The Empires of the Worlds

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The Empires Of The Worlds
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Studio album by
Released6 June 2005
Genre Groove metal
Progressive metal
Length54:17
Label Earache
Producer John K
Andy Sneap
Biomechanical chronology
Eight Moons
(2003)
The Empires Of The Worlds
(2005)
Cannibalised
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Empires Of The Worlds is the follow-up album to Eight Moons , and is the second album from the British metal band Biomechanical. It was released in 2005 on Earache Records.

Track listing

  1. Enemy Within - 4:56
  2. The Empires Of The Worlds - 4:09
  3. Assaulter - 4:10
  4. Relinquished Destiny - 4:09
  5. Long Time Dead - 5:00
  6. Regenerated - 3:40
  7. DNA Metastasis - 3:30
  8. Survival - 3:40
  9. Existenz - 4:56
  10. Truth Denied - 3:29
  11. Absolution (Pt. I): Final Offence - 3:23
  12. Absolution (Pt. II): From The Abyss - 0:38
  13. Absolution (Pt. III): Absolution - 3:50
  14. Absolution (Pt. IV): Disintegration - 4:47

Limited edition includes track 15: "Painkiller" (Judas Priest Cover), music video of "The Empires of the Worlds", the making of the video, and the making of "Painkiller".

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References

  1. Mason, Stewart. "The Empires of the Worlds - Biomechanical". Allmusic . Retrieved 22 March 2012.