I always assumed that's why the releases were gonna be >192 until closer to the release date. The Sacred Trickster mp3 was 160 iirc, and then this is 128. Most trackers won't allow anything >192 (not to mention that the rip floating around right now is transcoded to shit) so this guarantees that audiophiles/audiophile wannabes won't be downloading a "lesser" quality release. This is just a nice little bonus while the album gets pressed for those who wanted it, while keeping it in a state that will keep it off the major music trackers (waffles.fm and what.cd).
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