Complex sentence: While only 21 seconds shorter than their debut studio album "Everything Falls Apart", and generally viewed as an EP, "Metal Circus" was almost released as a 30 minute album with 11 songs.
Split into simpler sentences: While only 21 seconds shorter than their debut studio album, Everything Falls Apart, Metal Circus is generally viewed as an EP. This EP was almost released as a 30 minute album with 11 songs.