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Def Leppard Diamond Star Halos Live Album Review
Def Leppard release live album Diamond Star Halos: Live From Sheffield.
I first heard Def Leppard when I was about seven or eight years old....
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If you like your music to be adventurous, sometimes challenging and very occasionally quite (over?)long, then 2025 has been a year you've probably enjoyed....
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Bon Jovi Forever Legendary Edition Review
I was quite young when I first heard Bon Jovi, around seven or eight years old. I remember 'Livin' on a Prayer', 'It's My...
Three Days Grace start a riot in Manchester
Three Days Grace are so much more than Linkin Park for the Affliction crowd, they're a bastion of positivity and well-placed aggression for a...
























