The Awful Truth - The Awful Truth (Remastered) (1990/2024)
The Awful Truth - The Awful Truth (Remastered) (1990/2024)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 347 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 111 MB
48:32 | Prog Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal | Label: Brutal Planet Records
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 347 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 111 MB
48:32 | Prog Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal | Label: Brutal Planet Records
Limited to 500 copies. In the late 80s, King's X had just launched their now-iconic Sam Taylor-produced debut album Out of the Silent Planet (1988), ushering in what would soon become known as the “Houston sound.” This sound was a unique blend of progressive metal, groove, rock, and rich harmonies. Around the same time, another band began making waves: The Awful Truth. They had recorded their debut album for mainstream Metal Blade Records but sadly broke up before it even came out. By the time the album was released in 1989, two-thirds of The Awful Truth had formed a new band with two other members, the now-legendary Galactic Cowboys, further defining that groovy-metallic Houston Sound. Although signed to the infamous Metal Blade Records (known for releasing albums by Slayer, Fates Warning, Voivod, etc.), The Awful Truth's eponymous album featured poetic lyrics expressing a sincere faith. A key example is “Ghost of Heaven”:
High above the highest star
Songs of You the angels sing
Only You could fill my heart
Only You could bring me where You are
Ghost of Heaven, hear my plea
Holy voice, won’t you speak to me?
Most of the material was written by David von Ohlerking and is adventurous, though more in a traditional progressive context, not foreshadowing the unpredictable style of the Galactic Cowboys. The one track with shared writing credits is "Drowning Man," where you can definitely hear the chugging riffs and rhythms that would characterize Monty Colvin and Alan Doss' next project. The distinctive guitar sound, overdriven/mid-rangey bass tones, and oblique Christian imagery in the lyrics are reminiscent of the first four King's X records, but The Awful Truth ventures into heavier and more progressive territory. The epic "Should Have Known All Along" might even be mistaken for a lost King's X song, especially with the way Ohlerking's vocals break at the end, sounding very Dug Pinnick-like. The end result is a stone-cold classic in every way.
The 2024 Brutal Planet Records reissue has been completely remastered by Rob Colwell (Nevermore, Flotsam & Jetsam, King's X, Poundhound, Voivod, etc.) and it sounds better than ever! Collector's are treated to Orange Crush Heavy-weight Vinyl and a 12x12 full color lyrics insert featuring band photos. This limited edition of just 300 Vinyl units is a must-have. Grab this slab of progressive hard rock brilliance while you can!
1 It Takes So Long 5:46
2 Circle Of Pain 5:18
3 I Should Have Known All Along 7:32
4 Higher 7:17
5 Ghost Of Heaven 4:41
6 No Good Reason 6:16
7 Drowning Man 5:56
8 Mary 5:31
X Lossless Decoder version 20240511 (157.1)
XLD extraction logfile from 2024-06-21 08:49:44 -0500
The Awful Truth / The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)
Used drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM SP80NB60 (revision PC00)
Media type : Pressed CD
Ripper mode : XLD Secure Ripper
Disable audio cache : OK for the drive with a cache less than 1375KiB
Make use of C2 pointers : NO
Read offset correction : 6
Max retry count : 100
Gap status : Analyzed, Appended (except HTOA)
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 00:00:00 | 05:47:07 | 0 | 26031
2 | 05:47:07 | 05:21:55 | 26032 | 50161
3 | 11:08:62 | 07:32:40 | 50162 | 84101
4 | 18:41:27 | 07:17:15 | 84102 | 116891
5 | 25:58:42 | 04:42:45 | 116892 | 138086
6 | 30:41:12 | 06:17:30 | 138087 | 166391
7 | 36:58:42 | 06:00:15 | 166392 | 193406
8 | 42:58:57 | 05:32:43 | 193407 | 218349
AccurateRip Summary
Disc not found in AccurateRip DB.
All Tracks
Album gain : -8.03 dB
Peak : 0.983490
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 01
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/01 - It Takes So Long.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/01 - It Takes So Long.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:02:00
Track gain : -7.28 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : BB828FA6
CRC32 hash : BB828FA6
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 88BFE977
AccurateRip v1 signature : 3A30455B
AccurateRip v2 signature : 83A25D92
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 02
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/02 - Circle.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/02 - Circle.flac
Track gain : -8.36 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : BEA72107
CRC32 hash : BEA72107
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 4A2A9419
AccurateRip v1 signature : 3B3E8D28
AccurateRip v2 signature : 7DC615AC
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 03
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/03 - I Should Have Known All Along.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/03 - I Should Have Known All Along.flac
Track gain : -8.17 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : 59252CB8
CRC32 hash : 59252CB8
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 0B4DCC56
AccurateRip v1 signature : 3C95A64B
AccurateRip v2 signature : D7CCADFC
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 04
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/04 - Higher.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/04 - Higher.flac
Track gain : -8.29 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : 24EF4C26
CRC32 hash : 24EF4C26
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 0BCDFA8D
AccurateRip v1 signature : 239C4BCD
AccurateRip v2 signature : 2241F8CB
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 05
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/05 - Ghost Of Heaven.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/05 - Ghost Of Heaven.flac
Track gain : -8.08 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : 359BB4A7
CRC32 hash : 359BB4A7
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : A8E81606
AccurateRip v1 signature : 35B4A595
AccurateRip v2 signature : 994053B3
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 06
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/06 - No Good Reason.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/06 - No Good Reason.flac
Track gain : -7.54 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : 3A1FEEBC
CRC32 hash : 3A1FEEBC
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : E7549C5D
AccurateRip v1 signature : 55C02DB8
AccurateRip v2 signature : 5FA773A7
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 07
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/07 - Drowning Man.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/07 - Drowning Man.flac
Track gain : -8.25 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : AC1B4ED6
CRC32 hash : AC1B4ED6
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : BFCDA7F8
AccurateRip v1 signature : 5082BCC6
AccurateRip v2 signature : E9841DAB
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 08
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/08 - Mary.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/08 - Mary.flac
Track gain : -8.12 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : 2EA0F35A
CRC32 hash : 2EA0F35A
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 5F735E9E
AccurateRip v1 signature : 4F4646A5
AccurateRip v2 signature : 79AF32B3
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
No errors occurred
End of status report
––-BEGIN XLD SIGNATURE––-
dCew34DUyLIhmZnmucam0augxjiDb1A57sJsX8NUT3pT6JU37t.eGaRX1ukGbPdtBeA6CLv9mclobNwobSCN0STDGm16GH_uNat6AMC
––-END XLD SIGNATURE––-
XLD extraction logfile from 2024-06-21 08:49:44 -0500
The Awful Truth / The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)
Used drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM SP80NB60 (revision PC00)
Media type : Pressed CD
Ripper mode : XLD Secure Ripper
Disable audio cache : OK for the drive with a cache less than 1375KiB
Make use of C2 pointers : NO
Read offset correction : 6
Max retry count : 100
Gap status : Analyzed, Appended (except HTOA)
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 00:00:00 | 05:47:07 | 0 | 26031
2 | 05:47:07 | 05:21:55 | 26032 | 50161
3 | 11:08:62 | 07:32:40 | 50162 | 84101
4 | 18:41:27 | 07:17:15 | 84102 | 116891
5 | 25:58:42 | 04:42:45 | 116892 | 138086
6 | 30:41:12 | 06:17:30 | 138087 | 166391
7 | 36:58:42 | 06:00:15 | 166392 | 193406
8 | 42:58:57 | 05:32:43 | 193407 | 218349
AccurateRip Summary
Disc not found in AccurateRip DB.
All Tracks
Album gain : -8.03 dB
Peak : 0.983490
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 01
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/01 - It Takes So Long.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/01 - It Takes So Long.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:02:00
Track gain : -7.28 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : BB828FA6
CRC32 hash : BB828FA6
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 88BFE977
AccurateRip v1 signature : 3A30455B
AccurateRip v2 signature : 83A25D92
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 02
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/02 - Circle.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/02 - Circle.flac
Track gain : -8.36 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : BEA72107
CRC32 hash : BEA72107
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 4A2A9419
AccurateRip v1 signature : 3B3E8D28
AccurateRip v2 signature : 7DC615AC
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 03
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/03 - I Should Have Known All Along.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/03 - I Should Have Known All Along.flac
Track gain : -8.17 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : 59252CB8
CRC32 hash : 59252CB8
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 0B4DCC56
AccurateRip v1 signature : 3C95A64B
AccurateRip v2 signature : D7CCADFC
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 04
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/04 - Higher.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/04 - Higher.flac
Track gain : -8.29 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : 24EF4C26
CRC32 hash : 24EF4C26
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 0BCDFA8D
AccurateRip v1 signature : 239C4BCD
AccurateRip v2 signature : 2241F8CB
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 05
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/05 - Ghost Of Heaven.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/05 - Ghost Of Heaven.flac
Track gain : -8.08 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : 359BB4A7
CRC32 hash : 359BB4A7
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : A8E81606
AccurateRip v1 signature : 35B4A595
AccurateRip v2 signature : 994053B3
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 06
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/06 - No Good Reason.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/06 - No Good Reason.flac
Track gain : -7.54 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : 3A1FEEBC
CRC32 hash : 3A1FEEBC
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : E7549C5D
AccurateRip v1 signature : 55C02DB8
AccurateRip v2 signature : 5FA773A7
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 07
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/07 - Drowning Man.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/07 - Drowning Man.flac
Track gain : -8.25 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : AC1B4ED6
CRC32 hash : AC1B4ED6
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : BFCDA7F8
AccurateRip v1 signature : 5082BCC6
AccurateRip v2 signature : E9841DAB
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 08
Filename : /Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/08 - Mary.mp3
/Users/braindead/Desktop/The Awful Truth (2024 Remaster)/08 - Mary.flac
Track gain : -8.12 dB
Peak : 0.983490
CRC32 hash (test run) : 2EA0F35A
CRC32 hash : 2EA0F35A
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 5F735E9E
AccurateRip v1 signature : 4F4646A5
AccurateRip v2 signature : 79AF32B3
->Track not present in AccurateRip database.
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
No errors occurred
End of status report
––-BEGIN XLD SIGNATURE––-
dCew34DUyLIhmZnmucam0augxjiDb1A57sJsX8NUT3pT6JU37t.eGaRX1ukGbPdtBeA6CLv9mclobNwobSCN0STDGm16GH_uNat6AMC
––-END XLD SIGNATURE––-