The Heart of Darkness (album)

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The Heart of Darkness
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Studio album by
Released1990
Recorded1990
Genre Alternative rock, Techno
Label ZTT Records
Producer Derek Thompson
Hoodlum Priest chronology
The Heart of Darkness
(1990)
Beneath The Pavement... The Beach
(1994)

The Heart of Darkness was the debut album created by Hoodlum Priest. The album was minimally successful. It featured the first and only appearance of rapper Sevier, who left the band due to creative differences. During some time after the release of The Heart of Darkness, ZTT was bought out by Warner Bros, and the album was immediately deleted by request of Warner Bros's legal department. [1] It was later re-released on the Hoodlum Priest website on 06/06/06. A remix of "Caucasian" entitled "Scanning" appeared on the follow-up Beneath The Pavement... The Beach .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Introduction to the Heart of Darkness"
  2. "Rock Drill"
  3. "Tyrell"
  4. "C Horse"
  5. "Caucasian"
  6. "Sex Spirit"
  7. "The Walker" (CD and cassette only)
  8. "Talk Dirty"
  9. "Deep Dance"
  10. "Rebel Angel"

Samples used

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References

  1. Taken from the history section of the HP website, last accessed 07-30-08
  2. information taken from The Hoodlum Priest whosampled page