DCLXVI: To Ride Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth DCLXVI: To Ride Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth DCLXVI: To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth is the fourth album by the Swedish metal band Entombed, released in 1997. DCLXVI is 666 in Roman numerals. The cover art features a statuette of the Aztec god Mictlantecuhtli. This album shows a continuation of the death 'n' roll sound previously established on 1993's "Wolverine Blues", but eschews most traces of hardcore and traditional death metal in favor of a stoner rock and garage rock influenced sound. The album was "Metal Hammer" magazine's #2 album of 1997. It was beaten by
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