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Track listing

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Personnel

Caliban

* Andy Dörner –

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* Marc Görtz –

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* Denis Schmidt –

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, vocals * Marco Schaller –

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* Patrick Grün –

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Additional musicians

* Benjamin Richter –

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, sampling * Bony Fertigmensch – additional bass * "Mille" Petrozza – additional vocals on "Moment of Clarity" * Tanja Keilen – additional vocals on "Army of Me" * Sky Hoff (Machinemade God) – additional guitar on "Nothing Is Forever" and "Army of Me" * Ben Fink – background vocals on "It's Our Burden to Bleed" and "No More 2nd Chances" * Marcel Hilgenstock – background vocals on "It's Our Burden to Bleed" and "No More 2nd Chances" * Björn Esser – background vocals on "It's Our Burden to Bleed" and "No More 2nd Chances" * Flo Velten (ex-Machinemade God) – background vocals on "It's Our Burden to Bleed" and "No More 2nd Chances" * Pete – background vocals on "It's Our Burden to Bleed" and "No More 2nd Chances"

Production

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) – mixing, mastering

Artwork and design

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– artwork, layout

Studios

* Principal Studios,

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, Germany – production, recording * Backstage Production, Ripley, England – mixing, mastering

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Undying Darkness, The 2006 albums Caliban (band) albums