''Asphalt for Eden'' is the sixth studio album released by

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group

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, first released on April 22, 2016 through

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, a label that focuses mostly on heavy metal, but also releases

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records. First announced in early 2016, the album is the first official full length released by the band since '' Gutter Tactics'' from 2009 and their first release since their announced hiatus from 2011 and subsequent reunion in 2015. A music video was produced for the track "Guaranteed Struggle" and first premiered on ''

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'' on March 8, and video for the track "Masked Laughter (Nothing's Left)" was produced and premiered on the official Profound Lore website on February 11, 2016. The artwork, which was done by Paul Romano, was first unveiled through Dead Verse on February 10. The record first became available for streaming on April 20 via the official Profound Lore

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page.

Track listing

Personnel

*Mike Mare - performance, writing, recording, production, mixing *Will Brooks - mixing, recording, writing, production *DJ Rek - turntables *Alan Douches - mastering *Paul Romano - artwork

References

External links

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Bandcamp page
2016 albums Dälek albums Profound Lore Records albums Musique concrète albums {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub