| Secrets of the World | ||||
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| Released | August 4, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Dean Bultulonis | |||
| Studio | Arctic Studios Baltimore | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 22:49 | |||
| Label | Reaper | |||
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Secrets of the World is the first studio album by Baltimore, Maryland hardcore punk band Trapped Under Ice. It was released in 2009 on Reaper Records. [2] In Europe, the album was released by German record label Demons Run Amok Entertainment. [3] [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "See God" | 1:25 |
| 2. | "Believe" | 2:09 |
| 3. | "American Dreams" | 1:15 |
| 4. | "TUI" | 1:49 |
| 5. | "Gemini" | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Too True" | 2:44 |
| 7. | "The Vortex" | 0:51 |
| 8. | "Eye Hand" | 1:34 |
| 9. | "From Birth" | 2:02 |
| 10. | "Titus" | 2:04 |
| 11. | "Against the Wall" | 2:06 |
| 12. | "World I Hate" | 1:51 |
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