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and Robert Ferbrache. The album incorporates music by Giuseppe Verdi,

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, such as " Montagues and Capulets"; lyrics by

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; the voices of Ezra Pound and Charles Manson; and samples from ''

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Track listing

#"The Gospel of Inhumanity" – 5:47 #"The Voyage (Canto I)" – 4:34
lyrics
#"Eternal Soul" – 4:04 #"Between Birds of Prey" – 8:16 #"Herr, nun laß in Frieden" – 5:02 #"Reign I Forever" – 6:15

#"Absinthe" – 7:07 #"Storm of Steel" – 10:56

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''The Gospel of Inhumanity'' reviewed
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