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Track listing

#"Meat Curtains" - 6:50 #"Egocide" - 7:41 #"Congestive Art-Failure" - 3:38 #"Praying For Asteroids" - 2:57 #"Raus" - 6:48 #"Steal The Fire" - 2:16 #"The Blinding" - 6:10 #"Existence Into Oblivion" - 4:46 #"Perception Management" - 7:21 #"Black Market Liver" - 5:05 #"Zombies" - 6:54

Personnel

* Bruce Lamont -

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* James Staffel -

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* Matt McClelland -

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References

2007 albums Yakuza (band) albums Prosthetic Records albums {{2000s-alt-metal-album-stub