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

• Fader premieres Destruction Unit's video "Final Flight" Feb 13, 2015
• Destruction Unit tops the lineup for Nashville's Freakin' Weekend festival Feb 9, 2015
• Destruction Unit are on the first batch of artists on the official SXSW 2015 lineup Oct 22, 2014
• AZ Central calls Destruction Unit "what punk rock should sound like in 2014" Jul 25, 2014
• Brooklyn Vegan announces Destruction Unit's NYC shows Jul 7, 2014
• Phoenix New Times talks with Destruction Unit about opening up for Deafheaven Jun 25, 2014
• Under the Radar features Destruction Unit's "Dust" Jun 23, 2014
• Spin features Destruction Unit's "Dust" Jun 20, 2014
• Brooklyn Vegan posts tour dates for Destruction Unit Jun 3, 2014
• 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

Tour Dates

Date	Venue	Location	With	Tickets
Sun 3/8/2015	The Bunkhouse	Las Vegas, Nevada
Tue 3/10/2015	Three Links	Dallas, Texas
Wed 3/11/2015	Hi-Tone	Memphis, Tennessee
Thu 3/12/2015	Exit/In	Nashville, Tennessee	Freakin' Weekend
Fri 3/13/2015	Thalia Hall	Chicago, Illinois	Levitation Chicago
Sat 3/14/2015	Café Berlin	Columbia, Missouri
Sun 3/15/2015	SXSW	Austin, Texas
Mon 3/16/2015	SXSW	Austin, Texas
Tue 3/17/2015	SXSW	Austin, Texas