Destroy the Runner


Destroy the Runner is an American heavy metal band from San Diego, California, United States. Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying managed them for their album Saints, and did so again with Jason Rudolph for their second album I, Lucifer.

History

Destroy the Runner was signed by Solid State Records, on which their debut album Saints was released on September 12, 2006, to mixed reviews. Their name is reportedly a reference to the 1976 film Logan's Run.
The band followed the release of the album with a tour supporting Haste the Day and Scary Kids Scaring Kids, which was followed by tours with August Burns Red 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 Brian McTernan at Salad Days Studios in Baltimore, 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 Billboard Top Christian Albums chart at No. 27 and on the Top Heatseekers 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.

Other projects

Duane Reed and Nick Maldonado are both members of the experimental metalcore band Abandonner.
Nick Maldonado currently plays in Hell or Highwater, which features members of Atreyu.
Marc Kohlbry is currently a member of the post-rock band Other Mountains.
Chad Ackerman and Tanner Sparks are both members of the post-hardcore band Chapter 14.
Chad Ackerman sings for the electro-rock group Count Your Curses.
In 2008, both current and past members of the band helped to work on Total Brutal, the debut album by Austrian Death Machine.

Band members

Current lineup
Former members
Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Singles