''Earthworm'' is the twenty-second album by the Finnish

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band

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. The album has vocals and guitar from

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of the band

Jesters of Destiny Jesters of Destiny is a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, which was formed in 1984 by Bruce Duff (bass/vocals, who had been booted from 45 Grave earlier in the year) and guitarist Ray Violet. Evolving from a recording project spearh ...

. Circle's relationship with Duff began when

Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo (born 1972) is a Finnish bassist. In 1991, he founded Circle, a prolific band drawing influences from heavy metal and krautrock to develop a style of repetitive experimental rock. He also runs a record label, Ektro Records, releas ...

re-released the Jesters' album ''

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'' on his Ektro Records label.''Hollywood'' at www.circlefinland.com
/ref> Two tracks from ''Earthworm'' (the title track and "Connection") were re-issued twice, firstly on a 7" single included in the 2008 vinyl edition of Circle's album ''

Tulikoira ''Tulikoira'' is the nineteenth album recorded by the Finnish experimental rock band Circle. Released on CD in 2005 by Ektro Records, the album has the band incorporating elements of both drone music and black metal into the krautrock sound of p ...

'', and on the band's full-length album collaboration with Duff from 2008, ''

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''.

Track listing

# Earthworm (5:12) # Connection (3:43) # Taking It Back (5:37) # Coda (5:39)

Personnel

*Bruce Duff *Janne Westerlund *Jussi Lehtisalo *Tomi Leppänen *

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References

External links

Album discography at www.circlefinland.com
{{Authority control Circle (band) albums 2006 albums