The Destroyer (album)

The Destroyer is an album by electronic artist Alec Empire, his first on his own record label Digital Hardcore Recordings, released in 1996 in Europe and a revised version in 1998 in USA. Destroyer is also the name given to a series of EPs by Empire released two years before. Unlike his previous albums for Mille Plateaux, The Destroyer had a much heavier sound more akin to that of his band Atari Teenage Riot, and is considered as one of the earliest examples of a breakcore record.

Track listing

1996 European CD pressing

1. (untitled) - 0:21
2. "We All Die!" - 7:07
3. "Suicide" - 4:54
4. "Bang Your Head!" - 5:37
5. "Don't Lie, White Girl!" - 4:35
6. "Fire Bombing" - 4:17
7. "I Just Wanna Destroy" - 4:51
8. "Bonus Beats" - 4:03
9. "Nobody Gets Out Alive!" - 5:34
10. "My Body Cannot Die" - 4:25
11. "The Peak" - 3:54
12. "Heartbeat That Isn't There" - 3:08
13. "I Don't Care What Happens" - 5:11
14. "My Face Would Crack" - 6:46
15. "Pleasure Is Our Business (Live!)" - 7:42
16. (untitled) - 0:07

1998 USA CD pressing

The 1998 pressing, released in USA, included tracks from previous releases.

1. "Hard Like It's a Pose" - 5:49 (previously released on Funk Riot Beat)
2. "What Are You Talking About" - 5:01 (previously released on No Safety Pin Sex E.P.)
3. "Down With The Shit" - 4:51 (previously released on Funk Riot Beat)
4. "We All Die!" - 7:07
5. "Suicide" - 4:54
6. "Bang Your Head!" - 5:36
7. "Heartbeat That Isn't There" - 3:06
8. "Nobody Gets Out Alive!" - 5:33
9. "Fire Bombing" - 4:16
10. "The Peak" - 3:56
11. "Bonus Beats" - 4:03
12. "I Don't Care What Happens" - 5:11
13. "My Face Would Crack" - 6:47
14. "Pleasure Is Our Business (Live)" - 7:39

References

External links

• The Destroyer CD at Discogs
• The Destroyer LP at Discogs
• Official Digital Hardcore Recordings site