Destruction Unit

Destruction Unit are a band of trans-radical psychedelic desert dwellers, dug up from the sonic landfills of the cosmos, who have built a reputation for both mesmerizing and terrorizing crowds with their sheer power and intensity. read more…

Destruction Unit are an American band formed in the desert of Phoenix, Arizona. Dug up from the sonic landfills of the cosmos, these radical desert dwellers have built a reputation for both mesmerizing and terrorizing crowds with their sheer power and intensity. Like running head first into a spinning wall of sound, they have been described by the press as “a band who felt more like a horror movie than a band … With guitars that were distorted beyond belief and acted more as auxiliary noise machines than instruments” (Transmission Entertainment)
and “Suicide-meets-Chrome-meets-Hawkwind-meets-Screamers-meets-the-killer-last-scene-reveals-in-all-the-alien-episodes-of-The Twilight Zone” (LA Weekly) or more simply put, “punk rock” (Austin Town Hall). However, Destruction Unit’s brand of feedback worship and heavy psych does not sacrifice songwriting or catchiness; to the contrary, “it’s their subtleties-distant bubbling murmurs of noise, faint guitar noodling-that make for the best hooks.” (Chicago Reader) The lineup features R. Rousseau (Reatards, The Wongs, Tokyo Electron) on Guitar and Vocals, brother Rusty Rousseau (Digital Leather) on bass, N. Nappa (Marshstepper, Nihilism) on Guitar, J. Aurelius (Pigeon Religion, Marshstepper, Avon Ladies) on Guitar and A. Flores (Urban Struggles) on drums.

The band was initially formed by R. Rousseau in the early 2000’s with Jay Reatard (Reatards, Lost Sounds, Angry Angles) and Alicja Trout (Lost Sounds, Black Sunday). The three appeared together on the first release, 2000’s My Disease 7”, as well as the 2006 record Death To The New Flesh and Destruction Unit’s debut LP, Self Destruction Of A Man. Destruction Unit were featured on The Screamers tribute The Necessary Effect, Screamers Songs Interpreted.

News

• Alt Sounds annonces Destruction Unit's split with Milk Music and Merchandise Mar 20, 2014
• Alt Sounds announces Destruction Unit's tour Jan 15, 2014
• Noisey posts photos of Destruction Unit playing St. Vitus Jan 13, 2014
• Brooklyn Vegan announced Destruction Unit tour dates Nov 22, 2013
• The L Magazine interviews Destruction Unit Sep 11, 2013
• Seattle Times previews Destruction Unit's show at Barboza Aug 28, 2013
• Destruction Unit featured in The AV Club's Hear This Aug 26, 2013
• LA Music Blog reviews Destruction Unit's Deep Trip Aug 22, 2013
• Pitchfork reviews Destruction Unit's Deep Trip Aug 21, 2013
• PopMatters reviews Destruction Unit's Deep Trip Aug 20, 2013
• Music OMH reviews Destruction Unit's Deep Trip Aug 14, 2013
• Destruction Unit featured in Self-Titled's From the Stacks Aug 8, 2013
• NME features Destruction Unit's "Bumpy Road" Aug 7, 2013
• Noisey interviews Destruction Unit Aug 2, 2013
• Ad Hoc interviews Destruction Unit Jul 29, 2013
• Cultist features Destruction Unit's "The World on Drugs" Jul 26, 2013
• The Bay Bridged announces Destruction Unit's tour dates Jul 15, 2013
• The Needle Drop features Destruction Unit's "The World on Drugs" Jul 12, 2013
• Noisey features Destruction Unit's "The World on Drugs" Jul 11, 2013
• Blare Magazine features Destruction Unit's "The World On Drugs" Jul 11, 2013
• The Quietus features Destruction Unit's "The World on Drugs" Jul 10, 2013
• Pitchfork features Destruction Unit's "The World on Drugs" Jul 9, 2013
• Brooklyn Vegan features Destruction Unit's "The World on Drugs" Jul 9, 2013
• Ad Hoc features Destruction Unit's "The World on Drugs" Jul 9, 2013
• Consequence of Sound features Destruction Unit's "The World on Drugs" Jul 9, 2013