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SIRENIA ‘Arcane Astral Aeons’ Review & Official Videos
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Riff Relevant Interviews: WOLFHEART’s Tuomas Saukkonen
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PRIMAL FEAR ‘Apocalypse’ Review + Official Videos; EU Tour w/ RIOT & EXISTANCE Nears
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ACTS OF SWINE ‘Sadistically Speaking’ Album Review & Stream – NYP Item
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AMORPHIS ‘Queen Of Time’ Review & Stream [Tour Dates]
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KAMELOT ‘The Shadow Theory’ Review & Official Videos
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RIVERS OF NIHIL ‘Where Owls Know My Name’ Review & Stream
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TENGGER CAVALRY ‘Cian Bi’ Album Review; Official Videos
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VISIGOTH ‘Conqueror’s Oath’ Review & Stream
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