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Track listing

Personnel

Napalm Death

* Mark "Barney" Greenway –

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* Mitch Harris – guitars, backing vocals * Shane Embury –

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* Danny Herrera –

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Additional Personnel

* Simon Efemey - engineering, mixing & mastering * Russ Russell - engineering *Will Bartle - engineering ssisted at Chappel*Dan "Frank Crackfield" - engineer ssisted at Parkgate* Jesse Pintado - music (10 & 11)

Album Design

*Mick Kenney - artwork mage Manipulation design ront Cover*Mid (Rob Middleton) - artwork mages Supplied *reesycle.com (Meurig Rees) - layout

References

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