Truthless Heroes is the third album released by the U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 post-hardcore

Post-hardcore

Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...

 band Project 86

Project 86

Project 86 is an American Christian rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1996. The line-up consists of bassist Steven Dail, vocalist and songwriter Andrew Schwab, and guitarist Randy Torres. The band has released seven studio albums, which have collectively sold over 500,000 units...

. It was released on September 12, 2002 on Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...

 and September 24, 2002 on Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

 and debuted at number 146 on the Billboard Top 200, with over 7000 copies sold.

Truthless Heroes is a concept album

Concept album

In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...

 that frontman Andrew Schwab

Andrew Schwab

Andrew "Macabre" Schwab is an American singer, songwriter, author, and journalist. He is the lead singer and lyricist for the rock group Project 86. With Project 86, he has released seven albums and 2 EPs to date. Through Relevant publishing he has released one autobiography "It's All Downhill...

states "takes you through the protagonist's attempts to gratify himself and fill his deepest needs as a person through fame, fortune, lust, whatever."

Track list

1. "Little Green Men" – 3:25
2. "Caught in the Middle" – 3:33
3. "Know What It Means" – 4:16
4. "Salem's Suburbs" – 3:38
5. "...A Word from Our Sponsors" – 0:44
6. "S.M.C." – 2:49
7. "Team Black" – 3:26
8. "Your Heroes Are Dead" – 3:55
9. "...To Brighten Your Day" – 1:12
10. "Another Boredom Movement" – 3:56
11. "Bottom Feeder" – 5:13
12. "Shelter Me Mercury" – 3:09
13. "...And Help You Sleep" – 1:44
14. "Last Meal" – 3:51
15. "Soma" – 4:12
16. "Hollow Again" – 4:31
17. "...With Regards, T.H." – 1:59