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"Met Al Metal" — Israel's metal radio show hosted by brothers Lior and Niv Peleg — recently conducted an interview with DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Schmier. During the chat, which can be streamed using the audio player below, Schmier reveals that he is currently working on a new side project with members of ACCEPT.

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On March 12, singer/bassist Schmier of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION was interviewed by Nick Perkel (a.k.a. Japan Nick), a contributing writer for The Aquarian Weekly and host of "Japan Nick's Rock And Metal Pandemonium" on Montclair State University's WMSC 90.3 radio station. Asked about his recently announced side project with members of ACCEPT, Schmier said: "It's actually the drummer, Stefan [Schwarzman], who used to play for RUNNING WILD for many years, and he's playing for ACCEPT now for many years also. And it's Herman Frank, the guitar player. We met on several festivals in the last years and we've been hanging out. And they're great guys. And we liked each other since point one. And somehow we had this crazy idea that in between ACCEPT and DESTRUCTION breaks, we could do something together. Because Stefan lives very close by now; he moved down here where I live. So we started to do some stuff, some rehearsals, and it turned out really great."

He continued: "I've been doing this HEADHUNTER project back in the '90s, and that was also a mix of classical heavy metal with a little bit of DESTRUCTION. So now I'm gonna go back to using my DESTRUCTION vibes, but the music is gonna be much more classical heavy metal, but it's also, of course, gonna be more heavy and a little more powerful than ACCEPT stuff. So it's gonna be a nice mixture. It fits really well.

"We have already written five songs. It's actually still not really so official. So you're one of the first persons that is interviewing me about this. I only did one interview before, with a guy from Israel, who basically put this on Blabbermouth back in the day.

"We still don't have a name for the band. We're writing songs right now, and as soon as we have a demo, then we're gonna put out an official statement. But we're having those five songs recorded now as a pre-demo, so when I'm coming back from [touring] the States [with DESTRUCTION], then we're gonna enter the studio and record a pre-recording for the final album. So I'm excited. It sounds great. It sounds fresh. To me, it's something different than DESTRUCTION, so it's a great experience. And the guys are, of course… especially Herman, he's a little bit older than me. He's like my big, old brother. He has a lot more experience. Even if I am in the business for a long time, he has some more years, so I can learn from him. And it's very interesting."

He added: "I love classical heavy metal; it's my fucking favorite. And it's gonna be fun to do that. So I'm really looking forward to it. It's a great side project.

"I'm not somebody who likes to sit at home the whole day. I like to be entertained and play music and have fun. And I'm looking forward to this new thing."

Regarding whether fans can expect to hear the first music from the new project before the end of 2014, Schmier said: "It could be by the end of this year. If everything works out, we're gonna have demos in April/May. Then look for a label. So we could enter the studio in the summer. So I hope it's gonna happen. But, I mean, I have to do a DESTRUCTION album also, which will have top priority, of course. So we'll see how everything goes. But I think the way it goes right now, the project will be [in the studio] earlier [than DESTRUCTION]. 'Cause we have five songs done, and we already have new ideas. So if we find a good label fast, then it should be out by the end of the year."

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From Schmier :
Ok folks, so many people are asking me about news from the new project with Stefan and Herman from ACCEPT, so here we go:
The album is recorded and we are mixing with VO Pulver at the Little Creek Studio in Switzerland right now! The PANZER will attack in January 2015 via NUCLEAR BLAST! METAL to the BONE - more news soon!!!

Nuclear Blast recently announced the signing of the true teutonic heavy metal trio, Panzer. The new German supergroup is comprised of three undisputed genre legends: vocalist and bassist Schmier, best known as fronter of Destruction, guitarist Herman Frank (Accept, Victory), as well as drummer Stefan Schwarzmann (Accept, Running Wild). To celebrate the nearing end of the year with a real killer release, the first Panzer onslaught, entitled Send Them All To Hell, will roll down onto the unholy European soil on November 28th.

“If you are a metalhead you will love Panzer, I'm a 100% sure about it”, vows Schmier.

The band has unveiled the cover artwork for Send Them All To Hell.

Commented frontman Schmier: “The German Panzer with a fantasy cover? No way! As much as I liked the idea doing something different and less stereotype, it was so much fun to create a real powerful war machine full of classical clichés.”

The artwork was created by Hungarian artist Gyula Havancsák, who also created the recent artworks of Destruction and Headhunter. “Together with this great and crazy guy, we have visualized the most brutal Panzer ever,” adds Schmier. "You will find a lot of details that you won’t recognize at first sight - hints to our lyrics and stuff that goes deeper than just the first martial impression! We will show you an intense cover trailer that will show all the fine points of this classical metal art that fits perfect with our music very soon!"



The tracklisting of Send Them All To Hell will be as follows:
“Death Knell”
“Hail And Kill”
“Temple Of Doom”
“Panzer”
“Freakshow”
“Mr. Nobrain”
“Why?”
“Virtual Collision”
“Roll The Dice”
“Bleed For Your Sins”