The God That Never Was

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The God That Never Was
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Studio album by
Released20 February 2006
RecordedAug/Sep 2005 at Sami Studios
Genre Death metal
Length35:35
Label Regain
Producer Fred Estby
Dismember chronology
Where Ironcrosses Grow
(2004)
The God That Never Was
(2006)
Dismember
(2008)
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The God That Never Was is the seventh studio album by Dismember. A music video was made for the track "Trail of the Dead".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The God That Never Was"2:09
2."Shadows of the Mutilated"3:26
3."Time Heals Nothing"3:40
4."Autopsy"3:39
5."Never Forget, Never Forgive"1:44
6."Trail of the Dead"3:13
7."Phantoms (Of the Oath)"3:55
8."Into the Temple of Humiliation"4:08
9."Blood for Paradise"2:19
10."Feel the Darkness"3:39
11."Where No Ghost Is Holy"3:39
Total length:35:35

Personnel

Dismember
Production

Charts

2023 chart performance for The God That Never Was
Chart (2023)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [1] 86

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