Passion (Anaal Nathrakh album)

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Passion
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Studio album by
Anaal Nathrakh
Released17 May 2011 (2011-05-17)
Recorded2010
Genre Black metal, grindcore, death metal, industrial metal
Length35:50
Label Candelight
Producer Mick Kenney
Anaal Nathrakh chronology
In the Constellation of the Black Widow
(2009)		Passion
(2011)		 Vanitas
(2012)
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Passion is the sixth studio album by British extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh. It was released on 17 May 2011 by Candlelight Records. The album features guest appearances by Drugzilla, Rainer Landfermann, Ventnor and Alan Dubin. [1]

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Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dave Hunt except where noted; all music composed by Mick Kenney except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Volenti Non Fit Iniuria"  4:57
2."Drug-Fucking Abomination"  7:25
3."Post-Traumatic Stress Euphoria"  1:41
4."Le diabolique est l'ami du simplement mal"  3:41
5."Locus of Damnation"  1:00
6."Tod Huetet Uebel"Hunt, Rainer Landfermann 4:15
7."Paragon Pariah"  3:46
8."Who Thinks of the Executioner?"  3:57
9."Ashes Screaming Silence"  3:56
10."Portrait of the Artist" Hunt, Mories de Jong1:18
Total length:35:50

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo (2011-05-31). "Passion - Anaal Nathrakh". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
  2. ↑ Ulrey, Jeremy (2011-06-09). "CD Review: Anaal Nathrakh – Passion". Metal Injection.
  3. ↑ Wastman, Isaac (2011-05-30). "Anaal Nathrakh - Passion". TheNewReview. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
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