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band Nothingface. The album was released on September 22, 1998, via DCide/Mayhem Records.

Musical style

The main guitar riff from "I, Diablo" originally appeared in "Prayer", an early Nothingface song from their 1994 demo ''Braid''. The song "Breathe Out" had also been performed earlier in 1997, while the band were touring in support of their debut ''

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''. The album's sound has been compared in the media to bands such as

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, unlike their debut ''Pacifier'', which mainly drew comparisons to the band

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Track listing

Personnel

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– vocals * Tom Maxwell – guitar *Bill Gaal – bass, programming *Chris Houck – drums

Singles

References

1998 albums Nothingface albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub