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Rocktober Zine - May 2010 - 999 / Politika / Tormentum Insomniae / Quisnam Vigilo Vigilo

(Rowdy Farrago) Three (!) more theme CDs for this veteran English punk band whose sound falls somewhere between catchy Oi and driving trash rock. They make the coppers, society and electoral politics (respectively) take it up the arse, and I am moshing all over my room right now even if I don't know the difference between Tory and Labour or exactly why to be mad at those cute-helmeted bobbies. Back to their old tricks of releasing split CDs, Destructors also team up with the potty mouthed, modern guitar sound-marred Sick On The Bus ("Whores Not Wars" - really?), but their tracks are pretty great, including a Saints cover and a bouncing bass tribute to modern art and Art Garfunkel (has any lyric captured Art's sadness better than "what looks happy from the outside never is when you're looking in"?) which includes a Gilbert and George shout-out. People often ask why do we labor over doing this zine and the real answer is that we do it because nothing makes us happier than receiving 10 Destructors CDs in the mail every year!

Powerplay Magazine - Issue 121 - June 2010 - Politika - Reviewer: Glenn Butler - Rating: 7/10 Powerpoints

In true punk rock fashion The Destructors' latest offering is served up purely for the UK election and is aptly titled 'Politika. This Peterborough Punk Outfit pulls out all the stops and really let you know what they think about the whole affair right from the off with "To Vote Or Not To Vote" and the lyric "whoever wins... you lose" repeated over and over. "Downfall" is a more musical and catchier track before the venom soaked lyrics of "Fuck EU". No suprise what the band are saying here but the music is quite rocky and palatable. The album is very anti establishment and displays typical punk rock values. I admire punk bands that are true to their roots and it has to be said that The Destructors fall into that category. The punk community should be happy to mark an 'X' in this albums box.

Razorcake Fanzine #55 - May 2010 - Quisnam Vigilo Vigilo - Reviewer: Rev Norb.

Well produced and well played UK punk. All in all I can't say I have heard anything better in the genre in years, and they cover Vindictives and X Ray Spex. So if thats your kettle of cod then buy with confidence and wave to the eye in the sky on your way out of the shop.Best song: Spy In The Sky, Best Title: Rule Nanny Brittania

Maximum Rock 'n' Roll #325 June 2010 - Politika

The latest release features some more modern flourishes, notably a clean production and some metal in the guitars. The bottom line is that this is a very enjoyable record. Pity it's CD only right now.

Apr 10 - Quisnam Vigilo Vigilo

Trying their damnedest to stay under the radar, Peterborough punks, Destructors 666 (who keep flipping and flopping back from their original moniker, “The Destructors”) are doin’ it quick and dirty with Quisnam Viglio Viglio. An eight-song EP that cycles through in less time than a sitcom sans commercials, the album takes a critical view of television as an insidious media tool. Prolific in their approach, the band releases a new split disc or album every three months or so. It’s one thing to kick out four new albums every year, but to do it and do it well is another. The Destructors’ particular brand of punk serves up angry, socially conscious punk, hearkening back to a more old school, British punk style.

The two-front guitar attack waged by Dave Colton and Steve Rolls elevates the sound on Quisnam Viglio Viglio from standardized three-chord punk, giving it a fuller sound that gets creative with melodic, chugging riffs and metal-influenced solos on each of the disc’s concise tracks. Straight-forward punk treatises like “Rules and Regulations” and “Control Me” take a whiz on societal conventions with lead singer Allen Adams’ cockney sneer hoisting a verbal middle finger. While still thoroughly punk with his wails, there’s a touch of Lemmy lurking in his metal-tinged yowls and gravel-throated intonations. By the disc’s conclusion—the ska-flavored “Identity”—the Destructors raise the bar on new school punk, blaring out that the genre is not, in fact, dead nor completely buried beneath the veneer of “radio punk”, barking out their message loud and clear.

Lana Cooper

Pop Matters

7/10

Mar 10 - Tormentum Insomniae.

Punk As Fuck

Eugene Big Cheese

Big Cheese Magazine

Nov 09 - Pow! That's Kill Musik 666. This is a big big 22 track effort which summarises all if The Destructors (666) EP's etc. released so far and there have been lot's. Difference here is that they are remixed with new band members and.... they are better! Way better. One after the other they sound grea! The band have pulled in some subs that are better than the original 1st teammers so to speak,So this album is a real mixture and collects all their (or most of it) material in one place. Therefore it is a fine specimen for anyone new to the band or wanting a comprehensive collection on 1 slab of plastic. Recommended. Best release by far from the scuzz garagepunk band from Peterborough. Barbies Dead Fanzine #28

Nov 09 - 999 (The Nein Nein Nein EP). The next is the 999 album or could be called the anti copper album. Some covers, but all anti police. Great titles abound such as PC PC Plod, Truncheon Tattoo, Roger The Rozzer and so on. I really liked the inlay card as well which had a big donut picture too. Barbies Dead Fanzine #28

Nov 09 - Quisnam Vigilo Vigilo. 8 Tracks of political content. More like it with a bit of hammering punk with better lyrics. Barbies Dead Fanzine #28

Nov 09 - Scheikunde. The early U.K. band The Destructors keep releasing new material as Destructors 666 (now The Destructors) and all of their output is well worth checking out. The distinct, heavily accented, growly vocals are impossible to replicate without stuffing potatoes in your mouth. I tried and couldn’t do it sans potato. They have a mid-to-late ‘80s crossover vibe brewing under the surface, but with lessons learned from that putrid, dark era. – Art Ettinger Razorcake Fanzine / Webzine .