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989:"The Curse"
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810:"Seventeen"
560:Tom Jackson
525:"Seventeen"
434:heavy metal
96:Heavy metal
1658:Categories
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1406:2012-01-29
1385:2010-04-07
1356:2010-04-07
1330:2010-04-11
1308:2010-04-11
1285:October 7,
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1234:References
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144:chronology
123:Maze Music
1189:keyboards
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539:"Tragedy"
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367:Metal.it
237:AllMusic
129:Producer
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56:Released
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159:(1986)
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