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Released | September 13, 2019 | |||
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Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 63:07 | |||
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Circle of Dolls is the third album by American rock supergroup KXM. [7] [8] It was released via Rat Pak and Frontiers Records on September 13, 2019 [9] and it was produced by KXM and Chris Collier. [10]
It was preceded by the singles "War of Words" on July 23, [11] "Lightning" on August 8 [12] and "Time Flies" on September 12. [13]
All songs written by Doug Pinnick, George Lynch and Ray Luzier.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "War of Words" | 4:23 |
2. | "Mind Swamp" | 5:07 |
3. | "Circle of Dolls" | 4:38 |
4. | "Lightning" | 6:39 |
5. | "Time Flies" | 4:54 |
6. | "Twice" | 6:16 |
7. | "Big as the Sun" | 4:23 |
8. | "Vessel of Destruction" | 4:01 |
9. | "A Day Without Me" | 4:13 |
10. | "Wide Awake" | 5:25 |
11. | "Shadow Lover" | 3:54 |
12. | "Cold Sweats" | 3:39 |
13. | "The Border" | 5:35 |
Total length: | 63:07 |
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14. | "Lightning" (Radio Edit) | 4:38 |
Total length: | 67:45 |
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