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

• Pitchfork reviews Destruction Unit's single "Sonic Pearl" May 16, 2013
• Ad Hoc reviews Destruction Unit track, "Sonic Pearl" May 16, 2013
• Impose Magazine features Northside Festival Showcase with Destruction Unit May 16, 2013
• Spin features Destruction Unit's track, "Sonic Pearl" May 16, 2013
• The Fly features Destruction Unit May 7, 2013
• Brooklyn Vegan announces Destruction Unit show Northside Festival show May 6, 2013
• Destruction Unit featured in Phoenix New Times Apr 4, 2013
• Pitchfork features Destruction Unit at SXSW Mar 16, 2013
• Destruction Unit plays Chaos in Tejas/Brooklyn Vegan show Mar 14, 2013
• Destruction Unit interview with My Social List Feb 27, 2013
• Impose Magazine reviews Destruction Unit's Void Feb 18, 2013
• Pitchfork Reviews Destruction Unit track "Evil Man" Feb 7, 2013
• Pitchfork premieres Destruction Unit's video for "Evil Man" and tour dates with Milk Music Feb 6, 2013
• Destruction Unit announce new LP, Void and tour dates, premier first single "Evil Man" Feb 6, 2013

Tour Dates

Date	Venue	Location	With	Tickets
Thu 5/30/2013	Chaos in Tejas (Festival)	Austin, Texas	merchandise, milk music
Fri 5/31/2013	Chaos in Tejas (Festival)	Austin, Texas	Merchandise, Milk Music
Sat 6/1/2013	Chaos in Tejas (Festival)	Austin, Texas	merchandise, milk music
Sun 6/2/2013	Chaos in Tejas (Festival)	Austin, Texas	Merchandise, Milk Music
Tue 6/4/2013	Club Dada	Dallas, Texas	Merchandise, Milk Music
Wed 6/5/2013	The Stone Fox	Nashville, Tennessee	Merchandise, Milk Music
Thu 6/6/2013	The Workhouse Ballroom	Louisville, Kentucky,	Merchandise, Milk Music
Fri 6/7/2013	Ace Of Cups	Columbus, Ohio	Merchandise, Milk Music
Sat 6/8/2013	The 6119	Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,	Merchandise, Milk Music
Sun 6/9/2013	TT & the Bear's	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Merchandise, Milk Music
Mon 6/10/2013	The Monkey House	Burlington, Vermont,	Merchandise, Milk Music
Tue 6/11/2013	II Motore	Montreal, Quebec	Merchandise, Milk Music
Wed 6/12/2013	Izakaya Sushi House	Toronto, Ontario,	Vaginors
Thu 6/13/2013	The Garrison	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Milk Music, Roomrunner
Fri 6/14/2013	Underwood Skatepark	Taylor, Pennsylvania,	Title Fight
Sat 6/15/2013	285 Kent Ave	Brooklyn, New York	Merchandise, Milk Music
Sun 6/16/2013	Shea Stadium	Brooklyn, New York	Nu Sensae
Mon 6/17/2013	Johnny Brenda's	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Merchandise, Milk Music
Tue 6/18/2013	DC9	Washington, DC	Merchandise, Milk Music
Wed 6/19/2013	Strange Matter	Richmond, Virginia	Merchandise, Milk Music
Thu 6/20/2013	The Milestone	Charlotte, North Carolina,	Merchandise, Milk Music
Fri 6/21/2013	529	Atlanta, Georgia	Merchandise, Milk Music
Sat 6/22/2013	The Atlantic	Gainesville, Florida	Merchandise, Milk Music
Sun 6/23/2013	FL at Churchill's	Miami, Florida,	Merchandise, Milk Music
Mon 6/24/2013	Office Lounge Gallery	Tallahassee, Florida,	Milk Music
Tue 6/25/2013	Hi-Tone	Memphis, Tennessee	Milk Music, Mikal Cronin, Shannon & the Clams
Wed 6/26/2013	Siberia	New Orleans, Louisiana	Milk Music
Thu 6/27/2013	Mango's	Houston, Texas	Milk Music
Fri 6/28/2013	Thirsty Monkey	McAllen, Texas,	Milk Music
Sat 6/29/2013	Beerland	Austin, Texas	Milk Music
Mon 7/1/2013	Lobrow Palace	El Paso, Texas,	Milk Music
Fri 7/5/2013	The Echo	Los Angeles, California	Murica Festival w/ Oblivians, Milk Music, Fuzz