Harnessing Ruin | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 5, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Death metal | |||
Length | 46:02 | |||
Label | Listenable | |||
Producer | Paul Orofino | |||
Immolation chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Blabbermouth | [2] |
Harnessing Ruin is the sixth album by Immolation. It was released on Listenable Records in 2005.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Swarm of Terror" | 3:14 |
2. | "Our Savior Sleeps" | 3:37 |
3. | "Challenge the Storm" | 3:56 |
4. | "Harnessing Ruin" | 4:30 |
5. | "Dead to Me" | 5:19 |
6. | "Son of Iniquity" | 6:07 |
7. | "My Own Enemy" | 6:45 |
8. | "Crown the Liar" | 4:54 |
9. | "At Mourning's Twilight" | 5:16 |
Total length: | 43:33 |
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