Progressive Metal
Houston, Texas, USA

The Awful Truth were a progressive metal band from the late 1980s based in Houston, Texas, United States.

They were a three piece group consisting of lead vocalist, songwriter and guitarist David Von Ohlerking, bassist and vocalist Monty Colvin, and drummer and vocalist Alan Doss. After the band split, Colvin and Doss formed the Galactic Cowboys. Ohlerking went on to front a number of bands including In The Garden, From Now On, and more.

According to producer/manager Sam Taylor, Ohlerking named the band after the old 1937 movie of the same name.

Metal Blade Records signed the band after they had already broken up. Metal Blade Records took a number of the band's demos, mastered them and released them as what would then be The Awful Truth's one and only full-length album - the eponymously titled The Awful Truth.

1987 Independent

David Von Ohlerking - Lead vocals, guitar
Monty Colvin - Bass, vocals Alan Doss - Drums, vocals

1. It Takes So Long
2. Mary
3. My Own 2 Hands

1988? Independent

David Von Ohlerking - Lead vocals, guitar
Monty Colvin - Bass, vocals Alan Doss - Drums, vocals

1. It Takes So Long
2. Circle
3. I Should Have Known
4. Higher

1989 Metal Blade Records (7 73432-4)
2024 Brutal Planet Records (BPCD1665)

David Von Ohlerking - Lead vocals, guitar
Monty Colvin - Bass, vocals Alan Doss - Drums, vocals

Jack van Skilling - Zither
Tom Mason - Dulcimer
Brandon Shea - Maracas, yodelling

1. It Takes So Long (5:46)
2. Circle (5:18)
3. I Should Have Known (7:32)
4. Higher (7:17)
5. Ghost of Heaven (4:41)
6. No Good Reason (6:16)
7. Drowning Man (5:56)
8. Mary (5:31)