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1408:Discography
1316:Other songs
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1134:I Stay Away
1106:Angry Chair
967:Live albums
925:Rainier Fog
846:Sean Kinney
669:Diffuser.fm
404:Vinnie Paul
282:Sean Kinney
190:Toby Wright
176:Producer(s)
162:Lyricist(s)
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132:Composer(s)
1507:1994 songs
1476:Categories
1246:Never Fade
1127:No Excuses
1099:Them Bones
1014:Music Bank
873:Mike Starr
784:August 15,
707:August 22,
675:August 22,
649:August 22,
644:Setlist.fm
547:5 December
484:29 January
459:References
443:1,000,000
388:Mike Starr
321:Neil Young
253:Mike Starr
234:Music Bank
22:"Nutshell"
975:Unplugged
853:Mike Inez
440:Platinum
373:Unplugged
368:Unplugged
289:Mike Inez
274:Mike Inez
141:Mike Inez
1461:Category
1345:Nutshell
1324:Sunshine
1299:Over Now
890:Facelift
759:June 25,
733:June 25,
727:Loudwire
587:Loudwire
478:AllMusic
402:drummer
342:Loudwire
287:Bassist
210:Nutshell
202:: 68 bpm
124:Columbia
59:Recorded
48:Released
1401:Related
1331:Brother
1113:Rooster
1070:Singles
696:YouTube
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508:. 1994.
428:/sales
419:Region
400:Pantera
348:Kerrang
1391:AIC 23
1218:Voices
1204:Hollow
1092:Would?
621:May 4,
593:May 4,
333:single
264:Lyrics
102:Length
68:Studio
1433:Sleze
1225:Tears
1211:Stone
1162:Again
1148:Grind
309:Music
298:Jerry
200:Tempo
119:Label
80:Genre
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1352:Died
982:Live
897:Dirt
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761:2018
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