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The Top 50 Metal Songs of 2017
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Thrash 101
The Dowsers teams up with Gimme Radio——a 24/7 all-metal free radio station——to present Thrash 101,…
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Some of my earliest memories in life included thrash metal, with the Big Four leading…
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Rock ’n’ roll is all about relentless forward propulsion, and its success hinges on how…
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Growing up in the Bay Area throughout the ’80s and early ’90s was quite a…