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Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell is an album by hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, released September 19, 2006 through Babygrande Records. It is the group's fifth, coming two years after Legacy of Blood. The first single, "Heavy Metal Kings", featuring Ill Bill of Non Phixion, was released in early August through iTunes, and also through a limited edition vinyl pressing. Additional guest appearances on the album are provided by Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, Sean Price, R.A. the Rugged Man, Block McCloud and Army of the Pharaohs members Chief Kamachi and Reef the Lost Cauze.
As with previous Jedi Mind Tricks albums, many of the track titles appear to be lifted from previous songs by heavy metal groups. For example, "When All Light Dies" was previously the title of a song by Trivium; "Serenity in Murder" is also the name of a Slayer track; "Razorblade Salvation" is also a song by Sinergy; and "Black Winter Day" is the name of a track by Amorphis. The album title, as well, could potentially be a reference to the Kreator track "Servant in Heaven (King in Hell)" off of their Violent Revolution album.
Servants in Heaven became the group's most commercially successful release, being their first album to break into the Billboard 200, and also landed in the top 10 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and the top 50 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop albums chart. The album was warmly received critically, especially when compared to their two previous efforts, Visions of Gandhi and Legacy of Blood, which both received mixed reviews. Allmusic gave the album a positive four-star rating, and writer Marisa Brown stated:
- "Like how Wu-Tang appealed to so many different fans because of both their hard, urban beats and their smart, complex lyrics, so too are Jedi Mind Tricks able to achieve that same status. Stoupe's production is heavy yet musical, and Paz's rhymes are intelligent yet accessible, his voice rough yet his delivery smooth. Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell is the collaboration of two talented musicians who can create a nearly flawless album in which each track can stand on its own, but is more powerful as a whole, as an exploration of pain and hatred, of those feelings that we often don't wish to address but that, thanks to Jedi Mind Tricks, will be addressed for us."[1]
An exclusive version of the album was released at Trans World Entertainment chain stores. This version features three bonus tracks, a remixed-version of "Heavy Metal Kings", performed with California hardcore band Terror, the D-Tension mixtape track "Pretty Little Whores", featuring Outerspace, and "Blitz Inc.", featuring King Syze and Esoteric, as well as a bonus DVD, featuring the "Heavy Metal Kings" music video.[2]
[edit] Track listing
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer (s) |
| 1 |
"Intro" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
|
| 2 |
"Put Em in the Grave" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: Vinnie Paz
- Third verse: Vinnie Paz
|
| 3 |
"Suicide" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: Vinnie Paz
- Third verse: Vinnie Paz
- Chorus: Vinnie Paz
|
| 4 |
"Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: R.A. the Rugged Man
|
| 5 |
"A Blood Red Path" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
|
| 6 |
"When All Light Dies" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: Vinnie Paz
- Third verse: Vinnie Paz
- Chorus: Shara Worden
|
| 7 |
"Serenity in Murder" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: Vinnie Paz
- Third verse: Vinnie Paz
|
| 8 |
"Pariah Demise (Interlude)" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
|
| 9 |
"Heavy Metal Kings" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: Ill Bill
- Third verse: Vinnie Paz
- Chorus: Vinnie Paz
|
| 10 |
"Shadow Business" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: Vinnie Paz
- Chorus: Crypt the Warchild
|
| 11 |
"Triumph & Agony (Interlude)" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
|
| 12 |
"Razorblade Salvation" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: Vinnie Paz
- Chorus: Shara Worden, Liz Fullerton
|
| 13 |
"Outlive the War" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Sean Price
- Second verse: Vinnie Paz
- Third verse: Vinnie Paz
- Chorus: Block McCloud
|
| 14 |
"Gutta Music" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Reef the Lost Cauze
- Second verse: Chief Kamachi
- Third verse: Vinnie Paz
- Chorus: Reef the Lost Cauze
|
| 15 |
"Temples of Ice (Interlude)" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
|
| 16 |
"Black Winter Day" |
Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: Vinnie Paz
- Third verse: Vinnie Paz
|
| 17 |
"Heavy Metal Kings (Terror Remix)" * |
Scott Stallone |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: Ill Bill
- Third verse: Vinnie Paz
- Chorus: Vinnie Paz, Terror
|
| 18 |
"Pretty Little Whores" * |
D-Tension |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: Crypt the Warchild
- Third verse: Planetary
- Chorus: Crypt the Warchild
|
| 19 |
"Blitz Inc." * |
7L |
- First verse: Vinnie Paz
- Second verse: King Syze
- Third verse: Esoteric
- Chorus: King Syze
|
* Limited Edition bonus tracks
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