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Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor February shall mark the one year anniversary of the Edinburgh-based power metal /…
THE SILENT RAGE Issue Single w/ New Singer; Live Show Debut w/ Primal Fear & Gus G.
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