The Remix Wars: Strike 2

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All lyrics are written by Ralf Dörper, except where noted; all music is composed by Jürgen Engler and Lee Altus.

The Remix Wars: Strike 2
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Remix album by
Released1996
Recorded1996
Genre Industrial, electro-industrial, industrial metal
Length29:13
Label Off Beat, Cleopatra
Front Line Assembly chronology
Corroded Disorder
(1995)
The Remix Wars: Strike 2
(1996)
Live Wired
(1996)
Die Krupps chronology
III - Odyssey of the Mind
(1995)
The Remix Wars: Strike 2
(1996)
Paradise Now
(1997)
Die Krupps (Remixed by Front Line Assembly)
No.TitleLength
1."Metalmorphosis (Shifting Mutation Mix)"4:19
2."The Last Flood (Blood Stream Mix)"5:36
3."Scent (Pheromone Mix)" (Lyrics by Engler)4:52

All tracks are written by Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber.

Front Line Assembly (Remixed by Die Krupps)
No.TitleLength
4."Neologic Spasm (Dislocated Mix)"3:54
5."Barcode (Re-Assembled Mix)"4:13
6."Transparent Species (Clustered Mix)"6:19

Personnel

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