| Unquestionable Presence: Live At Wacken | ||||
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| Released | July 21, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 1:23:51 | |||
| Label | Relapse Records | |||
| Producer | Matt Washburn | |||
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Disc one
Disc two
Production
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