Heavy Lies the Crown is the fifth studio album by underground hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. It had an initial release set for November 2014, but it was confirmed that it would be released a month earlier on October 21, 2014, via Vinnie Paz's independent record label Enemy Soil.
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| Released | October 21, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2014 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, hardcore hip hop, conscious hip hop, horrorcore | |||
| 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 | |||
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| Singles from Heavy Lies the Crown | ||||
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Background
editOn August 6, 2014, it was announced that Heavy Lies the Crown would be released on October 21, 2014, six months after their previous album In Death Reborn.[1] King Magnetic is the only artist from the previous album to not make an appearance. Lawrence Arnell makes two guest appearances on the album after he was featured on one track on In Death Reborn.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "War Machine" | Frank Dukes | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Blood Storm" | Nero | 3:44 |
| 3. | "The Tempter & The Bible Black" | Stu Bangas | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Serpent King" | C-Lance | 3:12 |
| 5. | "The King's Curse" | 7L | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Terrorstorm" | C-Lance | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Conjure the Legions" (featuring Lawrence Arnell) | C-Lance | 5:20 |
| 8. | "Fed to the Lions" | Twiz the Beat Pro | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Sword and Bullet" | Shuko | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Wrath Prophecy" | Beatnick Dee | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Conversation with a Bullet" | Juan Muteniac | 4:18 |
| 12. | "The Hate and the Blame" (featuring Lawrence Arnell) | Spada4 | 3:55 |
| 13. | "Becoming the Absolute" | DJ Skizz | 3:30 |
| 14. | "The Quickening" | MTK | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 55:47 | ||
Personnel
editAlbum credits adapted from AllMusic.[2]
- Army of the Pharaohs – Primary Artist
- 7L – producer
- David Albaladejo – composer, Featured Artist
- Marcus Albaladejo – composer, Featured Artist
- Apathy – composer, Featured Artist
- Lawrence Arnell – Featured Artist
- Stu Bangas – producer
- Christopher Bauss – composer
- Beatnick Dee – producer
- Blacastan – Featured Artist
- Dan Bradley – design, Photography
- Celph Titled – composer, Featured Artist
- C-Lance – producer
- Demoz – Featured Artist
- Des Devious – Featured Artist
- DJ Kwestion – Cuts
- DJ Skizz – producer
- Esoteric – Featured Artist
- The Forefathers – design, Layout
- Frank Dukes – producer
- Zilla – Featured Artist, Composer
- Pete Humphreys – Mastering
- Craig Lanciani – composer
- Kevin Lavitt – composer, producer
- Vinnie Paz – composer, Featured Artist
- Block McCloud – Featured Artist
- MTK – producer
- Juan Muteniac – producer
- Nero – producer
- Doap Nixon – Featured Artist
- I. Osu – composer
- Mario Collazo – Featured Artist
- Z. Raerner – composer
- Reef the Lost Cauze – Featured Artist
- Shuko – producer
- Todd Spadafone – composer, producer
- Scott Stallone – engineer, mixing
- Twiz the Beat Pro – producer
References
edit- ^ Heavy Lies the Crown CONFIRMED (jmthiphop.com)
- ^ "Heavy Lies the Crown: Army of the Pharaohs (Credits)". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2014.