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| Released | 22 March 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 4 December 1992 at Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan 6 December 1992 at NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Speed metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 68:04 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Kalle Trapp | |||
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| Sputnikmusic | [1] |
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