Rising is the third album by Atlanta rap metal

Rap metal

Rap metal is a subgenre of rap rock which fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop music with heavy metal.-History:Rap metal originated from rap rock, a genre fusing vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with rock...

 group Stuck Mojo

Stuck Mojo

Stuck Mojo is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1989 by guitarist Rich Ward, Stuck Mojo is considered to be one of the pioneers of rap metal. Touring alongside bands such as Machine Head and Slapshot. Stuck Mojo's most successful album, Rising, peaked at #48 on the...

. Unlike the previous two, this album found considerable mainstream success, most likely due to the music video for the song "Rising", which featured members of WCW

World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...

 Diamond Dallas Page

Diamond Dallas Page

Dallas Page , better known by his ring name "Diamond" Dallas Page , is an American retired professional wrestler, fitness instructor and actor...

, Raven

Scott Levy

Scott Anthony Levy , better known by his ring name Raven, is an American professional wrestler, wrestling producer, wrestling writer, and occasional author and actor currently working for Juggalo Championship Wrestling , where he is co-holder of the JCW Tag Team Championship, as well as other...

 and The Flock. This video received considerable airplay as well as being played on WCW Monday Nitro

WCW Monday Nitro

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. The WCW United States Championship belt

WWE United States Championship

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 is pictured on the cover.

Rising sold over 3 million copies, becoming Century Media's highest selling album until 2004, when Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music...

's album Comalies

Comalies

- Ozzfest Edition Bonus Disc :- Release history :- Charts :Album - Billboard...

broke that record. This album features a slightly larger lean towards hip hop

Hip hop

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, a notable exception after the aggressive Pigwalk

Pigwalk

Pigwalk is the second full-length album released by rap metal group Stuck Mojo. This album is considered to be a milestone in the rap metal genre. Stuck Mojo performed "Here Comes the Monster" and "Mental Meltdown" on MTV's 1996 Headbanger's Ball. A music video for "Pigwalk" was also made...

album.

Track listing

1. "Intro" :30
2. "Crooked Figurehead" 2:28
3. "Trick" 4:05
4. "Assassination of a Pop Star" 3:29
5. "Rising" 3:52
6. "Southern Pride" 3:29
7. "Enemy Territory" 3:39
8. "Back in the Saddle" 4:43
9. "Dry" 3:16
10. "Throw the Switch" 3:25
11. "Hang 'Em High (Loser's Theme)" 3:07
12. "Tears" 3:14
13. "Pipebomb" 3:49
14. "Suburban Ranger" (bonus track) 5:58