DCLXVI: To Ride Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth

DCLXVI: To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth is the fourth album by the Swedish metal band Entombed, released in 1997.

DCLXVI: To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth
Studio album by
Released3 March 1997
RecordedMid-1996 at Sunlight Studio (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre
Length39:45
LabelThreeman Recordings
ProducerTomas 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
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[2]

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

This album 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.

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

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth"Andersson, Hellid3:12
2."Like This with the Devil"Andersson2:12
3."Lights Out"Andersson3:35
4."Wound"Cederlund2:43
5."They"Hellid4:05
6."Somewhat Peculiar"Andersson, Hellid3:20
7."DCLXVI"Petrov1:42
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, ThompsonMC52:49
16."21st Century Schizoid Man"Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, SinfieldKing Crimson3:19
17."Bursting Out"Bray, Dunn, LantVenom3:43
18."Under the Sun"Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, WardBlack Sabbath5:45

Personnel

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Entombed
Production
  • Entombed – produced
  • Tomas Skogsberg – produced, engineered, mixed, recorded
  • Enginestudio – artwork, design
  • Guerilla Art – artwork
  • Neil Rapi – photography
  • Steve Gurney – live sound
  • Fred Estby – assist

Trivia

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

References

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  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.