''Thy Kingdom Gone'' is a

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and the sixth full-length album by the German

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band

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. The cover art was made by Seth Siro Anton, who has previously worked with bands such as

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, and

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. The song "Thy Kingdom Gone" features male vocals of

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Track listing

Personnel

Flowing Tears *Helen Vogt – vocals *

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– guitars, keyboards * David Vogt – bass *Stefan Gemballa – drums, percussion Additional musicians *

– vocals (track 5) *Sascha Blach – vocals (track 11) *Tom Diener – drums, percussion *David Buballa – keyboards Technical personnel *

– producer *David Buballa – producer, engineer *Kristian Kohlmannslehner – engineer, mixer *Johi – recording (vocals) Other personnel * Seth Siro Anton – artwork, layout *Manuela Meyer – photography

References

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