Rar //top\\ — Om Variations On A Theme

February 15, 2005 (CD) / April 18, 2005 (Vinyl) Labels: Holy Mountain (Original), Drag City (Current) Producer: Billy Anderson and Om Genre: Stoner metal, Doom metal, Drone metal

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