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 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 and traditional death metal in favor of a stoner rock and garage rock influenced sound.

DCLXVI: To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth
Studio album by
Entombed
ReleasedOctober 28, 1997
RecordedSummer 1997 at Sunlight Studio, Stockholm, Sweden
GenreDeath 'n' roll
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: October 6, 1997 (EP)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album was Metal Hammer magazine's #2 album of 1997. It was beaten by UK (non-metal) band Feeder's debut album Polythene, but it was ranked above many commercially famous albums from that year, most significantly (non-metal band) The Verve's Urban Hymns.

Track listing
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

Trivia

The song "To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth" was featured in the first Tony Hawks Underground videogame.

Personnel
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
  • Anders Lindström - Air Guitar

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth - Entombed". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
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