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THE HAUNTED GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL IN “DEATH TO THE CROWN” MUSIC VIDEO
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11 NEW ROCK + METAL TOUR ANNOUNCED THIS PAST WEEK
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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: “I WANNA BE ABLE TO BE MY OWN PERSON”
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WHAT DUFF MCKAGAN THINKS NEW GUNS N’ ROSES DRUMMER ADDS TO BAND
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