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for "Hidden Light"). The 2002 re-release of the album by Metal Mind includes the band's demo ''The Forgotten Arts'', which can also be found on the band's '' Maior Arcana'' compilation, in its entirety as bonus material. Unlike the version on ''Maior Arcana'', the version appended to this album retains the same running order as on the original release.

Track listing

#The Birth of the Race (7:39) #Blessed Be the Rain (7:22) #Chalice of Lunar Blood (8:47) #Nocturnal Dithyramb (6:41) #Ecstasy and Terror (9:18) #Upwards to Conquer Heaven (6:51)

Personnel

Lux Occulta

*Jaroslaw "Jaro.Slav." Szubrycht: Vocals *Kastor: Guitar *Vogg (from Polish

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): Guitar *U.Reck: Keyboards *Martin (also from Decapitated): Bass

Additional Musicians

*Jackie: Bass *Kriss: Drums *Flute: Marcin Rumiñski *Female Vocals: Anna Wesolowska, Wizenna Nowotarska

Production

*Executive Producer: Pagan Records *Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered By Andrzej Bomba

References

*"Dionysos" by Lux Occulta at discogs
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