Destroy Me, Lover

Destroy Me, Lover is the fourth studio album by American noise rock and Industrial music band Pain Teens, released on July 5, 1993 by Trance Syndicate.^[1]

Destroy Me, Lover
Studio album by Pain Teens
Released	July 5, 1993 (1993-07-05)
Recorded	Anomie Studios, Houston, TX
Genre	Noise rock
Length	41:38
Label	Trance Syndicate
Producer	Scott Ayers
Pain Teens chronology
Stimulation Festival (1992) Destroy Me, Lover (1993) Beast of Dreams (1995)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Jason Ankeny of allmusic gave it 2 out of 5 stars, expressing his dislike for Scott Ayers' compositional style and calling Bliss Blood's contributions "negligible at best".^[2]

The album cover features an image appropriated from the first edition of William S. Burroughs's novel Junkie, published by Ace Books.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Scott Ayers and Bliss Blood except "The Story of Isaac" by Leonard Cohen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cool Your Power"	2:38
2.	"Prowling"	3:04
3.	"Tar Pit"	3:50
4.	"RU 486"	3:35
5.	"Dominant Man"	4:14
6.	"Sexual Anorexia"	3:17
7.	"Lisa Knew"	4:09
8.	"Body Memory"	6:25
9.	"The Story of Isaac" (Leonard Cohen cover)	5:00
10.	"Shock Treatment"	5:38

Personnel

Adapted from the Destroy Me, Lover liner notes.^[3]

Pain Teens

• Scott Ayers – guitar, drums, sampler, electronics, tape, production, engineering, recording
• Bliss Blood – lead vocals, percussion
• Kirk Carr – bass guitar
• Frank Garymartin – drums, percussion

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1993	Trance Syndicate	CD, CS, LP	TR-17