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band

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. It was originally released in 1988 through

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. The album features guitarist

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and bassist

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before they went on to work on Primus and was co-produced by

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lead guitarist

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Track listing

All songs written by Marc Biedermann.

Personnel

*Marc Biedermann – vocals, guitars, bass on "The Sane Asylum" and "Metamorphosis of a Monster", producer, mixing *

– guitars *

– bass *Mike Miner – drums ;Additional musicians *Cristiana Lorenzo, Elisabetta Lorenzo, Francesca Lorenzo, Marisa Lorenzo, Michael Lorenzo, Jeff Wing – backing vocals on "Metamorphosis of a Monster" ;Production *

– producer (uncredited) *Mark Needham – engineer, recording, mixing *Annamaria Scott – engineer, recording

References

External links

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