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| Opus IV | ||||
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| Released | 29 July 1996 | |||
| Recorded | November/December 1995 and May 1996 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Hornix | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 42:26 | |||
| Label | Napalm Records | |||
| Producer | Abigor, Georg Hrauda | |||
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Opus IV is the third studio album by Austrian black metal band Abigor. [1] It was released in 1996. [2]
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