DCLXVI: To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth

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DCLXVI: To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth
Entombed - DCLXVI.jpg
Studio album by
Released3 March 1997
RecordedMid-1996 at Sunlight Studio (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre
Length39:45
Label Threeman Recordings
Producer Tomas Skogsberg
Entombed chronology
Wolverine Blues
(1993)
DCLXVI: To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth
(1997)
Entombed
(1997)
Singles from DCLXVI: To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth
  1. "Wreckage"
    Released: 6 October 1997 (EP)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 10/10 [2]

DCLXVI: To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth is the fourth album by the Swedish metal band Entombed, released in 1997. It shows a continuation of the death 'n' roll sound previously established on 1993's Wolverine Blues , but eschews most traces of hardcore punk and traditional death metal in favor of a stoner rock and garage rock-influenced sound.

Contents

DCLXVI is 666 in Roman numerals. The cover art features a statuette of the Aztec god Mictlantecuhtli.

The album was Metal Hammer magazine's #2 album of 1997. It was beaten by UK band Feeder's debut album Polythene.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth" Andersson, Hellid 3:12
2."Like This with the Devil"Andersson2:12
3."Lights Out"Andersson3:35
4."Wound" Cederlund 2:43
5."They"Hellid4:05
6."Somewhat Peculiar"Andersson, Hellid3:20
7."DCLXVI" Petrov 1:42
8."Parasight"Andersson, Hellid2:50
9."Damn Deal Done"Andersson, Cederlund, Hellid3:26
10."Put Me Out"Cederlund2:23
11."Just as Sad"Andersson1:51
12."Boats"Hellid3:07
13."Uffe's Horrorshow"Cederlund1:18
14."Wreckage"Andersson4:01
Total length:39:45

A limited digipak edition came with a bonus CD titled Family Favourites featuring four cover songs:

Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
15."Kick Out the Jams" Tyner, Kramer, Smith, Davis, Thompson MC5 2:49
16."21st Century Schizoid Man" Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield King Crimson 3:19
17."Bursting Out" Bray, Dunn, Lant Venom 3:43
18."Under the Sun" Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward Black Sabbath 5:45

Personnel

Entombed
Production

Trivia

The song "To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth" was featured in the 2003 skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Underground .

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth - Entombed". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  2. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 141. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.