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150:Transmission
121:gothic metal
39:Studio album
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1185:Mark Jansen
640:"Beyond Me"
626:"Ephemeral"
459:Mark Jansen
391:Mark Jansen
1623:Categories
1393:Future plc
1255:References
1233:Production
923:a cappella
429:a cappella
175:chronology
77:2000-02-26
73:1999-12-17
58:2000-04-21
1398:2 January
1168:Personnel
876:The Album
701:F. Jansen
649:M. Jansen
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503:M. Jansen
92:Rotterdam
1548:Exordium
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1509:Decipher
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925:version)
425:reissued
272:AllMusic
202:Decipher
156:Producer
99:Waalwijk
90:Excess,
75: –
66:Recorded
51:Released
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220:Singles
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395:Epica
381:band
376:Dutch
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907:13.
896:12.
884:No.
849:14.
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784:12.
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741:12.
729:No.
695:12.
680:No.
637:11.
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