''And the Light Swallowed Everything'' is the third full-length

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, released on May 1, 2014, by Burning World Records.

Reception

José Carlos Santos of Terrorizer lauded the album, describing the music as "hauntingly, harrowingly, luminously beautiful." He concluded by saying, "Do you know when death or near-death experiences are sometimes portrayed in the movies from the perspective of the dying, when there’s a huge flash of white light that fills the whole screen? This album is a sort of sonic equivalent to a still frame of that exact moment."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''And the Light Swallowed Everything'' liner notes. * Maurice de Jong (as Mories) –

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, recording, mixing, mastering,

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* Franscesca Marongiu –

(3) * Aaron Martin –

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(6, 8)

Release history

References

External links

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''And the Light Swallowed Everything''
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