The Truth Hurts [Bonus Track]

• Artist: Pro-Pain
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• Release Date: 1994
• Genre: Rock

Review

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. [The 2005 Candlelight reissue includes the bonus track "Bad Blood"]. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Make War (Not Love)		Pro-Pain	(4:54)
Bad Blood	Neil Sedaka, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	Pro-Pain	(3:18)
The Truth Hurts		Pro-Pain	(4:09)
Put the Lights Out		Pro-Pain, Ice-T	(4:21)
Denial		Pro-Pain	(3:20)
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie		Pro-Pain	(3:20)
One Man Army		Pro-Pain	(3:10)
Down in the Dumps		Pro-Pain	(4:18)
The Beast Is Back		Pro-Pain	(3:32)
Switchblade Knife		Pro-Pain	(3:23)
Bad Blood [Live][*]		Pro-Pain	(3:13)

Credits

Gary Meskil (Producer), Tom Coyne (Mastering), Gary Meskil (Vocals), Rob Grant (A&R), Ice-T (Vocals), Gary Meskil (Bass), Rob "Wacko" Hunter (Engineer), Alex Perialas (Producer), Dan Richardson (Drums)