Destroy The Runner

Destroy the Runner
Also known as	Die Like Me (2004-2006)
Origin	San Diego, California, US
Genres	Metalcore, progressive metal
Years active	2004–2010, 2016–present
Labels	Solid State
Associated acts	Austrian Death Machine, Count Your Curses, Chapter 14, Other Mountains, Abandoner
Members	Duane Reed Nick "Maldy" Maldonado Kyle Setter Marc Kohlbry
Past members	Chad Ackerman Tanner Sparks Jeremiah Crespo Mike Catalano

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.

The band was called Die Like Me until they signed to 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".

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