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THRONEUM - Love Is The Law But Death Is The Frame
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TOTENWACHE - Der Thron Der Uralten
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CH'AHOM - Anthropic Rites Of Sublimation
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VERHEERER - Urgewalt
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Hellripper with James McBain (everything)
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WHITE MANTIS - Arrows At The Sun
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XION - When Stars Collide
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TERRESTRIAL HOSPICE - Omnicide - Chapter I
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Azeroth with Ignacio Rodríguez (vocals)
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TÅRFÖDD - Efterlämnade I Sorg
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