''Brutus'' is the first full-length studio album by Norwegian

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band Brutus. It was released on 16 April 2010. It came in two versions: digipak CD ( Transubstans Records) and vinyl LP, released by

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, brutusband.com. The album received good reviews and critical acclaim.Metal Hammer
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Review from Metal-Temple.com.

Track listing

*All songs written by Brutus. # "Hypnotized" - 5:25 # "Solution" - 4:44 # "Feel Free" - 4:44 # "Hey Mama" - 4:32 # "(The) Golden Town" - 5:35 # "Spirit of Time" - 7:25 # "Swedish Lady" - 4:28 # "Swamp City Blues" - 7:31 # "Stagnant Pool" ( Leaf Hound cover) LP version only bonus track) - 3:46

Personnel

Brutus

*Karl Johan Forsberg: Guitars *Kim Molander: Guitars *Christian "Krille" Hellqvist: Bass *Nils Joakim Stenby: Vocals *Knut-Ole Mathisen: Drums, Percussion

Additional musicians

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: Piano * Axel Lennart Söderberg: Backing vocals

References

2010 debut albums Brutus (Norwegian band) albums {{2010s-rock-album-stub