Killing Music | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 25 August 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2005–2008 | |||
Genre | Death metal | |||
Length | 54:09 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Mick Kenney, Benediction | |||
Benediction chronology | ||||
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Killing Music is the seventh studio album by British death metal band Benediction. It was released on the Nuclear Blast label in 2008. Two versions have been released: a regular jewel case edition CD, and also a limited edition CD that comes packaged with a bonus DVD. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:32 |
2. | "The Grey Man" | 2:42 |
3. | "Controlopolis (Rats in the Mask)" | 2:52 |
4. | "Killing Music" | 3:39 |
5. | "They Must Die Screaming" | 3:55 |
6. | "Dripping with Disgust" | 3:56 |
7. | "Wrath and Regret" | 3:46 |
8. | "As Her Skin Weeps" | 1:51 |
9. | "Cold, Deathless, Unrepentant" | 3:06 |
10. | "Immaculate Façade" | 4:49 |
11. | "Burying the Hatchet" | 1:56 |
12. | "Beg, You Dogs" | 3:52 |
13. | "Betrayer" (bonus track) | 3:56 |
14. | "They Bleed" (bonus track) | 5:24 |
15. | "Seeing Through My Eyes" (Broken Bones cover) (bonus track) | 2:41 |
16. | "Largactyl" (Amebix cover) (bonus track) | 4:12 |
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