| The Destroyer | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Alec Empire |
| Cover: | Alecempire-thedestroyer.jpg |
| 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 |
| Prev Title: | Hypermodern Jazz |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Les Étoiles des Filles Mortes |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
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.[1] The album peaked at #54 on the CMJ Radio Top 200 in the U.S.[2]