Destroy the Runner is an American heavy metal band from

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, United States.

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managed them for their album ''

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'', and did so again with Jason Rudolph for their second album '' I, Lucifer''.

History

Destroy the Runner was signed by

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, on which their debut album ''

'' was released on September 12, 2006, to mixed reviews. Their name is reportedly a reference to the 1976 film ''

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''. The band followed the release of the album with a tour supporting

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and

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, which was followed by tours with

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and The Chariot. Both Kyle Setter and Jeremiah Crespo would leave the band in 2007, and were replaced by Chad Ackerman and Tanner Sparks. In October 2007, the band began recording their second LP with

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at Salad Days Studios in

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, MD. On April 15, 2008, Destroy the Runner released '' I, Lucifer''. The album has a more progressive sound, with less screaming than their previous album. It charted in the U.S. on the ''

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'' Top Christian Albums chart at No. 27 and on the

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chart at No. 25. On May 16, 2010, Destroy the Runner announced that they would taking an "indefinite hiatus". On April 22, 2016, the band updated their Facebook. This update hinted at new material, and also reestablished the band's original members to their current lineup. On May 1, 2016, the band announced that the four original band members were regrouping and had already written songs that were ready to be recorded for an EP, ''Void'', through an Indiegogo campaign.

Band members

Current lineup * Nick “Maldy" Maldonado – lead guitar (2004–2010, 2016–present) *Duane Reed – rhythm guitar, vocals (2004–2010, 2016–present) *Kyle Setter – lead vocals (2004–2007, 2016–present) *Marc Kohlbry – drums (2004–2008, 2016–present) *

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Discography

Studio albums * ''

'' (2006)

* '' I, Lucifer'' (2008)

EPs * ''Die Like Me'' (2004) (self-released) * ''

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'' (2016) (self-released) Singles * "End Transmission" (2016)

Music videos

* ''Saints'' ''(Saints)'' * ''Isabella's'' ''(I, Lucifer)''

References

External links

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