''Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again'' is the third and final studio album by American hip hop group

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. It was released in October 22, 1996 via

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. The album is called ''Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again'', but the cover of the CD reads ''Truth Crushed To Earth Will Rise Again''. The album title is a line from the poem "The Battle-Field," by

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Critical reception

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wrote that "the trio’s most rounded, consistent & memorable LP is grossly under-appreciated." ''

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'' wrote that the majority of DJ Lethal's beats are "surface-level and boring."

Track listing

Personnel

* Erik Francis Schrody – main artist, vocals, producer, executive producer *

Leor DiMant Leor Dimant ( lv, Leors Dimants, russian: Леор Григорьевич Димант, ; born December 18, 1972), better known as DJ Lethal, is a Latvian-American turntablist and producer and is best known as a member of the groups House of Pai ...

– main artist, producer, executive producer * Daniel O'Connor – main artist, vocals, artwork concept *Ross Donaldson – mixing & recording *Dave Collins – mastering * Carl Stubner – management * Mark Richardson – vocals (tracks 3–7, 12) * Otis Olivier Lyjasu Williams – vocals (track 2, 7, 12) * Derek Murphy – vocals (track 4)

Charts

References

1996 albums House of Pain albums Tommy Boy Records albums Albums produced by DJ Lethal {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub