Cloaca Maxima (album)

Cloaca Maxima
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 1997
Recorded1989–1997
GenreProgressive rock
Length169:57
LabelHerodes/EMI
Producersee individual albums
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Cloaca Maxima (1997) is the first compilation album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The name Cloaca Maxima means "Great Sewer" in Latin, and was also an early name of the band before it was shortened to CMX. The compilation contains three CDs named Physis, Aetheris and Astralis respectively. Physis, contains rock songs from their albums and EPs, while Aetheris focuses on softer material. The third CD is reserved for B-sides of singles and some new songs recorded solely for the compilation.