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SKYFURY UNLEASHES “DISCO VENGEANCE”, A DARK, HIGH-ENERGY FUSION OF SYNTHWAVE AND HEAVY METAL

Greek synthwave and synthmetal project SKYFURY returns with “DISCO VENGEANCE,” a four-track release that brings together pulsating retro synthesizers, crushing guitar riffs, and cinematic darkness. Released on October 30, 2026, the new offering delivers an electrifying collision of ’80s-inspired electronic music and modern metal intensity.

Driven by the creative vision of Athens-based musician and producer Panos Kouzoupis, SKYFURY operates at the intersection of dark electronic music and heavy guitar-driven sounds. Drawing inspiration from vintage horror soundtracks, classic synthesizer textures, and the raw energy of heavy metal, the project creates an atmospheric yet aggressive sonic experience where nostalgia meets contemporary production.

With “DISCO VENGEANCE,” SKYFURY dives deeper into this distinctive musical territory, delivering four tracks that balance infectious electronic grooves with razor-sharp riffs and haunting melodies. The release captures the project’s ability to move effortlessly between dancefloor-ready rhythms and darker, guitar-fueled passages, without sacrificing its unmistakable identity.

From the relentless momentum of previous tracks such as “Death Race” to the shadowy electronic atmosphere of “Ghost in the Machine,” SKYFURY has consistently explored different dimensions of its sound. “DISCO VENGEANCE” continues that evolution, bringing these contrasting influences together in a release that is both cohesive and unpredictable.

“Welcome to DISCO VENGEANCE.”
SKYFURY

Fans of Dance With The Dead, Battlejuice, and Midnight Danger will find familiar elements in SKYFURY’s blend of cinematic synths, driving rhythms, and metallic aggression, while the project’s independent approach gives its music a character of its own.

Written, performed, and produced by Panos Kouzoupis, SKYFURY remains a project built around creative freedom, refusing to be confined by traditional genre boundaries. Whether embracing the neon-soaked energy of retro electronic music or the darker textures of heavy metal, the music is united by a passion for powerful melodies, immersive atmospheres, and uncompromising sound.

“DISCO VENGEANCE” is available now on all major streaming platforms, accompanied by an official music video released on the same day.

Turn up the volume, embrace the darkness, and enter the world of SKYFURY.

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/0KCY8jAbCFVz87Hk0lezAI

Official Links:
https://beacons.ai/skyfury

SKYFURY is a synthwave and synthmetal project from Athens, Greece, created by musician and producer Panos Kouzoupis. Combining dark electronic textures, heavy guitars, melodic hooks, and influences ranging from ’80s electronic music to horror soundtracks and heavy metal, SKYFURY creates music that moves freely between genres while maintaining a distinctive sonic identity.

Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_skyfury
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@skyfury_music
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theskyfury
Website: https://beacons.ai/skyfury

Lavina is ready for the European tour

Following their success at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, the Serbian band Lavina plans to bring their music across Europe. Throughout November and December, the band will perform in 11 different European countries.

20Nov Slaughter Club
Milan, IT

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21Nov Heavysound Bar
Olten, CH

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24Nov The Underworld
London, GB

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26Nov Toekomstmuziek
Amsterdam, NL

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28Nov Paradox Music Hall
Berlin, DE

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30Nov Debaser Nova
Stockholm, SE

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03Dec Kuudes Linja
Helsinki, FI

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04Dec Storm Over Tallinn
Tallinn, EE

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05Dec Mello Vilnius
Vilnius, LT

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07Dec Voodoo Club
Warsaw, PL

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10Dec The Loft – Unten
Vienna, AT
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Lavina is a six-piece alternative-modern metal powerhouse from Niš, Serbia, formed in the middle of 2020. Known for their explosive mix of crushing guitar riffs, atmospheric keyboards, cold electronic textures and raw, introspective lyrics, the band has rapidly risen as one of the most exciting acts on the Balkan metal scene. With a sound that bridges modern metal and progressive elements, Lavina delivers epic, cinematic live shows that leave audiences breathless.

Their debut album Odyssey (2022) established Lavina as a serious force, showcasing complex compositions and emotional depth. The band has since released a string of strong standalone singles and continues to tour clubs and festivals across Europe.

Lavina has since played promotional shows and festivals in various countries around Europe (Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, etc.) as part of their 2023/24 “Odyssey” promotional tour.

In August and November of 2024, the group released two singles titled In Your Absence, Iron Will. In March of 2025, they released their latest single, “This, Too, Will Pass.”, which marked a transition in sound and style.

In February 2026, Lavina made history by winning Pesma za Evroviziju ’26 (Serbian Eurovision Contest) with their powerful single “Kraj mene” (which has double meaning in Serbian – “The End Of Me”/”By My Side”), earning the honor of representing Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.

The band is praised for bringing metal into Serbian mainstream, a feat not done in two decades.

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MIK released debut album

International Atmospheric Black/Post-Metal band MIK released their debut album «Ajmaq». The release was recorded, mixed and mastered by Elmer González in “Rite Studios”.
Formed in 2026, MIK is an international depressive post-black metal project founded by Salvadoran guitarist/vocalist Elmer González and Galician rhythm guitarist Hilda Fernández, alongside bassist Elka Pérez and drummer Oscar Freites. Drawing inspiration from Burzum, Enslaved, and Silencer, the band pairs hypnotic repetition and atmospheric tension with Mayan and Nahuat symbolic motifs. Their music explores themes of eternal recurrence, existential dread, and psychological fragmentation. Rejecting easy resolution or redemption, MIK crafts an immersive sonic descent into the human condition, confronting emotional chaos and the lingering weight of consciousness through unyielding, melancholic intensity.

French omnicore outfit POINT MORT unveil “Celebrity Spin” — ‘Live at Hellfest’ out November 13

French omnicore / chaotic popcore five-piece POINT MORT unveil the official music video for “Celebrity Spin,” the first glimpse of their forthcoming live album and concert video, Live at Hellfest.

Written especially for the band’s second appearance at the festival, “Celebrity Spin” explores the peculiar emotional mechanics of playing in front of a huge crowd: the fleeting sense of becoming larger than life, the vertigo of the stage — and the abrupt return to ordinary existence once the lights go down.

Catchy vocal harmonies quickly give way to muscular grooves, growled vocals and the kind of restless shifts that have become central to POINT MORT’s identity. Captured on the Hellfest Warzone amid flowers, confetti and a very active circle pit, the video places that contradiction directly on screen.

This is more than a souvenir from a major festival appearance. It is a song about the strange moment when a stage makes you feel enormous — and what remains when the confetti finally reaches the floor.

Formed in the Paris region in 2017, POINT MORT describe their music as omnicore: a shape-shifting form of heavy music grounded in hardcore immediacy while remaining open to pop melody, electronic detail, rock dynamics and rap cadence.

Across two EPs and the albums Pointless… and Le point de non-retour, the band have developed a language in which emotional exposure and physical impact are never treated as opposites. Their closest audience coordinates begin with the intensity of Brutus, before moving through the volatility of Rolo Tomassi, the contemporary hardcore openness of Ithaca, the iconoclastic freedom of Faith No More, the darkness of Oathbreaker and the genre-resistant urgency of Refused.

That identity has taken POINT MORT from a one-day recording session at the former Vogue Records studio to the Motocultor Mainstage, a tour through Cuba and two appearances at Hellfest.

Their 2026 return to the Warzone now becomes Live at Hellfest: a seven-track live album and full concert video capturing the band at the point where its studio identity, visual world and live intensity became inseparable.

Live at Hellfest will be released on November 13, 2026, via Almost Famous, with distribution by Baco Records, across vinyl, CD, digital and video formats.

A behind-the-scenes documentary tracing the preparation and story of the performance will follow on December 10.

Japanese Modern Metal Force Fireflame Release “The Omen” Video and Announce Album Release Tour

Osaka’s modern heavy metal band FireFlame have released the official music video for “The Omen,” taken from their critically acclaimed album Force Against The End, and announce a three-date Japanese album release tour for early 2027.

Built on the melodic backbone of classic heavy metal and driven by the weight of modern metalcore, “The Omen” is carried by the twin-guitar interplay at the heart of FireFlame’s sound.” Lyrically, it is about staying with grief without being swallowed by it. Faith, devotion, and obsession run through the verses, and at the centre is a figure who may or may not be a savior, offered as a spell against the chaos. Midway through, the question turns outward: are we all hypnotized? The song doesn’t answer it. It returns to a demon in the spine and an omen that stays complicated.

The release of the video comes as FireFlame prepare to bring Force Against The End to the stage in Japan. To celebrate the album’s Japanese CD release on October 30, 2026, the band will embark on their official album release tour in early 2027, with three dates across the country.

The tour will kick off at Tokyo’s Antiknock on January 30, followed by Kobe Makeshift on February 6 and Osaka Hokage on February 14. The shows will give fans the opportunity to experience the album live as FireFlame continue to bring their modern heavy metal sound to audiences across Japan.

FireFlame is a five-piece heavy metal band from Osaka, Japan, formed through a university music circle where guitarists FireRay and Fire.J first met. The lineup was completed on February 27, 2022, with bassist Connie Flames, vocalist Mr Big Fire, and drummer Show .G. Flame.

The band’s “Modern Heavy Metal” sound blends classic heavy metal, metalcore, melodic death metal, and ballads, driven by the twin-guitar interplay of FireRay and Fire.J. Their goal is to bring Japanese metal to a global stage, shaping both their songwriting and live energy.

Beyond music, FireFlame co-founded NWOJHM (New Wave of Japanese Heavy Metal) with kitsunevi to help reconnect and revitalize Osaka’s metal scene.

Fireflame’s debut full-length album, “Force Against The End”, features 15 tracks centered on an aggressive twin-lead guitar attack. Fusing classic heavy metal craftsmanship with modern metalcore intensity, their sound reflects the philosophy of “Inner Fire” — the spirit of refusing to give up.

Band Lineup

FireRay (“Fire ‘The Shred’ Ray”) – Guitar / Leader
Fire. J (“Fire ‘The Burning’ J”) – Guitar
Mr. Big Fire – Vocals
Connie Flames – Bass
Show. G. Flame – Drums

Official Website: fireflameofficial.com

YouTube: @fireflamech

Instagram: @fireflame_metal

X (Twitter): @FireFlame_metal

Bluesky: @fireflame-metal-jp

Facebook: FireFlame Official

Bandcamp: fireflame-jp.bandcamp.com

Satanic Planet release ‘Dead Deities’ LP

Satanic Planet’s new album Dead Deities shows a band coming into its own while offering an aggressive, pitch-black, deeply surly call-to-arms against autocracy in the age of Christian nationalism. Lucien Greaves (The Satanic Temple co-founder and spokesperson), Luke Henshaw (Planet B, Sonido de la Frontera, First Power Crew, Variations In the Key of the Afterlife), Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Misfits, Mr. Bungle, Dead Cross), and Justin Pearson (The Locust, Swing Kids, Deaf Club) are now a fully together-in-the-studio band with razor-sharpened focus, creating a sound and lyrical catalog of ideas that Greaves says is both more personal and even closer aligned to the goals of The Satanic Temple, which through art, action, and activism seeks to “encourage benevolence and empathy, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practiced common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits.” The Satanic Temple and Satanic Planet are here to empower all those who are needed in the ongoing battle against theocracy, apathy, and inequality.

Dead Deities begins as a brooding, doomy soundscape with backwards ritualistic vocals that churn forward like a barbaric horror flick scene before launching into the aptly named “Antichrist,” with a hypnotic, screamy post-post-post-hardcore intro that melds into a slow, nasty, heavy vision of what pop music might sound like in Hell. This 11-track stygian brute of an album is a journey through modern dark music with tolling bells, blackened synth, diabolical noise interludes, drums as heavy as a mountain, and group vocals torn straight out of your best-worst nightmares.

Halfway through the record, the song “Sam Alito’s Mom” references the arch-conservative Supreme Court Justice known for his work in helping to overturn Roe v. Wade. The track is an all-out assault on an absolute piece of human dogshit with Greaves and Pearson’s vocals twisting around each other like cobras at a slow, growling pace of pure sunless devastation. This is music that has come from decades of in-the-trenches touring and experimentation, from Slayer to the Locust, Planet B’s avant-garde sci-fi hip-hop to Mr. Bungle’s bizarro metal orchestrations. In Dead Deities you feel this godless wave of collected history building up to birth a gruesome new monster.

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Legendary heavy metallers Stryper share “Go Tell It On The Mountain” from last year’s Christmas album ‘The Greatest Gift Of All’

STRYPER is proud to share the new lyric video for “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” from last year’s Christmas album, ‘The Greatest Gift of All,’ now available via Frontiers Music Srl. Since the album’s release, it has only been available for physical purchase. Now, for the first time, the single “Go Tell It On The Mountain” will be available for streaming and download.

Speaking about the single, Michael Sweet comments:

“’Go Tell It On The Mountain’ is a traditional hymn that tells the story of the birth of Jesus. Not many people have covered this song, so it seemed like a perfect opportunity to heavy it up and do our own version. Merry Christmas and God Bless you all.” 

Watch the Lyric Video for “Go Tell It On The Mountain” HERE

With ‘The Greatest Gift of All,’ STRYPER answered decades of fan requests crafting a holiday record that blends festive classics, brand-new compositions, and their unmistakable mix of faith, power, and metal energy.

In a move that made the release even more special, ‘The Greatest Gift of All’ is available exclusively in physical formats.

STRYPER’s lineup remains as strong as ever, with founding members Michael Sweet, Robert Sweet, and Oz Fox joined by bassist Perry Richardson. Together, the band continues to deliver at the highest level both in the studio and on stage.

With over 10 million albums sold worldwide, multiple Billboard Top 40 hits, and a legacy spanning four decades, STRYPER continue to inspire generations of fans. ‘The Greatest Gift of All’ marked a powerful new chapter in that legacy, a heartfelt and celebratory album that channels the band’s hard rock fire into the timeless spirit of Christmas.

On the album, Michael Sweet shares:

“We have wanted to record a Christmas album for many years. Ever since we released our first single (‘Reason for the Season’) back in 1985, the fans have been asking for a full-length Christmas album. Well, the time has finally come. We wanted to make an album of five traditional songs and five original songs. To put our own spin on our own Christmas album and not follow the pack, so to speak. We could not be more pleased with how it turned out!”

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‘The Greatest Gift of All’ Track List:
1. The Greatest Gift Of All
2. Go Tell It On The Mountain
3. Heaven Came (On Christmas Day)
4. Little Drummer Boy
5. Still The Light
6. Silent Night
7. On This Holy Night
8. Joy To The World
9. Reason For The Season
10. Winter Wonderland

Produced by: Michael Sweet

STRYPER are:
Michael Sweet – Lead Vocals/Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Robert Sweet – Drums & Percussion
Oz Fox – Vocals/Lead and Rhythm Guitar
Perry Richardson – Vocals/Bass

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EUTHYMIA Release Single and Video “Scorn 23,11” (Live a Quantic Club)

Progressive doom rock visionaries Euthymia return with their new single and live video “Scorn 23,11” (Live at Quantic Club), out now worldwide via Wormholedeath Records.

SCORN 23,11 is the new single from Euthymia, a piece born from the meeting of atmosphere, philosophy, and esoteric imagery. It moves through a borderland between the sacred and the profane, between order and chaos, between the need to believe and the impossibility of finding a definitive answer.

The track builds a dark, apocalyptic vision in which humanity confronts forces that seem to precede it, and to outlast its very existence.

At the heart of SCORN 23,11 is a personal reworking of several great archetypes of the Western tradition. The symbolism and imagery of the Bible, in particular that of sacrifice, judgement, storm and revelation, is reinterpreted through a contemporary and deeply personal sensibility.

To this is added the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche, above all his reflections on nihilism, the crisis of values and the gradual erosion of the certainties that have traditionally given existence its meaning.

The third key element is the world of H. P. Lovecraft and his cosmic horror: the idea of a universe immeasurably vaster than humankind, governed by forces that do not necessarily possess a morality, a purpose, or any interest in humanity.

These influences are not used as simple citations, but as raw material to be transformed.

The biblical, the philosophical and the cosmic are made to converge into a single language.

The result is an atmosphere in which the sacred loses its certainty, nihilism becomes a possible form of knowledge, and chaos takes on an almost ritual dimension.

SCORN 23,11 does not simply tell a story of destruction.

It is an immersion in a world where destruction has already happened, or perhaps has always been present.

The title itself, SCORN, evokes contempt, rejection, and distance from an established order. The number 23,11, meanwhile, becomes a coordinate, an enigmatic reference, almost a date or a code, deliberately leaving the way open to interpretation.

Euthymia thus builds a track that offers no consoling answer.

There is no moral to follow, and no definitive truth to reach.

There is, instead, a question left hanging:

What remains when the meanings we have built begin to collapse?

In SCORN 23,11, chaos is not simply the absence of order.

It is a language.

The storm is not only destruction.

It is a presence.

And humanity is no longer necessarily the centre of the universe.

It may be only a fleeting fragment of something immeasurably greater.

SCORN 23,11 is a manifestation of Euthymia’s conceptual universe: a meeting point of mythology, philosophy, literature, and extreme music, where ancient images are broken apart and reassembled to speak of a profoundly contemporary condition.

Not an answer.

Not a prophecy.

A signal from the fracture.

Founded in 2022, Euthymia are a progressive doom rock band drawing on esoteric philosophy, Jungian psychology and metaphysical contemplation. Their music explores the relationship between personal introspection and the cosmic dimension, combining dynamic songwriting, hypnotic atmospheres and emotional depth. Influences include Tool, Alcest and Opeth.

The line-up features Vito Tambasco (vocals), Edoardo Di Vietri and Luciano Palladino (guitars), Michael Veneri and Lhello Marra (bass), and Massimo Sammartino (drums).

Euthymia have signed a worldwide deal with Wormholedeath Records, laying the groundwork for upcoming releases and international activity across Europe and beyond.

Official Website: www.euthymiaband.com

Spotify: Listen to EUTHYMIA

YouTube: @EuthymiaNoise

Instagram: @euthymia_music

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Finnish Modern Metal Act Silence The Echo Explore the Pain of Human Vulnerability on New Single “Broken”

Silence The Echo, one of Finland’s promising exports in modern metal, have released their new single “Broken”. The track continues the band’s musical journey following their debut album Liberation, released in January 2026, and the subsequent single “Stand Your Ground”, which was accompanied by a stunning futuristic music video.

Combining sensitivity with explosive power, “Broken” explores the pain and emotional wounds inflicted by life. Soulful verses, heartfelt vocal performances and electronic pop influences builds into a massive, melodic and infectious chorus before culminating in a heavy, aggressive breakdown. The composition reflects the story told by the lyrics. This contrast between catchy melodies, vulnerability and uncompromising heaviness lies at the heart of Silence The Echo’s musical identity.

“At its core, the song revolves around a simple but powerful statement: ‘I’m broken.’ It describes how life experiences can leave us wounded, lost and disconnected from ourselves, whether through loss, broken relationships or our deepest personal struggles. ‘Broken’ explores the pain and vulnerability that are part of being human”, the band explains, continuing:

“While the song also touches on the brokenness of the world around us, its focus is on the individual experience and the inner struggles that often remain invisible to others. Sometimes pain stays hidden beneath the surface, while at other times it erupts visibly as sorrow, anxiety or aggression. Beneath it all lies a quiet longing for love, comfort and acceptance – even when finding a way forward feels difficult.”

This winter, Silence The Echo will take the stage at festivals as well as embark on a four-date Finnish tour alongside Italian modern metal act Never Obey Again and Finnish metalcore band Balance Breach.

Live dates:
21 Nov – Maata Näkyvissä, Turku
13 Jan – Klubi, Tampere*
14 Jan – 45 Special, Oulu*
15 Jan – Lutakko, Jyväskylä*
16 Jan – Tiivistämö, Helsinki*
13 Feb – Valkearock, Seinäjoki
*With Never Obey Again and Balance Breach

Silence The Echo was formed in Lahti, Finland, in 2022 by vocalist Katja Stefanovic and composer Jani Stefanovic (ex-Solution .45, Miseration). The band’s sound combines the intensity and fury of modern metal and metalcore with electronic elements and melodic hooks. In 2024, the lineup expanded into a full band with the addition of guitarist Teemu Rautiainen (ex-One Morning Left), drummer Nikke Karaksela and bassist Tommi Huuskonen.

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SOiL joins the Better Noise Music roster – New single “Enemy X” out now

Better Noise Music has added another band to its ranks: SOiL, formed in Chicago in the late 90s, has joined the label’s roster—a lineup already packed with internationally successful acts. Other bands on the Better Noise Music roster include Sabaton, Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, The Rasmus, and The HU.

The band’s bassist, Tim King, says the group is thrilled about the new signing:

“What else is there to say? Better Noise Music is the best at what they do. It’s a dream come true to get to work with Allen Kovac and his top-tier team. We can’t wait to release new SOiL material with them.”

Over the course of more than three decades, SOiL has released seven full-length studio albums, selling over 2 million copies. However, fans have had a long wait for new music; it has been over a decade since the band last released an original track. SOiL has certainly not been resting on its laurels, though—in the meantime, they have released a compilation album, a covers album, and ‘Restoration’, an album featuring re-recorded tracks. Furthermore, the band has remained active, touring internationally throughout the years.

The hiatus from new releases ended now with the arrival of the new single, “Enemy X.” Tim King describes the track as a mouthpiece for all the negativity currently unfolding in the world. Driven by its riffs, the song also offers a taste of the full-length album due for release next year.

“Fighting, chaos, finger-pointing—so many people are so fixated on drama and the negative aspects of life that they lose sight of what’s truly important. This leads to anger, confusion, and, ultimately, bitterness. As the lyrics ask: ‘Do you even know who you’re fighting against? Do you even know which side you’re on?’ We want to encourage people to examine their own actions and thoughts. The world needs that right now,” King states.

Following the release of this brand-new track, SOiL is heading to the UK for a headline tour. The 15-date run will also feature their new label-mate, Finger Eleven.

Tour dates:
10/30 — Brighton, UK
10/31 — Wolverhampton, UK
11/1 — Hull, UK
11/3 — Glasgow, UK
11/4 — Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
11/5 — Burgh Castle, UK
11/6 — Nottingham, UK
11/7 — Manchester, UK
11/8 — Bradford, UK
11/10 — Northampton, UK
11/11 — Southampton, UK
11/12 — Torquay, UK
11/13 — Bristol, UK
11/14 — Camden, UK
11/15 — Margate, UK

SOiL is:
Ryan McCombs — vocals
Tim King — bass
Adam Zadel – guitar
TJ Taylor — drums

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