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1392:"Metal Eater Review"
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976:Loomis, Dane
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928:Jim Sheppard
913:Loomis, Dane
910:"Sentient 6"
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1869:Live albums
1764:Steve Smyth
1759:Tim Calvert
1754:Pat O'Brien
1739:Jeff Loomis
1725:Warrel Dane
1499:Example.com
1423:Rockhard.de
1419:"Rock Hard"
1261:Metal Storm
1098:– cover art
1084:Production:
1052:Steve Smyth
1046:Jeff Loomis
1040:Warrel Dane
990:Smyth, Dane
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897:Steve Smyth
853:Warrel Dane
849:Jeff Loomis
801:The German
776:Queensrÿche
688:Metal Storm
680:Metal Crypt
467:Metal Eater
223:paradoxical
200:Jeff Loomis
176:heavy metal
1921:Categories
1558:"RockHard"
1215:References
1207:Blistering
1090:Andy Sneap
1034:Nevermore:
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372:Anti Music
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198:Guitarist
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126:chronology
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1905:Gigantour
1899:Sanctuary
1841:In Memory
1781:Nevermore
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1284:Archived
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1210:magazine
1193:Archived
1054:– guitar
1048:– guitar
1022:Runaways
948:Sheppard
780:Savatage
765:AllMusic
276:AllMusic
194:Overview
112:Producer
51:Released
41: by
1567:May 19,
1428:May 19,
1066:– drums
683:(4.6/5)
159:(2008)
150:(2005)
141:(2003)
1060:– bass
899:, Dane
845:"Born"
837:Length
788:tempos
782:, and
270:Rating
267:Source
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831:Title
233:from
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