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recording artist

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. While by no means his first solo album, it was his first full album since the demise of his former band

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, and he regarded it as a new beginning, stating that it "feels like this is my first real album".Alec Empire (int)
Gothtronic, accessed 2007-07-22. This recording consists of two CDs, each with a significantly different sound. CD 1 is somewhat consistent with the ATR formula while the second disc (printed on the album cover as ''CD²'') is entirely electronic with negligible use of vocals.

Track listing

CD 1 - Intelligence and Sacrifice

# "Path of Destruction" – 4:29 # "The Ride" – 3:49 # "Tear It Out" (Remix) – 1:56 # "Everything Starts with a Fuck" – 4:28 # "Killing Machine" – 5:11 # "Addicted to You" – 3:51 # "Intelligence and Sacrifice" – 3:39 # "Death Favours the Enemy" – 3:50 # "Buried Alive" – 3:06 # "...And Never Be Found" – 4:21 # "New World Order" – 13:53 *On some pressings of the album, "Everything Starts with a Fuck", "Killing Machine" and "New World Order" are each split into two parts on separate tracks.

CD²

# "2641998" – 29:57 # "The Cat Women of the Moon" – 7:27 # "Two Turntables and a Moog" – 3:54 # "Parallel Universe" – 5:23 # "Vault Things of the Night" – 5:22 # "Silence and Burning Ice" – 5:34 # "Alec's Ladder" – 4:55 # "Electric Bodyrock" – 6:19 # "2641998" – 4:01

Samples

*"Addicted to You" samples the motion picture ''

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''. *"Death Favours the Enemy" samples "Twist the Knife" by

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. *"Everything Starts With A Fuck" samples "Rise" by

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. *"Killing Machine" samples "Problems" by

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*"Buried Alive" samples "Silent Scream" by

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. *"Intelligence and Sacrifice" samples "Ultra" by

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Notes

*"Tear It Out" (Remix) is an alternate version of a track originally intended for

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Probot Probot was a heavy metal side project of ex-Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters rhythm guitarist and lead-singer Dave Grohl. Described by Grohl as "a death metal ''Supernatural''", the album mixes instrumentals recorded by Grohl himself with variou ...

project. The project consisted of instrumental tracks recorded by Grohl, with vocals provided by several well-known heavy metal singers. When ''Probot'' was finally released, Empire's contribution was not used. Instead, the track was re-recorded with new lyrics and vocals by Mike Dean of

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and it became known as "Access Babylon".Intelligence & Sacrifice's "Tear It Out" Vs. "Access Babylon" on the Probot album. Alec Empire resolves the confusion
, DigitalHardcore.com, accessed 2007-07-22.

References

External links

Official Digital Hardcore Recordings site''Intelligence and Sacrifice''
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