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Reptilian is the fifth studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

by the Norwegian extreme metal

Extreme metal

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band Keep of Kalessin

Keep of Kalessin

Keep of Kalessin is an extreme metal band from Trondheim, Norway formed in 1993. The group's early lineup consisted of Ghash on vocals, Obsidian C. on guitars and keyboards, Warach on bass, and Vyl on drums. They released two albums under this lineup: Through Times of War in 1997, and Agnen: A...

, released on 10 May 2010 in Europe and on 8 June 2010 in North America through Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...

. The album peaked at number two on the Norwegian record chart, VG-lista
VG-lista
VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...

.

Tracklisting

"Dragon Iconography" - 7:30
"The Awakening" - 8:19
"Judgement" - 5:10
"The Dragontower" - 4:43
"Leaving the Mortal Flesh" - 4:25
"Dark as Moonless Night" - 5:50
"The Divine Land" - 6:47
"Reptilian Majesty" - 14:13

Members

Arnt "Obsidian C." Grønbech - guitars, keyboards
Keyboard instrument
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, backing vocals
Torbjørn "Thebon" Schei - lead vocals
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
Robin "Wizziac" Isaksen - bass
Bass guitar
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, backing vocals
Vegar "Vyl" Larsen - drums
Drum kit
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The Dragonchoir - choir
Choir
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, backing vocals
Daniel Bergstrand - producer
Record producer
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, mixer
Audio engineering
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Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Norwegian Albums Chart	2

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