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Jinjer was tasked with the impossible challenge of following up their commercially successful and critically adored album, Wallflowers. The band didn’t rush...

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August 5(FDP), 2024: Four bands ripped a hole in the Holmdel, NJ atmosphere due to their shredding and screaming and...

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Something is in the air, and while it could be the fresh ‘kick in the ass’ of bands on-the-rise or...

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A little metal, a bit of thrash, and a ton of fun – these are the understatements of Pantera’s very...

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