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1781:1996 albums
1725:Discography
1708:Choice Cuts
1573:Mike Hickey
1457:18 December
1421:Metal Rules
1392:Earache.com
1288:Metal Rules
750:"Firm Hand"
722:"Polarized"
461:Unfavorable
444:Metal Rules
1770:Categories
1740:Arch Enemy
1683:Despicable
1549:Tom Draper
1529:Bill Steer
1431:30 January
1399:30 January
1356:12 January
1323:30 January
1319:. New York
1316:MetalSucks
1242:30 January
1145:30 January
1114:References
1047:– painting
1014:Bill Steer
983:"Outtakes"
708:"Room 101"
534:Background
456:MetalSucks
246:chronology
167:1996-06-10
73:newspapers
1735:Blackstar
1616:Heartwork
1451:Billboard
1164:Carcass:
1089:Billboard
994:Personnel
627:Writer(s)
570:shaped CD
503:Heartwork
399:Favorable
297:Swansong
257:Heartwork
103:June 2011
1745:Firebird
1730:Brujería
1623:Swansong
1569:Ken Owen
1263:Kerrang!
1187:(2007).
1172:AllMusic
1166:Swansong
1020:Ken Owen
1016:– guitar
605:Swansong
598:dualdisc
590:Masa Ito
562:Swansong
544:Swansong
522:Ken Owen
508:dualdisc
481:Swansong
406:Kerrang!
345:AllMusic
266:Swansong
232:Producer
175:Recorded
160:Released
150: by
133:Swansong
1555:Ben Ash
1517:Carcass
1373:Part 5
1231:Decibel
1022:– drums
999:Carcass
581:digipak
557:Release
490:Carcass
394:Decibel
293:Singles
279:(1996)
270:(1996)
261:(1993)
244:Carcass
225:Earache
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153:Carcass
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1294:4 June
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336:Source
203:Length
183:Studio
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624:Title
596:on a
488:band
387:10/10
295:from
220:Label
192:Genre
94:JSTOR
80:books
1459:2011
1433:2015
1401:2015
1358:2024
1325:2015
1296:2024
1268:EMAP
1244:2015
1205:ISBN
1147:2015
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756:5:22
742:3:48
728:4:02
714:4:35
700:5:43
686:3:34
672:3:29
658:4:17
644:3:42
473:4/10
66:news
1647:EPs
1345:NME
1170:at
1107:33
1095:46
1082:US
1045:Gee
980:10.
869:No.
863:DVD
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620:No.
538:In
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