| The Contaminated Void | ||||
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| Released | November 6, 2006 (worldwide) January 23, 2007 (North America) | |||
| Recorded | June 6–24, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Deathgrind | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Relapse Records | |||
| Producer | Dan Swanö | |||
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The Contaminated Void is the debut album by Swedish deathgrind band Coldworker. It was released on November 13, 2006 in the world (except North America). In North America, it was released on January 23, 2007. [2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Interloper" | Jakobson | Alvinzi | 2:38 |
| 2. | "D.E.A.D." | Bertilsson | Alvinzi/Bertilsson/Jakobson | 2:18 |
| 3. | "An Unforgiving Season" | Fornbrant | Alvinzi/Bertilsson/Jakobson/Pålsson | 2:34 |
| 4. | "The Contaminated Void" | Jakobson | Jakobson/Pålsson | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Death Smiles At Me" | Pålsson | Jakobson/Pålsson | 2:14 |
| 6. | "A Custom-Made Hell" | Pålsson | Alvinzi | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Return To Ashes" | Fornbrant | Alvinzi/Jakobson | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Strain At The Leash" | Pålsson | Alvinzi | 2:43 |
| 9. | "Flammable" | Fornbrant | Bertilsson/Pålsson | 1:58 |
| 10. | "Antidote" | Bertilsson | Bertilsson/Jakobson/Pålsson | 2:28 |
| 11. | "They Crawl Inside Me Uninvited" | Jakobson | Alvinzi | 2:53 |
| 12. | "Waiting For Buildings To Collapse" | Jakobson | Jakobson | 2:57 |
| 13. | "Heart Shaped Violence" | Jakobson | Alvinzi/Pålsson | 2:58 |
| 14. | "Generations Decay" | Fornbrant | Bertilsson/Jakobson/Pålsson | 4:13 |
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