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| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Black metal [1] | |||
| Length | 40:10 | |||
| Label | Tabu Records | |||
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Kraft (Norwegian for Power) is the first album by the Norwegian black metal band Vreid. [2] [3]
| Kraft | ||||
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| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Black metal [1] | |||
| Length | 40:10 | |||
| Label | Tabu Records | |||
| Vreid chronology | ||||
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Kraft (Norwegian for Power) is the first album by the Norwegian black metal band Vreid. [2] [3]
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Norwegian music.
