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Burgher's debut recording was on the single "Metalhead", which released in June 2012. However, in 2013 the band was financially exhausted and had to start a pledge campaign to resume work on their 4th album. By then, Dregen was getting a solo-album off the ground and chose Märvel
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called the album "Fun from beginning to end... each track has its own character and lets the album rock on". "Danish Rush" got a music video directed by Johan Bååth (the Doits) and filmed by Peder
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fan club, which is prominent in 12 countries. Provinces are organized by club presidents, which also have their own masked personas.
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was a fan of the new album, filming an unboxing, a first-listen, and reaction music video of the track "Hello!" to help promote it.
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