Prescription: Medicide

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Prescription: Medicide
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Studio album by
Released15 January 2004 (EU)
8 October 2004 (US)
Genre Aggrotech
Length44.1 Minutes
Label NoiTekk (EU)
Metropolis (US)
Grendel chronology
End of Ages
(2002)
Prescription: Medicide
(2004)
Soilbleed
(2005)

Prescription: Medicide is the second album release by Dutch Aggrotech band, Grendel. It was released in Europe on 15 January 2004 through NoiTekk Records and in the United States on 8 October 2004 through Metropolis Records. [1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by VLRK

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Construct Constriction"4:08
2."Crucify"5:39
3."Guilt By Association"4:25
4."Pax Psychosis"5:25
5."Dream"3:50
6."Prescription : Medicide"4:40
7."Social Distortion"5:24
8."Fatal Flaws"4:01
9."Rotting Garden"4:11
10."Kurtz"2:32

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References

  1. "Discography". Grendel-base.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2010.