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. The album's sound and atmosphere have often been compared favourably to those of

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. The lyrics to the album are not publicly known and have never been released. The album was remastered and reissued on

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with new artwork. ''Forgotten Legends'' was included in an all-time Top 40 Black Metal Albums list by ''

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Track listing

Personnel

* Roman Saenko – guitars, bass * Thurios – vocals, keyboards

Guest musicians

* Yuriy Sinitsky – drums

References

{{Authority control 2003 debut albums Drudkh albums Season of Mist albums