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  • Gore House Productions Celebrates 15 Years w/ Free Label Compilation "Intestinal Purge" On Bandcamp

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    Extreme metal label Gore House Productions is celebrating 15 years of debauchery with its 13-track sampler "Intestinal Purge," featuring various bands who have released unhinged grinding torment to earworm its way to fans.

    Label founder Carlos Matt shares his sentiments about the early beginnings of GHP and the present.

    "TLDR coming in:15 Years? Can you believe it? It's been 15 years since the inception of Gore House Productions. I never imagined what life would look like in my 30s, let alone running an indie for this long. I was a 23-year-old who started booking shows with zero experience besides KNOWING how much extreme metal meant to me. I wanted to find a way to give back to a genre of music that was my scapegoat to reality. This was an itch I needed to scratch, and I had no idea this is how I would be doing so. I still recall messaging bands on MySpace to inquire about booking shows while contacting countless venues for possible booking dates.

    What many don't know is that I started buying/selling merch a year before. Back then, I was selling merch at swap meets on the weekends. This was before I officially launched an online store in 2012. I can go hours talking about those early days, but I'll save it for another time.

    I want to thank every band and fan for sticking around for this long. Besides the hurdles/delays, your patience and die-hard love for what we do mean more than words can describe. I also want to thank the many labels that continue to work with us as a source of distribution globally. Additionally, I want to thank my family who has continued to encourage me; my son who, reminds me to not give up; his mother, Violet, who many of you know also pushed me to keep grinding even when things got rough; lastly, @ashermedia who has taken over the PR role for GHP.I'm taking this time to announce the return of our label compilation, Intestinal Purge.

    The album is available for free download via BC. A playlist is also available to stream via our Spotify account if you prefer that.

    There's also a 15% discount for all new orders placed online, until the end of the month, with code: Happy 15

    Cheers to everyone once again!"

    Intestinal Purge (2025) offers 13 tracks taken from GHP's recent releases. Featuring album art by Sidjimbe Art -
    ​www.facebook.com/SIDJIMBEARTSTUDIO​
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    While GHP doesn't ask you to pay for a download. They do, however, ask that you share your new musical discoveries with friends who are also unfamiliar with their bands, their releases, and the label. Sharing music with others is how bands continue to grow.

    Download the sampler at https://gorehouseproductions.bandcamp.com/album/intestinal-purge-2025-sampler​

    Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0SBwfnr2pH681JBeqk0r6f​

    Track Listing:​
    1. Necrambulant - Chunked Pus Chowder - 3:04
    2. Cryptic Enslavement - C.T.E. (Chronic Traumatic Encepaulopathy) - 4:21
    3. Heinous Exsanguination - Severed Limbs, Mangled Remains - 2:31
    4. Traumatomy - Womb Of The Desecrated - 3:10
    5. Chunked - Pulsing Excrement - 2:59
    6. Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy - Warmth of the Womb - 3:31
    7. Stages of Decomposition - Carve Out the Eyes - 2:36
    8. Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship - Song of the Neet - 3:37
    9. Foetal Juice - Mountains of Gore - 3:01
    10. Display of Decay - Legion of Doom - 4:04
    11. Torn The Fuck Apart - Corrosive Form - 3:28
    12. Human Instrumentality Project - ANGEL OF DOOM I: 使徒、襲來 (ANGEL ATTACK) - 4:25
    13. Rott - Blood of the Holy One - 3:42

    More info: ​Gorehouseproductions.com​

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  • LOUD AS HELL Open Air Festival Announces 2025 Lineup w/ REVOCATION, FIRST FRAGMENT, FILTH, INSURRECTION, GORGATRON, OPAL IN SKY and more!

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    LAH 2025 Lineup Spotify Playlist – https://spoti.fi/3XT8IUw

    From the barren expanse of sculpted sandstone, wind-carved hoodoos, and the vast canyons of Alberta, Canada's badlands, one of the country's loudest decibel-breaking extreme music events, LOUD AS HELL OPEN AIR FESTIVAL announces its 2025 lineup with REVOCATION, FIRST FRAGMENT, FILTH, INSURRECTION, GORGATRON, OPAL IN SKY and more!

    Hosted in Drumheller, AB from August 1st to 3rd at the Dinosaurs Down Stampede, LAH showcases the best up-and-coming Canadian and international talent to roar through the country's largest dinosaur fossil grounds.

    This year's 13th annual festivities will witness technical death metal masters Revocation headline the Sunday, August 3rd lineup. The band unveiled their latest 2025 single and music video “Confines of Infinity,” featuring brutal guest vocals from Cattle Decapitation’s Travis Ryan. The single also marks the debut of a new Revocation lineup that sees vocalist and guitarist Dave Davidson joined by drummer Ash Pearson--who has been in the band since 2015--bassist Alex Weber and guitarist Harry Lannon. Revocation formed in 2006, and their self-released debut, Empire of the Obscene, came out in 2008. Since then, they've released seven critically acclaimed albums and have toured the world, bringing their technically charged, high-energy extreme metal to rabid fans in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. 

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    Also on the Sunday lineup will be Insurrection, the powerhouse metal band from Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Formed over 20 years ago (2003), the band is known for its intense and energetic performances. Their sound is a unique twist of groovy death metal mixed with a healthy dose of thrash energy. The band has released several albums, including "Prologue" (2008), "Fracture" (2010), "Prototype" (2013), "Extraction" (2017), and "Obsolescence" (2024) (Bam Co. Heavy). Their music often addresses social and political themes through bilingual lyrics in both English and French. The band has gained a notable reputation on stage throughout Canada with tours covering coast to coast, including performances at festivals such as Montebello Rockfest, Trois-Rivières Metalfest, and Decimate Metalfest.

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    Headlining Saturday, Aug 2nd, Montreal, QC's First Fragment will display their virtuosity and demonstrate why they are so beloved globally for their Neoclassical/Technical Extreme Metal. The band broke ground with their debut EP "The Afterthought Ecstasy" (2010). Their latest two albums "Dasein" (2016), "Gloire éternelle(2021), and the latest instrumental compilation record "Le Recueuil Des Âges" (2024) have been released on Unique Leader Records. 

    Saturday will also feature LAH alumni Gorgatron, guttural Death Metal out of Fargo, North Dakota. Their sound is based on a “love of the riff” approach to writing and is rooted in the old-school stylings of Death Metal and Thrash. They have honed their style and work ethic with rigorous DIY tours across the States, Europe, Canada, and Mexico. They have a slew of records under their belts with their latest "Sentience Revoked" (2024) (Redefining Darkness Records) and just this past January they unleashed a digital EP "Live From the Basement". It was originally set to be released on Adult Swim's 'Fish Center Live' in 2020, but was shelved due to Adult Swim shutting down their livestream division that same year.

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    The festival's first day on Friday, Aug 1st will be headlined by hip-hop-influenced deathcore gutter gang Filth out of North Carolina. They dropped the next chapter in their discography, Southern Hostility, in April 2024.

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    Also on Friday are Vancouver, BC's Opal in Sky, twin brothers Tyson and Dylon Opalinsky. They share a deep passion for music and its limitless possibilities. Their music reflects their shared values and beliefs. They believe that music has the power to heal, uplift, and bring people together. They are committed to creating meaningful and enjoyable music, and their unique sound is a fusion of different styles and influences. They released their debut album, "Dream Shift," in July 2024.

    With a lineup featuring over 40 bands from across Canada, the USA, and Mexico, traveling the furthest from Europe is Vienna, Austria's Hog Meets Frog, a band fans don't want to miss. The trio is renowned for their eccentricity and boundary-pushing music that blends prog, funk, and metal.

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    Other highlights for this year's open-air are Toronto's Beguiler, champions of last year's 2024 Wacken Metal Battle Canada; the slamming deathcore of Arizona's Gore Pig; Mexico's Spit On Your Grave, showcasing their powerful, deep growls, blast beats, slam riffs, and heavy breakdowns, all infused with a melodic touch; and Vancouver's Thirteen Goats, with their signature blend of infernal riffs, huge hooks, and uniquely theatrical songwriting.

    Weekend Passes (Aug 1- 3) are available at https://loudashell.ca/shop/​

    This weekend pass grants you full access to all the headbanging, moshing, and metal mayhem that Loud As Hell Open Air offers.

    LOUD AS HELL OPEN AIR 2025

    Thursday, July 31 – Kick Off Party
    ​    Vapor (California, USA)
    Display Of Decay (Edmonton, AB)
    Black Pestilence (Calgary, AB)
    Decrepitation (Edmonton, AB)
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    ​Friday, August 1​
    Filth (Shelby, NC, USA)
    Auzzy Blood – Freak Show (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
    Opal In Sky (Vancouver, BC)
    Hazzardous Material – Burlesque (Alberta)
    Spit On Your Grave (Monterrey, Mexico)
    Hazzerd (Calgary, AB)
    Ascension Blacklist (Newburgh, ON)
    Black Friday (Edmonton, AB)
    Daniel Martin’s The Infamous (Edmonton, AB)
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    ​Saturday, August 2​
    First Fragment (Montreal, QC)
    Kyle Pullan – Acoustic (Canmore, AB)
    Gorgatron (Fargo, ND, USA)
    Hazzardous Material – Burlesque (Alberta)
    Heartsick (Lansing, MI, USA)
    Judicator (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)
    Casket Robbery (Munroe, WI, USA)
    Kelevra (Regina, SK)
    Lycanthro (Ottawa, ON)
    Frontal Assault (Cedar Rapids, IA, USA)
    Cabrakaan (Calgary, AB)
    Spectre (Winnipeg, MB)
    Pridelands (Red Deer, AB)
    Pharm (Kelowna, BC)
    Beserker (Lethbridge, AB)
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    ​Sunday, August 3​
    Revocation (Boston, MA, USA)
    Kyle Pullan – Acoustic (Canmore, AB)
    Insurrection (Gatineau, QC)
    Auzzy Blood – Freak Show (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
    Gorepig (Hot Springs, AZ, USA)
    Hazzardous Material – Burlesque (Alberta)
    Cyborg Octopus (San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Squidhammer (Waterton, WI, USA)
    Truent (Vancouver, BC)
    Beguiler (Toronto, ON)
    Reaping Asmodeia (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
    Endless Chaos (Winnipeg, MB)
    Hog Meets Frog (Vienna, Austria)
    Thirteen Goats (Vancouver, BC)
    Woodhawk (Calgary, AB)
    Famous Strangers (Edmonton, AB)

    Since its inception in 2012, LOUD AS HELL OPEN AIR FESTIVAL has exposed hundreds of Canadian and international bands annually except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their 2024 edition was host to the most stacked lineup to date featuring BEYOND CREATION, STRIKER, ANCIIENTS, GREEN JELLY, THE CONVALESCENCE, SUPER MONSTER PARTY, TERRIFIER, and lots more. Previous years have witnessed well-known bands such as Jungle Rot, Narcotic Wasteland, Necronomicon, Into Eternity, Goatwhore, Battlecross, Fit for An Autopsy, Anciients, Archspire, Unleash The Archers, Striker, KEN mode, Obey The Brave, Protest the Hero, AngelMaker, Divinity, Neck of The Woods, Endast among many more.

    Live LAH 2024 - Anciients - Despoiled - https://youtu.be/-E440Gax4ao​

    Live LAH 2024 - Terrifier - Depths Of The Storm Scepter - https://youtu.be/ZEm4ncOlbH4​

    Live LAH 2023 - Narcotic Wasteland - Sex, Lies and DNA - https://youtu.be/q-AraxYaEfA‪

    Live LAH 2023 - Jungle Rot - A Call To Arms - https://youtu.be/b5GCaJ--lZo​

    More info:
    ​    LoudAsHell.ca​
    ​Facebook.com/LoudAsHellFestival​
    Twitter: @LoudAsHellFest
    Instagram: @LoudAsHellFestival
    ​Social Media Hashtags #LAHXIII, #LAHOA, #LAHOA2025

    Festival Press Materials - Posters, Band Links, EPKs, Photos - HERE.​

    About:

    LOUD AS HELL OPEN AIR FESTIVAL has hosted hundreds of Canadian and international bands annually since 2012 with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During its decade of showcasing Canadian and international bands, the festival has grown into a pilgrimage for metalheads from across the country.

    LOUD AS HELL OPEN AIR FESTIVAL 2025 will be celebrating its thirteenth festival event presented by Loud As Hell Productions, Jurassic Ink Custom Tattoo, Prairie Fire Events, and Asher Media Relations. LAH always works its hardest to deliver the best lineup in the West ready to melt your face off. Featuring bands from across Canada and beyond, you won’t want to miss any of it. And don’t forget about their freak shows, burlesque dancers, clinics, vendors, and dinosaurs!

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  • Finland's AITHEER's Debut Album "The Serpent" Pushes Boundaries of Extreme w/ Prog and Cinematic Depth

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    Rockshots Records is proud to announce the release of "The Serpent", the highly anticipated debut full-length album from Aitheer, set to arrive today February 21st, 2025. Following their 2020 EP "Sleeper", the Finnish progressive metal band expands its sonic vision with an album that pushes boundaries, blending extreme metal intensity with intricate progressive arrangements and cinematic depth.

    Formed in 2017 by Niko Löfman (vocals, guitars), Antton Kasslin (drums) and Roope Kytölä (bass), Aitheer has evolved from a jam-based project into one of Finland’s most daring progressive acts. "The Serpent" represents a culmination of years of musical exploration, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Harri Petjakko at Studio UG in Finland between 2020 and 2024. The album’s sound is vast and unpredictable, combining black metal aggression, jazz-infused complexity, classical influences, and ethereal ambient textures into a singular, ever-shifting experience.

    At its core, "The Serpent" is a theatrical and immersive journey, moving through moments of chaos and serenity, heaviness, and melody, all bound by Aitheer’s uncompromising artistic vision. Tracks like "The Dance of Twins" exemplify the band’s ability to weave extreme metal with folk-inspired acoustic passages and jazz-laden saxophone solos, while pieces such as "Law" blend haunting piano arrangements with explosive, math-rock-inspired climaxes. Instrumental interludes like "Prologue", "East" and "Flame" introduce rich atmospheric elements, adding depth and contrast to the album’s progressive structures.

    For fans of Meshuggah, The Ocean, King Crimson, and Vangelis, "The Serpent" offers a challenging yet deeply rewarding listening experience that defies categorization. The band embraces a cinematic approach, creating an album that flows like a soundtrack—each track unfolding with unpredictable twists, rich textures, and emotional depth.

    With its genre-bending sound and fearless composition, "The Serpent" is more than just a debut—it is a statement. Aitheer solidifies its place among the most forward-thinking acts in progressive metal, delivering an album that demands exploration and rewards those willing to embark on its sonic journey.

    "The Serpent" will be available on all streaming platforms and in physical formats from February 21st, 2025 via Rockshots Records.

    Album Order - https://rockshots.eu/products/aitheer-the-serpent-cd​

    Digital (Spotify, Apple Music) - https://lnk.to/zPFXXP

    Single Stream- "The Serpent" - https://youtu.be/VOz76T4xOWA

    YouTube Album Stream - ​https://bit.ly/3EJrua8

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    Track Listing:​
    1. Prologue
    2. The Dance of Twins
    3. East
    4. Law
    5. Clairvoyance
    6. The Serpent
    7. Flame

    Band Lineup:​
    Niko Löfman: Vocals (studio, live), Guitar (studio, live), Bass (studio), Keyboards (studio)
    Lassi Enqvist: Guitar (studio, live), Keyboards (studio)
    Toni Paananen: Drums (studio, live) / Toni Paananen - Drums (studio, live)
    Andrea Ferrantelli: Bass (live)

    Album Artwork Credits:​
    Art of the front cover painted by Iiris Astraya.
    Graphic Design by Jarmo Sainio.
    Photography by Niko Löfman, Lassi Enqvist, Roope Kytölä, Andrea Ferrantelli, and Anssi Kippo.
    Logo by Niko Löfman.

    ​For more info:

    ​https://www.rockshots.eu​
    ​https://www.facebook.com/Aitheer

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  • Texas' ABOLISHMENT OF FLESH Drops Devastating Music Video for “Disavowed” Off “Resurrecting Misanthropy” EP Out Now!

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    Texas death metal tyrants Abolishment of Flesh are unshackling their new music video for “Disavowed”, the closing track from their 2023 EP “Resurrecting Misanthropy”. The video continues the band's tradition of creating intense, uncompromising visual experiences that match their sonic brutality. Ramon Cazares (guitars/bass/drums/vocals) explains the track in his own words:

    “I wrote this song a couple of years ago. In a way, this could be a continuation of “Hater of Man”. It’s about a person that’s grown old and became misanthropic. This takes place in the future. It’s a reflection of how the world and society have failed this person. They’ve finally given up on everything and just sit and wait for death.”

    At just over four minutes, “Disavowed” represents the band's evolved sound – more structured yet still maintaining the raw, chaotic energy that has defined their music since their early days. There’s a little bit of something for everyone on the EP; Abolishment of Flesh is not just death metal - they throw in some black metal, melody, thrash, groove, and grind. Combined with anti-human themes, they deliver death and destruction.

    “Disavowed” embodies the band's message of anti-human sentiment, delivered with surgical precision and unbridled aggression. It is recommended for fans of Amon Amarth Kataklysm, and Suffocation.

    Watch and listen to the video for “Disavowed” via its premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.

    “Resurrecting Misanthropy” is out now at Abolishmentofflesh.bandcamp.com and Spotify.​

    Track Listing:​
    1. Words Defy Truth (4:00)
    2. Hater of Man (3:23)
    3. Disavowed (4:04)
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    More info: ​​Abolishmentofflesh.com | Facebook.com/abolishmentoffleshofficial | X.com/abolishmenttxdm | Youtube.com/@abolishmentoffleshofficial | Instagram.com/abolishmentoffleshofficial​

     

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  • Hungary's SIN OF GOD Unleashes Rotting Chaos With New Animated Video "No Return" - Fourth Studio Album "Blood Bound" Out February 18th, 2025 via Extius Stratagem Records

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    ​Exitus Stratagem Records announces their signing of Hungarian extreme metal masters SIN OF GOD for their fourth studio album "Blood Bound" out February 2025. Following their album "Aenigmata" released in 2016, "Blood Bound" has come a long way from its writing inception in 2019, and unfortunate setbacks with lineup changes and COVID to finally make its way to the studio in 2022/23 with the mixing and mastering done by the super-talented Sam Winslow in 2024.

    With influences in thrash, ODM, and blackened and progressive death metal, Sin of God's next sacrificial offering will please both old and new-school death metal fans at the same time. This new full-length presents a collection of variations that exhibit brutality and softness. It is something fans have heard in the past from the band but it has never sounded like this.

    "We all think fans will love it. It’s somewhat different from its predecessors. It’s more complex and based on modern death metal. We built Blood Bound musically on contrasts. There are amazingly fast parts (260 BPM,) but really slow parts as well." adds guitarist Tamás Kis.

    Exploring our present society, "Blood Bound" resonates with everything surrounding us, from the good and the bad to the beautiful and ugly, to life and death.

    "We are in decline and we haven’t got much time before we hit the bottom. There is less and less beauty in our present world. We are rapidly marching towards the rotting chaos. People do nothing about it. They destroy but do not build. So let it be! As you look at our album artwork, it is metaphorically based on humanity’s current state in the light of human history. We wanted it to be realized in the style of Renaissance paintings therefore the contrast is extremely sharp between beauty and uglyness. Pure and evil. Perfect and deformed. There are also religious references, and Biblical characters, too." says Kis.

    "Blood Bound" is not a concept album, but it is united by the pain and rage that boils inside and felt over seven tracks that are simple and raw, yet ferocious and gentle. To give fans their first experience with the album, Sin of God is unveiling the first single "No Return" accompanied by an animated video. The song is about a person who cannot get rid of drugs and sacrifices everything is going to hell.

    The band comments:

    "No Return is our favorite song on Blood Bound. It is the essence of what we want to express musically and lyrically as well. The fall of our present society. That’s what it’s all about. Our vocalist Tamás Schupkégel wrote the lyrics. On first hearing it is about a drug addict descending into madness, falling into his very own hell which he created from the many pains he experienced and committed towards others during his life. We consume, we devour, we destroy. We create non-existent problems for ourselves while not dealing with the real ones. It's so comfortable. Sticking our heads in the sand. Only our comfort is important. We are addicted to our ego. While the trees and waters disappear and only the sand remains. The emptiness. The loneliness. The pain. We build our hell. And there is no return!”

    Watch and listen to the video from "No Return" via its premiere on Slam Worldwide.

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    Digital Single pre-save - https://hypeddit.com/sinofgod/noreturn1​

    CD pre-order - https://www.exsrmusic.com/store/p/sin-of-god-blood-bound-lp-cd​

    Recommended for fans of Aborted, Bloodbath, Cattle Decapitation, Cryptopsy, and Psycroptic, Sin of God's new album "Blood Bound" is due on February 18, 2025, and available for physical pre-order and digital pre-save at the following links:

    ​https://hypeddit.com/sinofgod/bloodbound​

    Track Listing:​
    1. Blood Bound (3:52)
    2. Black Waves (4:16)
    3. No Return (4:58)
    4. The Unbelief (4:49)
    5. Diabolical Agitation (7:44)
    6. Obulus (3:28)
    7. Cerebral Malfunction (4:02)
    Album Length: 33:09
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    ​Album Credits:​
    Album recorded at: Denevér Hangstúdió, Hungary
    Mixed and mastered by Sam Winslow/Sam Winslow Music
    Album artwork by Tamás Kis
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    ​Album Band Lineup:​
    Tamás Schupkégel - Vocals
    Tamás Kis - Guitar
    Michele Gawen Augello - Bass
    Balázs Botyánszki - Drums
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    ​Live Band Lineup:​
    Tamás Schupkégel - Vocals
    Tamás Kis - Guitar
    Krisztián Páncél - Bass
    Balázs Botyánszki - Drums

    More info:

    ​Exsrmusic.com | Facebook.com/ExSRecords | Instagram.com/exsrmusic​

    ​Sinofgod.com | Facebook.com/sinofgodhu | Instagram.com/sinofgodmetal​

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