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ODC mark the release of debut album ‘Twisted Love’ with track-by-track feature
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Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil to release memoir ‘A Screaming Life’ in May 2026
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The Munsens share track-by-track guide of new album ‘Degradation in the Hyperreal’
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