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Track listing

All songs written by Sakis Tolis. #"Cold Colours" – 3:36 #"After Dark I Feel" – 4:31 #"Victoriatus" – 4:01 #"Der Perfekte Traum" – 4:28 #"You My Flesh" – 4:35 #"The World Made End" – 3:00 #"Sleep the Sleep of Angels" – 4:35 #"Delusions" – 3:35 #"Imaginary Zone" – 3:45 #"Thine Is the Kingdom" – 5:00 #"Moonlight S Edition bonus track – 4:17

References

1999 albums Rotting Christ albums {{1990s-black-metal-album-stub