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This is a highly collectible, original early CD pressing of the third studio album, Release from Agony, by the influential German thrash metal band Destruction. Originally released in late 1987, this specific compact disc version was manufactured and printed in West Germany by Steamhammer / SPV (Catalog # 85-7506) with a release date of 1988. An essential piece for collectors of the "Big Teutonic Four" (Sodom, Kreator, Destruction, and Tankard), this album marks a distinct shift in the band's history toward a more technical and complex style of thrash metal. It features their iconic, surrealist cover art and classic tracks like "Beyond Eternity" and the title track "Release from Agony." Finding original West German Steamhammer pressings with intact silver-face discs and the early GEMA matrix remains a premium target for vintage metal collectors.