Satan's Circus | ||||
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Released | 11 October 2004 | |||
Recorded | The Contino Rooms, London, England | |||
Genre | Electronic rock | |||
Length | 131:46 | |||
Label | Drone Records | |||
Producer | Richard Fearless, Tim Holmes | |||
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Metacritic | (63/100) [1] |
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NME | (7/10) [1] |
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