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, released on 6 October 1998 by

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. The album is often considered to be one of their best.

Reception

''Rock Hard'' magazine approved of the album, comparing it to the music of

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and

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. French metal band Dagoba considered it one of their top-ten favourite

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albums of all time in 2022.

Track listing

All lyrics written by and music composed by Mark Mynett.

Personnel

Content adapted from the album's liner notes.

Kill II This

* Matt Pollock – vocals * Mark Mynett – guitar * Caroline Campbell – bass * Ben Calvert – drums

Other musical roles

* Jeff Singer – session drums * Robert "Taf" Girdlestone – narration * DJ III Dom – scratching * Sheila M Gott – female vocals * Taylor Wilson – operatic vocals *

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– additional vocals on "Freedom of Speech" and "The Flood"

Production, other roles

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– production, mixing * Danny Sprigg – engineering * Kevin Waddington – pre-production * Ben Aquilina – art direction

Notes

References

{{Authority control Nu metal albums by English artists 1998 albums Visible Noise albums Albums produced by Andy Sneap