''Auric Fires'' is the second studio album by Benestrophe, released in 1997 by Ras Dva Records.

Reception

Industrial Reviews gave ''Auric Fires'' four stars out of five and praised the melody and density of the compositions, as well as the band's ability to stand out in the EBM and

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scenes. Sonic Boom severely criticized Richard Mendez's vocal performances and said "luckily,

Gary Dassing Mentallo and the Fixer (sometimes written as Mentallo & the Fixer) is the project name used by Texan electro-industrial musicians Gary Dassing (Mentallo) and Dwayne Dassing (The Fixer) from 1988 to 1999, and by Gary Dassing alone from 1999 to t ...

contributes vocals to 'Base of Brutality' and there are a handful of instrumental tracks on the album to keep it becoming a dismal failure."

Track listing

Accolades

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Auric Fires'' liner notes. Mentallo & The Fixer *

Dwayne Dassing Mentallo and the Fixer (sometimes written as Mentallo & the Fixer) is the project name used by Texan electro-industrial musicians Gary Dassing (Mentallo) and Dwayne Dassing (The Fixer) from 1988 to 1999, and by Gary Dassing alone from 1999 to t ...

– programming,

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– programming, sequencing, recording, engineering * Richard Mendez – vocals Production and design * Angela H. Brown – photography * Ric Laciak – mastering,

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, design

Release history

References

External links

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