| Destroy Me, Lover | ||||
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| Released | July 5, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Anomie Studios, Houston, TX | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 41:38 | |||
| Label | Trance Syndicate | |||
| Producer | Scott Ayers | |||
| Pain Teens chronology | ||||
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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]
| 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.
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 |
Adapted from the Destroy Me, Lover liner notes. [3]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1993 | Trance Syndicate | CD, CS, LP | TR-17 |
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