The Destroyer (Alec Empire 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 United States. 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 one of the earliest examples of a breakcore record. Producer Enduser named the album as an inspiration for his music.^[3] The album peaked at #54 on the CMJ Radio Top 200 in the U.S.^[4]

The Destroyer
Studio album by Alec Empire
Released	June 1996
Recorded	February 12, 1994 – April 1996
Studio	Empire Studios (Berlin, Germany)
Genre	Digital hardcore, breakcore
Length	72:32 74:39 (US)
Label	Digital Hardcore Recordings
Producer	Alec Empire
Alec Empire chronology
Hypermodern Jazz (1996) The Destroyer (1996) Les Étoiles des Filles Mortes (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	6.7/10[2]

Track listing

1996 European CD

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		72:32

1998 US CD Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hard Like It's A Pose" (previously released on Funk Riot Beat)	5:49
2.	"What Are You Talking About" (previously released on No Safety Pin Sex E.P.)	5:01
3.	"Down With The Shit" (previously released on Funk Riot Beat)	4:51
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
Total length:		73:49