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. It was released on September 21, 2004 via

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. Production was handled by member Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, with Chuck Wilson serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from

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, Killah Priest and

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Track listing

;Notes *"Intro" samples "Make It Easy On Yourself" by

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and a promo from WWE wrestler Kane. *"The Darkest Throne" samples dialogue from '' A Bronx Tale''. *"Farewell to the Flesh" samples comments from author Hunter S. Thompson and a monologue by

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from the 1989 ''

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'' motion picture. *"The Spirit of Hate" samples dialogue from ''

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''. *"Of the Spirit and the Sun" samples an interview with Charles Manson. *"Scars of The Crucifix" contains samples from the film ''

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''. *"And So It Burns" contains samples from

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's "Keep on Lying". *"The Philosophy of Horror" contains dialogue sample from 1970 film ''

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Personnel

*Vincenzo "

Vinnie Paz Vincenzo Luvineri (born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie Paz (formerly known as Ikon the Verbal Hologram), is a Sicilian American rapper and producer behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. He is also the fr ...

" Luvineri – rap vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8-12, 14, 15, 17, 19) *Walter " Killah Priest" Reed – rap vocals (track 5) *Gary "

" Grice – rap vocals (tracks: 6, 15) *David "

" Edens – rap vocals (tracks: 9, 19) *

– rap vocals (track 10) *DJ Drew Dollars – scratches *Kevin " Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind" Baldwin – producer *Scott "Supe" Stallone – engineering, mixing *Chris Conway – recording (tracks: 5, 10) *J. Marty – recording (tracks: 6, 15) * Chuck Wilson – executive producer *Trevor "Karma" Gendron – design, layout *Mike McRath – photography *Chase Jones – management *Jesse Stone – management

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2004 albums Horrorcore albums Jedi Mind Tricks albums Babygrande Records albums