Destroy What You Enjoy

Destroy What You Enjoy
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1, 2006 (2006-08-01)
Recorded2005–2006
StudioHobby Shop (Eagle Rock, California)
GenrePunk rock
Length38:34
LabelDRT
ProducerMudrock
Powerman 5000 chronology
Korea Tour EP
(2005)
Destroy What You Enjoy
(2006)
Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere
(2009)
Singles from Destroy What You Enjoy
  1. "Wild World"
    Released: June 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
CANOE(unfavorable)[2]
PopMatters[3]

Destroy What You Enjoy is the fifth studio album by American rock band Powerman 5000, released on August 1, 2006, by DRT Entertainment. It includes the single "Wild World", which was voted No. 3 on Headbangers Ball's top videos poll of 2006, while the album itself was voted by Metal Edge as one of the "Top 10 Albums of 2006".[4]

Reception

Destroy What You Enjoy received mixed reactions and reviews upon release. It had also received mostly negative reactions among the fanbase, due to the band's change in the music, shifting more towards the punk rock genre.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Spider One; all music is composed by Powerman 5000.

Destroy What You Enjoy track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Construction of the Masses Pt. 1"0:25
2."Destroy What You Enjoy"3:56
3."Return to the City of the Dead"3:17
4."Wild World"3:20
5."Enemies"2:26
6."Murder"3:25
7."Now That's Rock 'N Roll"3:33
8."All My Friends Are Ghosts"3:16
9."Walking Disaster"3:17
10."Who Do You Think You Are?"3:01
11."Construction of the Masses Pt. 2"0:27
12."Miss America"4:01
13."Heroes and Villains (Live)"4:04
Total length:38:28

Personnel

Powerman 5000

  • Spider One – lead vocals
  • Johnny Heatley – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Terry Corso – rhythm guitar
  • Siggy Sjursen – bass guitar
  • Adrian Ost – drums, backing vocals

Other personnel

  • Scott Gilman – organ (Hammond)
  • Jon Heintz – mastering
  • Myriam Santos-Kayda – photography
  • David Schiffman – mixing

References

  1. ^ "Destroy What You Enjoy - Powerman 5000". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Artists - Album Review: Destroy What You Enjoy". CANOE. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Powerman 5000: Destroy What You Enjoy". PopMatters.
  4. ^ "POWERMAN 5000 NEWS". Archived from the original on December 16, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Powerman 5000's Spider: Not Afraid Of Changes".