| Nu-En-Jin | ||||
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| Released | October 8, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | March – April 2002 | |||
| Genre | Industrial, [1] [2] electronic rock, [3] noise, [1] [2] pop [1] | |||
| Length | 49:09 | |||
| Label | Tooth & Nail | |||
| Producer | Jyro Xhan, Jerome Fontamillas, Joey Belville | |||
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| Cross Rhythms |   [3] |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | [2] |
Nu-En-Jin is a 2002 album by Christian industrial band Mortal, and was recorded by the band after a six-year hiatus. [1]
Blueprints for the Black Market is the debut studio album by the band Anberlin. It was released on May 6, 2003, barely a year after the band formed, and was the only album that was released with guitarist Joey Bruce in the band line-up. Blueprints had two singles, "Readyfuels", for which a music video was filmed and "Change the World ". Although the album has sold over 60,000 units, its success pales compared to Anberlin's later albums, failing to chart on the Billboard 200.
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