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's second full-length album, released on 1 August 1996 by

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. The album created a new guitar position with Fredrik Norrman's input and features growled vocals by

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. The original version of the record was not

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, but the 2006

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re-release finally released a mastered version of the album and included the ''

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'' EP as bonus tracks. The remastered edition also includes new

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by Anders Nyström. The previous

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reissue of the album included the four tracks from the band's '' For Funerals to Come...'' EP. A vinyl release was issued through the band's Northern Silence Productions.

Track listing

All lyrics written by

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, all music composed by Katatonia.

Personnel

The list of personnel involved in this album, as it appears in the booklet: ;Band *

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— lead vocals (except track 3) *

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— bass * Fredrik Norrman — guitars *

— drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on track 3 ;Production *

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— engineering * Bildhuset — front and back cover photos * Lennart Kaltea — photos * Tom — digital design

Notes

References

{{Authority control Katatonia albums 1996 albums Avantgarde Music albums