Truth Hurts

Pro-Pain | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Energy Records
• ASIN: B000001ORJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,863 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Make War (Not Love)

2. Bad Blood

3. The Truth Hurts

4. Put the Lights Out

5. Denial

6. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

7. One Man Army

8. Down in the Dumps

9. The Beast Is Back

10. Switchblade Knife

Editorial Reviews

All tracks by Gary Meskil "Make War (Not Love) - 4:57 "Bad Blood - 3:18 "The Truth Hurts - 4:09 "Put The Lights Out - 4:41 "Denial - 3:19 "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - 3:20 "One Man Army - 3:12 "Down In The Dumps - 4:25 "The Beast is Back - 3:37 "Switchblade Knife - 3:21 [edit]Personnel Tom Coyne - Mastering Rob "Wacko" Hunter - Engineer Ice-T - Vocals Gary Meskil - Bass, Vocals, Producer Alex Perialas - Producer Poppy - Saxophone Dan Richardson - Drums Tribulations - Saxophone While Pro-Pain and Biohazard could be considered quite similar both stylistically and in their subject matter (the decay of urban America), Biohazard was always more interested in fusing their sound with hardcore hip-hop, whereas Pro-Pain's crushing grooves took more from hardcore punk and thrash. Still, subtle elements of rap could be detected, as well as overt ones, such as the Ice-T collaboration "Denial" which highlights the quartet's second album, The Truth Hurts. Overall, the tone and subject matter are darker than the album's predecessor, Foul Taste of Freedom, which actually seems like a purer expression of the band's intentions. The initial album artwork featured actual crime-scene photos which were shelved due to controversy over their graphic nature. ~ Steve Huey

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best one!, September 3, 2006

By 

Leo P. Dyer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Truth Hurts (Audio CD)

This is the best release from these dudes in my opinion. I have been diggin Pro-Pain for years now, and this one still makes me wanna throw things. If you need to remove a tree stump from your yard, listen to this in your headphones and start pullin!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best One, July 9, 2002

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"davebone78" (Heep, Uriah USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Truth Hurts (Audio CD)

Yes, this really is the best one. More consistent than "Foul Taste", the band really enter their own on this disc. There's great riffs, memorable structures and even a guest appearance by the always available Ice-T (and it really isn't bad... I would be the first to say so). After this disc the band went on to deliver solid material but this one has got that indescribable charm. They could have gone totally rap metal and never have so buy it and support their families.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best hardcore albums of all time, July 9, 2001

By 

Roger Williams (Providence, RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Truth Hurts (Audio CD)

Pro-Pain is one of the best metal acts to survive into 2001, and their 1994 album, "The Truth Hurts", is their finest ever. This album is a hardcore masterpiece; a brutal sonic assault from the start of "Make Love Not War" to "Switchblade Knife" at the end. Fans of today's watered down neo-metal bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit will walk away from this album with bleeding ears and confused looks on their faces, but fans of acts like Sepultura and Motorhead will eat it up. Even a baffling duet with Ice-T (in the vein of Body Count, not his rap work) comes off brilliantly. The lyrics involve genocide, anger, murder, dirty politics, and drug rehabilitation. It's not lite listening, folks.

Singer/bassist Gary Meskil's distorted howling and the crushing sound of a wall of guitars have never sounded better than on this album. This is the album to buy if you have any interest in Pro-Pain or ear splitting hardcore.