''Reclaim'' is

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's first EP. It was released on 6 December 2003 in the United States and in Europe on 15 January 2004 as a

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. It was recorded in July 2003 in ''Silverstone Studios'' and ''Schweinhund Studios''. The EP was produced by ''Schwein'' and Obsidian C. The EP was mixed by ''Schwein'' and mastered by ''Masterhuset''. The cover design was done by ''MultiMono'', by

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(

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) heard the new Keep of Kalessin material and immediately said yes when Obsidian C. asked him to do the drumming on this new EP. Touring with Satyricon also made it possible for Obsidian C. to recruit the legendary

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for the vocals on ''Reclaim'' who is well known for the vocals on Mayhem´s

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. The three piece line-up recorded the EP which put the band into the Elite

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scene of Norway, but due to the distance between Frost, Attila and Obsidian C., this line-up was short-lived. Attila did all the vocals on this release. However, Obsidian C. performed additional vocals on ''Come Damnation'' and ''Reclaim''. Obsidian C. is also responsible for writing the music, except for ''IX'' which was written by Obsidian C. and ''S. Groenbech''. ''Traveler'' was written, but also performed by ''S. Groenbech'' alone. The lyrics were written by ''Torstein Parelius'', courtesy of ''Chton and Manes''. The lyrics of ''Reclaim'' were written by Obsidian C. and he was also responsible for the lyrical arrangements, together with Attila.

Track listing

Notes

# The song ''Obliterator'' was originally released on Through times of war. This version was specially re-recorded for this release.

Personnel

* Arnt "Obsidian C." Ove Grønbech – guitars, bass, synths, lyrics * Kjetil-Vidar "Frost" Haraldstad – drums *

– vocals * Torstein Parelius – lyrics

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