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Cannibal Corpse kept the deathly flag flying during the nu metal era
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Vended feature two spawns of Slipknot, but they're attempting to build their own legacy through their own terms. We head to LA to find out more
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Inspired in part by recurring nightmares and visions of heaven, Higher cemented Creed as one of the most successul rock bands of the new millennium
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