Professional Murder Music | ||||
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Released | May 22, 2001 | |||
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Length | 47:22 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Josh Abraham | |||
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Professional Murder Music is the first studio album by American metal band Professional Murder Music, released on May 22, 2001 through Geffen Records. [2] Reviewers particularly favored their cover of "A Night Like This". [3]
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