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- ↑ "Near Death Experience > Overview". Allmusic .
- ↑ "Spektr". Candlelight Records . Archived from the original on 2007-06-07.
- ↑ "Agonia Records". Label.agoniarecords.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ↑ The Art to Disappear at Metal Archives
