Unhealthy Opera

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Unhealthy Opera
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Studio album by
Yyrkoon
Released2006
Genre Death metal
Length49:02
Label Osmose Productions, The End Records (in U.S.)
Producer Jacob Hansen
Yyrkoon chronology
Occult Medicine
(2004)		Unhealthy Opera
(2006)
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Unhealthy Opera is the fourth full-length studio album by the French death metal band Yyrkoon. [3] The symbol on the cover is the yellow sign from the book The King in Yellow .

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Contents

Track listing

  1. "Something Breathes" – 0:21
  2. "Unhealthy Opera" – 3:44
  3. "From the Depths" – 4:28
  4. "Avatar Ceremony" – 4:10
  5. "Temple of Infinity" – 2:34
  6. "Abnormal Intrusion" – 4:20
  7. "Screaming Shores" – 4:02
  8. "The Book" – 3:23
  9. "Horror from the Sea" – 3:36
  10. "Lair…" – 1:07
  11. "…Of Madness" – 4:38
  12. "Injecting Dementia" – 5:57
  13. "Signs" – 6:08 (bonus track)

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Yyrkoon Unhealthy Opera review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  2. ↑ Scott Alisoglu. "Unhealthy Opera review". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Gregg Pratt (1 July 2006). "Unhealthy Opera review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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