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| Final Days: Anthems for the Apocalypse | ||||
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| Released | Mar 5, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1987 | |||
| Genre | Punk metal | |||
| Length | 47:09 | |||
| Label | Gigasarus | |||
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