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. The album was originally released under

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set of the album was released on Back On Black. The release features the return of

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Vyl, and new

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Wizziac and

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Thebon.

Track listing

Notes

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for the songs ''Crown of the Kings'' and ''Into the Fire'' were made. # The outro is not featured on the actual album, but was made download able from the official forum her

# All Songs Written By Obsidian C. (music) and Torsten Parelius (lyrics).

Personnel

Keep of Kalessin

* Torbjørn "Thebon" Schei - lead vocalist, lead vocals * Arnt "Obsidian C." Ove Grønbech -

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, keyboards,

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* Robin "Wizziac" Isaksen -

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* Vegar "Vyl" Larsen -

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Additional personnel

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(from Mayhem): Additional Vocals * Haakon Marius Petterson: Additional Keyboards

References

{{Authority control 2006 albums Keep of Kalessin albums Back on Black Records albums