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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Tonstudio Hoernix (1999) | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Georg Hrauda and Tharen | |||
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The Hand and the Sword is Dominion III's debut album.
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Tonstudio Hoernix (1999) | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Georg Hrauda and Tharen | |||
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The Hand and the Sword is Dominion III's debut album.
All music by Tharen except female vocals by Elizabeth Toriser and guitar on "The Angel's Delusion" by Jörg Lanz. Layout concept and realization by Tharen. The Hand and the Sword was programmed in Stronghold Dominion. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Georg Hrauda and Tharen in the year of 1999 in Tonstudio Hoernix. "The Angel's Delusion" inspired by the movie "Angel Heart". -Dominion plays Apocalyptic Industrial Music exclusively-
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