The Opposites of Light

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The Opposites of Light
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Studio album by
Released5 May 2014
StudioUnit 2 Studios, The Square, Archway & Hollywood
Genre Alternative metal
Length72.12
Label Vorvolaka Records
Producer Die So Fluid
Die So Fluid chronology
The World Is Too Big for One Lifetime
(2009)
The Opposites of Light
(2014)
One Bullet from Paradise
(2018)
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The Opposites of Light is Die So Fluid's fourth full-length album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2014, [5] on Vorvolaka Records.

Contents

The album was recorded at a variety of studios, both in London, UK and Hollywood, USA.

The album is split into two distinct sections ‘Shakura’ and ‘Pah’, the Solar and Lunar deities of the matriarchal Pawnee Native Americans.

Track listing

Music by Drew Richards, melody & lyrics by Grog Lisee, except where stated.

SHAKURA
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nightmares"music & lyrics Grog Lisee4:53
2."Comets" 4:16
3."Black Blizzard" 4:17
4."Anubis"music Die So Fluid, melody & lyrics Grog Lisee4:12
5."Carnival" 5:01
6."You Suffocate We All Suffer"music & lyrics Drew Richards5:28
7."Crime Scene"music Die So Fluid, melody & lyrics Grog Lisee3:08
8."Transition" 5:11
PAH
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."The World Opposite" 3:54
10."Echo of a Lie"music & lyrics Grog Lisee4:20
11."Violent Delights"music & lyrics Grog Lisee3:14
12."Falcons"music & lyrics Drew Richards4:45
13."Dream Sequence" 5:12
14."Landslides"music & lyrics Grog Lisee4:25
15."The Road to San Sebastian"music & lyrics Drew Richards3:57
16."Spark" 5:43

Personnel

Die So Fluid

Additional performers

Production

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