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Alec Empire - The Destroyer
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Breakbeat, Hardcore, Drum n Bass, Breakcore
Year:
1996
Notes:
The US versions of the album contain modified artwork, a different track order as well as 3 new tracks from 1997 releases substituting 3 previous ones.
Tracklist
| Untitled | 0:21 | |
| We All Die! | 7:07 | X |
| Suicide | 4:54 | X |
| Bang Your Head! | 5:37 | X |
| Don't Lie, White Girl! | 4:35 | X |
| Fire Bombing | 4:17 | X |
| I Just Wanna Destroy… | 4:51 | X |
| Bonus Beats | 4:03 | X |
| Nobody Gets Out Alive! | 5:34 | X |
| My Body Cannot Die | 4:25 | X |
| The Peak | 3:54 | X |
| Heartbeat That Isn't There | 3:08 | X |
| I Don't Care What Happens | 5:11 | X |
| My Face Would Crack | 6:46 | X |
| Pleasure Is Our Business (Live!) | 7:48 | X |
| Untitled | 0:07 |
Versions
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Destroyer (CD, Album) | Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) | DHR CD 4 | UK | 1996 | |
| The Destroyer (2xLP, Album) | Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) | DHR LP 4 | Germany | 1996 | |
| The Destroyer (2xLP, Album) | Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) | DHR LP 16 | US | 1998 | |
| The Destroyer (CD, Album) | Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) | DHR CD 16 | US | 1998 | |
| The Destroyer (16xFile, MP3, Album, RE, 320) | Eat Your Heart Out | EYHOMP3007 | 2008 |
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Reviews & Discussion
referencing The Destroyer, CD, Album, DHR CD 4
An absolutely raw and groundbreaking release. Such an uncompromisingly intense album must have been revolutionary in its day. Works rather well because of its minimalism and primitivism, a real punk jungle album. As intense as any modern "powernoize" album with the wreckage of rave/jungle culture to give it a tasteful edge. Alec always appears more focused and balanced when working solo as opposed to his ATR outings, especially before ATR's demise (when his sound took many of ATR's pretensions), and this is the most shining album I've seen from him.