The Destroyer (Alec Empire album)
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| The Destroyer | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10[2] |
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]
