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Blood Incantation talk all night raves, psychedelics and being mistaken for Depeche Mode
Devin Townsend is slightly embarrassed by his new album, and that’s a good thing
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I was there: A night out with Iron Maiden before they were famous
In October 1979 Classic Rock's Geoff Barton watched Iron Maiden play a heavy metal disco in North West London. He took notes
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Trivium’s Ascendancy, Bullet For My Valentine’s The Poison and Avenged Sevenfold’s City Of Evil are 20 years old now, and your knees aren’t what they used to be
