''Kentucky'' is the fifth studio album from

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. The album combines styles of bluegrass and

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with black metal. The album has strong political and environmentalism themes.

Track listing

Personnel

* Austin Lunn – vocals, instrumentation, arrangement, composition, production * Johan Becker – violin * Colin Marston – mixing, mastering

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums Black metal albums by American artists