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36 new acts have been added to the lineup of Download Festival 2016!
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WORDS: Dean Martin Sweden’s THERION have been active on the metal scene for nearly three decades now. The band have come a
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The latest issue of Distorted Sound Magazine is here!
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Words: Neale McGeever Although there seems to be an influx of female-fronted rock bands from North America recently, mainland Europe have
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