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. It was produced and engineered by Scott Burns. The opening song, "Eve of the Apocalypse", contains the theme music from the 1986 controversial

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, '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer''. Joe DiVita of

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said "The driving repetition and pace at which the riffs fly is like a

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of death moving along at a steady crawl, fueled by the

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natives’ sense of pendular rhythms."

Track listing

Personnel

Malevolent Creation * Bret Hoffmann – vocals *

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– guitar * Phil Fasciana – guitar * Jason Blachowicz – bass * Alex Marquez – drums Guest musicians * James Murphy – second guitar solo on "Coronation of Our Domain" Production * Scott Burns – engineer, producer, mixing * Mark Gruber – assistant engineer * Mike Fuller – mastering Artwork * Mark Douglas – photography *

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– cover art * Jeff "Big Jeff" Juszkiewicz – logo * Jason Blachowicz – logo Additional staff * Monte Conner – A&R * Mitchell Karduna – booking * Scott Hecker – management

References

Malevolent Creation albums 1992 albums Albums produced by Scott Burns (record producer) Albums with cover art by Dan Seagrave Roadrunner Records albums {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub