| Or Give Me Death | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 20, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie | |||
| Label | Barsuk Records | |||
| Producer | Aqueduct, Jason Holstrom | |||
| Aqueduct chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| AbsolutePunk.net | (84%) [3] |
| IGN | (9.2/10) [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.8/10) [5] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
Or Give Me Death is an album by Aqueduct. It was released February 20, 2007 on Barsuk Records.
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