''Planetary Duality'' is the second studio album by American

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. It was released on November 11, 2008 through

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). It is a

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with the lyrics following a

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of an extraterrestrial and extra-dimensional race controlling the world and is loosely inspired by the book ''The Children of the Matrix'' by

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. The album debuted at number 119 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling around 5,600 copies in its first week.

Track listing

Personnel

The Faceless * Derek Rydquist - lead vocals * Michael Keene - all guitars, clean vocals, vocoder, keyboards * * Brandon Giffin - bass * Lyle Cooper - drums Artwork and design * Artwork - Pär Olofsson * Layout - Kilebong.com Other * Matthew Blackmar - keyboards

Appearances

The fifth song "XenoChrist" is featured in

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as downloadable content via the

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External links

References

{{Authority control 2008 albums The Faceless albums Sumerian Records albums Albums with cover art by Pär Olofsson