Dominion VIII | ||||
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Released | 21 April 2008 | |||
Recorded | Soulless Studios (Stockholm), Sandkvie Studios (Sandkvie, Sweden) | |||
Genre | Death metal | |||
Length | 44:08 | |||
Label | Regain | |||
Producer | Peter Othberg, Grave | |||
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Dominion VIII is the eighth studio album by Swedish death metal band Grave, released in April 2008.
All lyrics were written by Ola Lindgren, except where noted.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "A World In Darkness" | Matti Karki, Ola Lindgren, Jonas Torndal | 5:58 |
2. | "Fallen (Angel Son)" | Lindgren | 4:56 |
3. | "Deathstorm" | Lindgren | 4:33 |
4. | "Stained By Hate" | Ronnie Bergerstahl, Lindgren | 4:10 |
5. | "Bloodpath" | Torndal, Lindgren, Bergerstahl | 3:34 |
6. | "Annihilated Gods" | Lindgren | 5:12 |
7. | "Sinners Lust" | Lindgren, Bergerstahl | 3:55 |
8. | "Dark Signs" | Torndal, Lindgren, Bergerstahl | 4:16 |
9. | "8th Dominion" | Lindgren, Bergerstahl | 7:34 |
Total length: | 44:08 |
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