| The Machines We Are | ||||
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| Released | August 4, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 40:06 | |||
| Label | Distort Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Eric Ratz and Garth Richardson | |||
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