The Underworld Regime | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 8 February 2010 |
Genre | Black metal |
Length | 37:35 |
Label | Indie Recordings (Europe) Prosthetic Records (North America) |
Producer | Tom Cato Visnes |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
About.com | [1] |
Terrorizer | [2] |
Metal Hammer | [3] |
PopMatters | [4] |
Rock Hard | [5] |
Rock Hard | [6] |
The Underworld Regime is the debut studio album by Ov Hell. It was released on 8 February 2010.
All lyrics are written by Shagrath, except #2 by Silenoz, #3 by King & Christian Anfinnsen & #5 by King & Sarah Owens; all music is composed by King
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Devil's Harlot" | 3:23 |
2. | "Post Modern Sadist" | 4:56 |
3. | "Invoker" | 4:25 |
4. | "Perpetual Night" | 3:36 |
5. | "Ghosting" | 6:16 |
6. | "Acts of Sin" | 5:19 |
7. | "Krigsatte Faner" | 3:52 |
8. | "Hill Norge" | 5:46 |
Total length: | 37:35 |
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