Truthless Heroes

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Truthless Heroes
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2002
StudioCello Studios and Grandmaster Recording, Hollywood, California
Genre Nu metal [1]
Length55:33
Label Tooth & Nail, Atlantic
Producer Matt Hyde
Project 86 chronology
Drawing Black Lines
(2000)
Truthless Heroes
(2002)
Songs to Burn Your Bridges By
(2003/04)
Singles from Truthless Heroes
  1. "Hollow Again"
    Released: December 3, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
CCM Magazine (positive) [3]
Christianity Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Cross Rhythms Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Truthless Heroes is the third studio album released by the U.S. Christian metal band Project 86. It was released on September 12, 2002 on Tooth & Nail Records and September 24, 2002 on Atlantic Records and debuted at number 146 on the Billboard Top 200, with over 7000 copies sold.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Truthless Heroes is a concept album that frontman Andrew Schwab states "takes you through the protagonist's attempts to gratify himself and fill his deepest needs as a person through fame, fortune, lust, whatever." [6]

Track list

  1. "Little Green Men" – 3:25
  2. "Caught in the Middle" – 3:33
  3. "Know What It Means" – 4:16
  4. "Salem's Suburbs" – 3:38
  5. "...A Word from Our Sponsors" – 0:44
  6. "S.M.C." – 2:49
  7. "Team Black" – 3:26
  8. "Your Heroes Are Dead" – 3:55
  9. "...To Brighten Your Day" – 1:12
  10. "Another Boredom Movement" – 3:56
  11. "Bottom Feeder" (featuring Holland Greco of The Peak Show) – 5:13
  12. "Shelter Me Mercury" – 3:09
  13. "...And Help You Sleep" – 1:44
  14. "Last Meal" (featuring Mark Salomon of Stavesacre and The Crucified) – 3:51
  15. "Soma" – 4:12
  16. "Hollow Again" – 4:31
  17. "...With Regards, T.H." – 1:59

Personnel

Project 86
Additional musicians

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2002/2003)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 146
US Heatseekers4
US Christian Albums9

Singles

SinglePeak Positions
US
Main.
"Hollow Again"35

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References

  1. 1 2 Cross Rhythms review
  2. Allmusic review
  3. CCM Magazine review
  4. Christianity Today review
  5. Jesus Freak Hideout review
  6. DiBiase, John (September 23, 2002). "Project 86, "Truthless Heroes" Review". JesusFreakHideout.com. Retrieved 2008-03-14.