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fast, tight and intense as hell!"; many idolized him and were quiet right. Musicians still can't believe that it happened and it seems to them that he simply got tired and left for a while. It need to say that it was Nick who imposed on the band that extremely powerful sound which distinguished the band Merlin for all these years and owing to his incredible mastership they achieved those impossible speeds which drive Merlin's fans crazy
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