Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars

Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Killarmy. It was released on August 5, 1997 through Wu-Tang/Priority Records.

Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
Studio album by Killarmy
Released	August 5, 1997 (1997-08-05)
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	36 Chambers Studio (New York, NY) 4th Chamber Studio (Stuebenville, OH)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:04:38
Label	Wu-Tang Priority
Producer	RZA (also exec.) 4th Disciple
Killarmy chronology
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars (1997) Dirty Weaponry (1998)
Singles from Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
"Camouflage Ninjas / Wake Up" Released: October 1, 1996 "Wu-Renegades / Clash Of The Titans" Released: February 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	8/10[2]

Background

Recording sessions took place at 36 Chambers Studio in Manhattan and 4th Chamber Studio in Steubenville. Production was mainly handled by member 4th Disciple, except for two tracks that were produced by the RZA, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Hell Razah, Masta Killa, Prodigal Sunn and Streetlife. The album features the singles "Camouflage Ninjas" b/w "Wake Up" and "Wu-Renegades" b/w "Clash of the Titans".

The group consists of six rappers: Killa Sin, Beretta 9, Islord, 9th Prince, P.R. Terrorist and ShoGun Assasson; and one producer, 4th Disciple, who produced the majority of the album. Like Black Lung's album of the same name, the title was taken from a document that came to light in the mid-1980s detailing an alleged New-World Order plan for world domination, a topic that was explored in Milton William Cooper's infamous book Behold a Pale Horse.

Reception

Silent Weapons initially received mixed reviews from critics, who saw the group as a low-rent version of the Wu-Tang Clan because of similarities in the group's street-oriented Five-Percenter rhymes and dark production. The album was well received by Wu-Tang and underground hip hop fans—acclaimed for its unique combat themes and stellar production work. The album peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Track listing

Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dress To Kill"	Jeryl Grant Terrance Hamlin Jamal Alexander Selwyn Bogard	4th Disciple	3:36
2.	"Clash Of The Titans" (featuring Street Life)	Domingo J. Del Valle Alexander Hamlin Samuel Craig Murray Patrick Charles Bogard	4th Disciple	3:38
3.	"Burning Season"	Hamlin Grant Bogard	4th Disciple	4:12
4.	"Blood For Blood"	Del Valle Alexander Hamlin Murray Bogard	4th Disciple	3:50
5.	"Seems It Never Fails"	Rodney Stevenson Hamlin Bogard	4th Disciple	2:27
6.	"Universal Soldier"	Grant Del Valle Alexander Hamlin Bogard	4th Disciple	4:13
7.	"Love, Hell or Right"	Bogard	4th Disciple	1:09
8.	"Wake Up" (featuring Hell Razah and Prodigal Sunn)	Hamlin Stevenson Grant Chron Smith Vergil Ruff Robert Diggs	RZA	4:59
9.	"Fair, Love & War"	Grant Murray Del Valle Alexander Bogard	4th Disciple	4:06
10.	"Wu-Renegades"	Del Valle Grant Hamlin Murray Bogard	4th Disciple	3:49
11.	"Full Moon"	Hamlin Grant Bogard	4th Disciple	3:31
12.	"Under Siege"	Alexander Del Valle Murray Bogard	4th Disciple	4:06
13.	"Shelter"	Murray Alexander Bogard	4th Disciple	3:41
14.	"Camouflage Ninjas"	Alexander Del Valle Murray Hamlin Bogard	4th Disciple	4:48
15.	"Swinging Swords"	Hamlin Del Valle Grant Bogard	4th Disciple	3:53
16.	"War Face"	Hamlin Alexander Murray Grant Diggs	RZA 4th Disciple (co.)	4:28
17.	"5 Stars" (featuring Masta Killa)	Hamlin Murray Alexander Del Valle Elgin Turner Bogard	4th Disciple	4:12
Total length:				1:04:38

Personnel

• Terrance "9th Prince" Hamlin – performer (tracks: 1-6, 8, 10, 11, 14-17)
• Jamal "ShoGun Assasson" Alexander – performer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12-14, 16, 17)
• Jeryl "Killa Sin" Grant – performer (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8-11, 15, 16)
• Domingo "Dom Pachino" Del Valle – performer (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17)
• Samuel "Beretta 9" Murray – performer (tracks: 2, 4, 9, 10, 12-14, 16, 17)
• Rodney "Islord" Stevenson – performer (tracks: 5, 8)
• Patrick "StreetLife" Charles – performer (track 2)
• Chron "Hell Razah" Smith – performer (track 8)
• Vergil "Prodigal Sunn" Ruff – performer (track 8)
• Elgin "Masta Killa" Turner – performer (track 17)
• Selwyn "4th Disciple" Bougard – producer (tracks: 1-7, 9-15, 17), co-producer (track 16), engineering, mixing
• Robert "RZA" Diggs – producer (tracks: 8, 16), executive producer
• Joseph M. Palmaccio – mastering
• Ney "Flava" Pimentel – art direction, design, layout
• David Corio – photography
• Mitchell "Divine Justice" Diggs – coordinator, supervisor
• Sherin Baday – coordinator, supervisor

Charts

Chart performance for Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[3]	34
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	10