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SKU: 874007004220
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Bieler Brothers
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Metal/Hard Rock
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What the hell happened to Raintime after Flies & Lies !!!! The last album F&L was awesome, great hooks and riffs, vocals with a great edge. The crappy album cover is also a dead give away something happened.
- 2010-06-08 09:53
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