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. It was first released as a demo in August 1994, and later as an EP on 17 December. The EP was released by Necromantic Gallery Productions on 7-inch vinyl limited to 1000 copies. The EP is included in the ''True Kings of Norway'' split-CD by

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, released in 2000; this version removes all vocals from Part I. In 2003, a bootleg version on Hat Records was released, that only contained the two-part track "Inn i evighetens mørke" and "Raabjørn speiler draugheimens skodde" was not included on this release. The track "Raabjørn speiler draugheimens skodde" would later be included on the band's debut album ''

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'', and would also be re-recorded for ''

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'' EP as well. Both parts of "Inn i evighetens mørke" were remastered for the re-release of ''For all tid'' in 1997, again using the instrumental version of Part I.

Track listing

Personnel

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* Brynjard Tristan –

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* Stian Aarstad - synthesizers, keyboards,

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– drums

Additional personnel

* Christophe Szpajdel –

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Inn I Evighetens Morke 1994 EPs Dimmu Borgir albums Norwegian-language albums