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872:Matt Barlow
801:Metal Storm
577:bonus track
511:"Pure Evil"
342:Metal Storm
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942:Iced Earth
849:Iced Earth
745:October 3,
740:Iced Earth
722:References
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456:Dave Abell
281:River Styx
258:. It is a
252:Iced Earth
179:Iced Earth
168:chronology
166:Iced Earth
152:Tom Morris
62:Iced Earth
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868:Gene Adam
688:mastering
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407:Schaffer
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145:Producer
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1087:5 Songs
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768:review"
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