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. It was released on September 23,

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. A remastered, deluxe double LP version with a bonus track was also released in 2007.

Track listing

Personnel

; Carpathian Forest * Roger Rasmussen (Nattefrost) — vocals, guitars * Anders Kobro — drums, percussion * Daniel Vrangsinn — guitars, bass, keyboards * Terje Vik Schei (

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) — guitars ; Session musicians * Arvid Thorsen (Mötorsen) — tenor saxophone ; Other staff * Daniel Orstad — photography * Terje Refsnes — engineering, production, sound effects, noises * Nattefrost and Vrangsinn — production, cover art, artwork, graphics, photography

References

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