Split EP with The Malingerers |
| 2016 | Concept EP | "The Somme" - |
| 2017 | Album | "Pow! That's Kill Musik " - |
| 2018 | Album | "Punkopera" - |
| 2018 | Album | "Punkopera" - Vinyl Only |
Band members timeline
This is an overview of the history of The Destructors. Now over 34 years old and still recording and releasing new material.| Date | Name | Members |
| 1976 | 6CK 6CK 6CK | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", T.W atterson, Stuart Band, Graham Black |
| 1976 | Speed Mark II | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Steve Bavister, Paul Cooper, Dip |
| 1976 | 6CK 6CK 6CK Mark II | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", T.W Atterson, Paul Cooper, Dip |
| 1976 | The Gestapo | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", T.W Atterson, Paul Cooper, Dip, Andy Arthurs |
| 1977 | Destructors | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", T.W Atterson, Dip, Joe MacColl/Steve Rolls/Dave Colton |
| 1978 | Destructors Mark II | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", T.W Atterson, Dip, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Butler |
| 1978 | Destructors Mark III | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", T.W Atterson, Dip, Andrew Butler |
| 1980 | Destructors Mark IV | Neil Singleton, Dave Ivermee, Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Andrew Butler |
| 1980-1981 | Destructors Mark V | Neil Singleton, Dave Ivermee, Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Andy McDonald |
| 1981-1983 | Destructors Mark VII | Neil Singleton, Dave Ivermee, Graham "Gizz" Butt, Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Andy McDonald |
| 1983-1984 | Destructors V | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Dave Colton, Nigel Davis, Joe MacColl |
| 1983-1984 | Five Go Mad In Europe | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Dave Colton, Faz Farrow, Joe MacColl |
| 2006-2007 | Destructors 666 | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Dave Colton, Steve Rolls, Steve Crosby, Lee Reynolds, Simon Stabler |
| 2007-2008 | Destructors 666 | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Dave Colton, Steve Rolls, Steve Crosby, Rob Baylis, Simon Stabler |
| 2008 | Destructors 666 | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Dave Colton, Steve Rolls, Rob Baylis, Tom Savage |
| 2008-2009 | Destructors 666 | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Dave Colton, Steve Rolls, Rob Baylis, Ian Stapleton |
| 2009-2019 | The Destructors | Allen Adams Aka "The Kid", Dave Colton, Steve Rolls, Rob Baylis, Ian Stapleton + AC & Tom |