Heavy Lies the Crown (album)

For other albums named Heavy Lies the Crown, see Heavy Lies the Crown.

Heavy Lies the Crown
Studio album by Army of the Pharaohs
Released	October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)
Recorded	2012–2014
Genre	Hardcore hip-hop
Length	55:47
Label	Enemy Soil
Producer	7L C-Lance Beatnick Dee DJ Skizz Frank Dukes Juan Muteniac Kevin Lavitt MTK Nero Shuko Spada4 Stu Bangas Twiz the Beat Pro
Army of the Pharaohs chronology
In Death Reborn (2014) Heavy Lies the Crown (2014)
Rear cover

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"War Machine"	Vincenzo Luvineri Sharif Lacey Marcus Albaladejo Vic Mercer Seamus Ryan Chad Bromley Adam Feeney	Frank Dukes	4:30
2.	"Blood Storm"	M. Albaladejo Mario Collazo Mercer David Edens F. Bruno	Nero	3:44
3.	"The Tempter and the Bible Black"	Luvineri Collazo Ryan Bromley Mercer Stuart Hudgins	Stu Bangas	3:38
4.	"Serpent King"	Ira Osu Mercer M. Albaladejo Collazo Victor Gurrola, Jr. Craig Lanciani	C-Lance	3:12
5.	"The King's Curse"	Luvineri Mercer Collazo Bromley Ryan George Andrinopoulos	DJ 7L	3:24
6.	"Terrorstorm"	Luvineri Mercer Ismael Diaz Lacey Ryan M. Albaladejo Bromley Lanciani	C-Lance	5:03
7.	"Conjure the Legions"	Ryan Collazo Bromley Luvineri M. Albaladejo Mercer Lacey Daniel Albaladejo Lawrence MacMillan Lanciani	C-Lance	5:20
8.	"Fed to the Lions"	Luvineri Lacey Collazo Bromley Ryan Mercer Timothy McRae	Twiz The Beat Pro	4:09
9.	"Sword and Bullet"	Kenneth Greene M. Albaladejo Jose Vargas Luvineri Christoph Bauss	Shuko	3:44
10.	"Wrath Prophecy"	Gurrola, Jr. Collazo Greene Mercer Nick Doherty	Beatnick Dee	3:18
11.	"Conversation with a Bullet"	Gurrola, Jr. Mercer Collazo Luvineri Juho Mutenia	Juan Muteniac	4:18
12.	"The Hate and the Blame"	Bromley Ryan MacMillan Luvineri M. Albaladejo Todd Spadafore	Spada4	3:55
13.	"Becoming the Absolute"	M. Albaladejo Bromley Gurrola, Jr. Luvineri Zach Raemer	DJ Skizz	3:30
14.	"The Quickening"	Collazo Ryan D. Albaladejo Osu Matthew Crabtree Kevin Lavitt	MTK Kevin Lavitt	4:02
Total length:				55:47

Personnel

• Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 5–9, 11–13)
• Sharif "Reef the Lost Cauze" Lacey – vocals (tracks: 1, 6–8)
• Marcus "Crypt the Warchild" Albaladejo – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13)
• Vic "Celph Titled" Mercer – vocals (tracks: 1–8, 10, 11)
• Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 5–8, 12, 14)
• Chad "Apathy" Bromley – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 5–8, 12, 13)
• Mario "Planetary" Collazo – vocals (tracks: 2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14)
• David "Des Devious" Edens – vocals (track 2)
• Ira "Blacastan" Osu – vocals (tracks: 4, 12)
• Victor "Zilla" Gurrola, Jr. – vocals (tracks: 4, 10, 11, 13)
• Ismael "Block McCloud" Diaz, Jr. – vocals (track 6)
• Daniel "King Syze" Albaladejo – vocals (tracks: 7, 14)
• Lawrence Arnell – vocals (tracks: 7, 12)
• Kenneth "Doap Nixon" Greene – vocals (tracks: 9, 10)
• Jose "Demoz" Vargas – vocals (track 9)
• Dave "DJ Kwestion" Klein – scratches (tracks: 3, 11)
• Adam "Frank Dukes" Feeney – producer (track 1)
• F. "Nero" Bruno – producer (track 2)
• Stuart "Stu Bangas" Hudgins – producer (track 3)
• Craig "C-Lance" Lanciani – producer (tracks: 4, 6, 7)
• George "7L" Andrinopoulos – producer (track 5)
• Timothy "Twiz The Beat Pro" McRae – producer (track 8)
• Christoph "Shuko" Bauss – producer (track 9)
• Nick "Beatnick Dee" Doherty – producer (track 10)
• Juho "Juan Muteniac" Mutenia – producer (track 11)
• Todd Spadafore – producer (track 12)
• Zach "DJ Skizz" Raemer – producer (track 13)
• Matthew "MTK" Crabtree – producer (track 14)
• Kevin Lavitt – producer (track 14)
• Scott "Supe" Stallone – engineering, mixing
• Peter Humphreys – mastering
• Dan Bradley – design, photography

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [2]	35
US Billboard 200 [3]	142
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [4]	27
US Top Rap Albums ( Billboard ) [5]	14
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [6]	25

References

1. Jeffries, David. "Heavy Lies the Crown - Army of the Pharaohs". AllMusic . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
2. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
3. "Billboard 200™". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 8, 2014. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
4. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 8, 2014. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
5. "Top Rap Albums". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 8, 2014. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
6. "Independent Albums". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 8, 2014. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 16, 2025.

External links

• Army Of The Pharaohs – Heavy Lies The Crown at Discogs (list of releases)