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538:Discography
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518:(2007–2011)
512:(2008–2012)
488:(2012–2015)
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377:heavy metal
328:live-studio
307:and at the
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144:heavy metal
109:Simon Smith
107:Grant Berry
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1451:Me Vs Hero
1437:Me Vs Hero
1326:Dead Press
1296:Punktastic
1180:Rock Sound
594:References
332:Heisenberg
225:Sonisphere
136:Lancashire
130:band from
124:Me Vs Hero
105:Bobby Pook
39:Lancashire
25:Me Vs Hero
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989:Buzzmedia
957:Rocksound
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899:Rocksound
846:Rocksound
825:14 August
796:14 August
702:14 August
695:Rocksound
659:. Discogs
599:Footnotes
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410:Blink-182
273:Knebworth
261:Slam Dunk
245:12″ vinyl
221:Slam Dunk
198:Blackpool
132:Blackpool
75:2007–2015
64:metalcore
35:Blackpool
1455:Facebook
389:acoustic
369:pop punk
284:X-factor
253:Skindred
54:easycore
50:Pop punk
1441:Twitter
663:12 June
641:12 June
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447:Members
311:at the
1270:9 June
576:(2009)
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392:ballad
80:Labels
46:Genres
31:Origin
202:Riffs
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1272:2020
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