The Truth Is... (Theory of a Deadman album)

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The Truth Is...
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Studio album by Theory of a Deadman
Released July 12, 2011
Genre Hard rock, post-grunge, alternative rock, alternative metal
Length 46:05
Label 604, Roadrunner
Producer Howard Benson
Theory of a Deadman chronology
Scars & Souvenirs
(2008)Scars & Souvenirs2008		 The Truth Is...
(2011)		 Savages
(2014)Savages2014
Singles from The Truth Is...
  1. "Lowlife"
    Released: May 17, 2011
  2. "Out of My Head"
    Released: June 14, 2011
  3. "Bitch Came Back"
    Released: August 15, 2011
  4. "Hurricane"
    Released: January 17, 2012
  5. "Gentleman"
    Released: September, 2012

The Truth Is... is the fourth studio album by the rock music group Theory of a Deadman, released on July 12, 2011. The first single is "Lowlife", which was released to radio stations on May 17, 2011. It went to #1 on the US rock charts. It was co-written by Christine Danielle Connolly.

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 1/5 stars[1]
Consequence of Sound F[2]
Kerrang! 3/5 stars[3]
Q 1/5 stars[3]
Rolling Stone 1/5 stars[4]

Critical reception for the album has been generally negative. Allmusic, Rolling Stone, and CNN all gave it 1/5 stars.[citation needed] Metacritic gave the album a 35 out of 100 based on 5 reviews.[5]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 38,000 copies.[6] In Canada, the album debuted at #2 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 8,500 copies.[7] This is an increase in sales from their previous album, Scars & Souvenirs, which sold 6,000 copies in its first week.[citation needed]

Track listing

Track list confirmed by Allmusic:[8]

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Lowlife"   Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman 3:25
2. "Bitch Came Back"   Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman 3:39
3. "Hurricane"   Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman 4:17
4. "Out of My Head"   Brett James, Connolly 3:57
5. "Gentleman"   Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman 3:28
6. "Love is Hell"   Dana Calitri, Nina Ossoff, Kathy Sommer, Theory of a Deadman 3:31
7. "The Truth Is... (I Lied About Everything)"   Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman 3:27
8. "Head Above Water"   Scott Stevens, Theory of a Deadman 3:32
9. "Drag Me to Hell"   Theory of a Deadman 3:54
10. "What Was I Thinking"   Theory of a Deadman, Christine Connolly 3:50
11. "Easy to Love You"   Theory of a Deadman 4:19
12. "We Were Men"   Theory of a Deadman 4:46
Total length:
 46:05

Charts

Charts Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 68[9]
Canadian Albums Chart 2
U.S. Billboard 200 8
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Tastemaker Albums 9

Personnel

References

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  2. ↑ http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/07/album-review-theory-of-a-deadman-the-truth-is/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-truth-is/theory-of-a-deadman/critic-reviews
  4. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews
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