DeWolff — Love, Death & In Between (Mascot)
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Dokken — The Elektra Albums 1983-1987 (BMG)
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The grind scene’s sonic diversity came to the fore in 2022… yet there were still plenty of bands who embraced its primordial DNA. And that made for some incend... Read More...
Obituary – Dying Of Everything (Relapse Records)
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