Final Production by the Late, Great Chris Tsangarides
Rock Paper Merch – Warhead Music
CD, VINYL, & MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE NOW WORLDWIDE!!
With its first week at radio in North America, MORE‘s Destructor album debuts at #2 Most Added on both the NACC HEAVY 30 and Metal Contraband charts, as the legendary NWOBHM band’s revival rally continues.
Bassist, Baz Nicholls reflects. “It has been a long journey since the heady days of ‘Warhead‘ and ‘Blood and Thunder‘ but the entity that is MORE lives on. There have been many trials to overcome along the way including the passing of three band members. The turning point came when Chris Tsangarides joined the band, bringing a new sense of optimism and purpose. The magic Chris brought, with his wizardry recording skills and vision, are evident in this production and MORE has maintained that same integrity to have it as heavy and crushing as he intended. MORE are proud to present Chris Tsangarides’ last work “DESTRUCTOR”.
The dramatic new single, “Hearts On Fire”, was chosen by Chris Tsangarides as the opening track for the Destructor album. Nicholls states “The album punches straight in with a song about humanity’s fight against cancer. How people deal with it, come to terms with it and live in hope that a cure will one day be found. It speaks of people’s determination to not give in and live for today, hence the lyric ‘With our Hearts on Fire we carry on’”.
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About MORE:
Founded in London in 1979 by guitarist Kenny Cox, MORE quickly became part of the second wave of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The band rose quickly with their major-label debut Warhead (1981) on Atlantic Records, followed by tours alongside Iron Maiden during the Killers era and an appearance at Monsters of Rock. Their follow-up album, Blood & Thunder (1982), captured the raw energy and unbridled ambition of the era and further cemented their reputation for blistering riffs and gritty hooks, earning inclusion on numerous lists of the greatest NWOBHM albums ever made.
Through lineup changes, internal clashes, and the shifting tides of the music industry, MORE endured. Guitarist Laurie Mansworth went on to form Airrace; bassist Baz Nicholls remained a key figure; vocalist slots rotated between Paul Mario Day, Mick Stratton, and later Mike Freeland.
As of 2025, MORE’s lineup features:
• Baz Nicholls (bass)
• Peter Welsh (guitar)
• Steve Rix (drums)
• Mike Freeland (vocals)
Now, the band returns with their long-awaited third full-length album, Destructor. Together, they carry forward a vision that honors the fierce spirit of NWOBHM while embracing fresh dynamics, darker atmospheres, and expansive songwriting.
The band have formed their own label, Warhead Music LLP, and with the support of their management and Executive Producer, Dan McConomy, have released their third album, Destructor, worldwide. The release is supported through licensing deals with Hellion Records for Brazil and Crown X Recordings in North America for CD and Vinyl distribution of the Destructor album. Digital distribution to all platforms is exclusively through The Orchard worldwide.
The Destructor album is the final production by the late, legendary producer Chris Tsangarides (Judas Priest, King Diamond, Helloween, Yngwie Malmsteen et al). On the eve of his passing in January 2017, the last mix of Destructor was delivered from his own The Ecology Rooms facility. Passionate in his love for the band he had played with, written for, and toured alongside for decades, Tsangarides brought his unmistakable touch to the project. During the recording sessions, he applied his world-famous Vortex system to the ripping and mesmerising guitar work he played throughout the album, establishing the foundation for the MORE sound, with the rest of the outfit pulling their weight to deliver a fiery and seasoned band performance.
The album of ten titles is finally seeing the light of day after the final mixes were rediscovered by bassist Baz Nicholls, who downloaded them from studio equipment left behind after the facility closed, storing them on a USB drive. It was then decided to bring in a longtime collaborator — the legendary mastering engineer Maor Appelbaum in Los Angeles — who had previously worked on three other albums with Chris Tsangarides. Completed in 2025, the result is an album that balances power and finesse, brutality and nuance — a fitting tribute to the legacy of Tsangarides, while staking a claim in the modern metal scene for MORE.
For longtime fans, Destructor is a long-awaited continuation of a story that began over four decades ago. For new listeners, it is a statement: MORE is not a relic of metal’s past, but a living force in metal’s future. With Destructor, the band bridges eras — with Tsangarides’ influence serving as a guiding spirit even beyond his passing — delivering an album that resonates across generations of metal fans.
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