Destroy What You Enjoy

Destroy What You Enjoy
Studio album by
Powerman 5000
ReleasedAugust 1, 2006
Recorded2005–2006 at Hobby Shop in Eagle Rock, California
GenrePunk rock
Length38:34
LabelDRT Entertainment
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, via DRT Records. 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] The album debuted at No. 120 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 7,000 copies in its first week of release.[citation needed]

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

Credits

Powerman 5000

Other personnel

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

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2006 Billboard 200 120[citation needed]
Top Independent Albums 5[citation needed]

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Powerman 5000: Destroy What You Enjoy". PopMatters.
  4. ^ "POWERMAN 5000 NEWS". Archived from the original on 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  5. ^ "Powerman 5000's Spider: Not Afraid Of Changes".