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The band were awarded one full month to record, much of which was spent on the orchestral arrangements. The keyboards in "Blood Slakes the Sand at the Circus
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366:"When Rides the Scion of the Storms"
431:Chris Maudling – guitars, bass
25:1998 studio album by Bal-Sagoth
311:"Naked Steel (The Warrior's Saga)"
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333:"Return to the Praesidium of Ys"
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322:"A Tale from the Deep Woods"
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129:chronology
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