Mastodon Cancels Summer Tour Dates

Atlanta, Georgia based metal outfit Mastodon has announced that they have been forced to cancel their scheduled European summer tour, after guitarist Bill Kelleher was diagnosed with pancreatitus. Doctors have advised the guitar player to pursue further medication, but are optimistic he will make a full recovery. The band are also hoping that Kelleher will be enough to participate in the BlackDiamondSkye tour this September, with Alice In Chains and Deftones.

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New Jersey Date Added To BlackDiamondSkye Tour

The upcoming BlackDiamondSkye tour, featuring Alice In Chains, Deftones, and Mastodon, will come through Camden, NJ on September 25 at the Susquehanna Theatre. The complete list of tour dates is as follows:

9/16 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
9/17 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
9/18 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
9/20 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
9/22 Boston, MA Agannis Arena
9/24 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
9/25 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Theatre
9/26 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
9/28 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
10/1 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
10/4 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/7 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
10/8 Seattle, WA Key Arena
10/9 Portland, OR Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum
10/15 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
10/16 Las Vegas, NV The Joint

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Extra "BlackDiamondSkye" Tour Date Announced

The upcoming "BlackDiamondSkye" tour, which features Alice in Chains, Deftones, and Mastodon, will now feature a stop in Fairfax, VA. The newly added show will take place on September 26th at the Patriot Center. The currently announced dates for the tour are as follows:

9/16 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
9/17 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
9/18 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
9/20 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
9/22 Boston, MA Agannis Arena
9/24 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
9/26 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
9/28 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
10/1 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
10/4 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/7 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
10/8 Seattle, WA Key Arena
10/9 Portland, OR Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum
10/15 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
10/16 Las Vegas, NV The Joint

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Mastodon Reschedules Rochester Show

Mastodon has rescheduled their canceled Rochester, NY show at the Water Street Music Hall for May 24th. All tickets from the show's original April 27th date will still be honored. The upcoming Mastodon tour dates are as follows:

5/13 2010 Shrine Auditorium BIllings, Montana, US
5/14 2010 The Venue Fargo, North Dako, US
5/15 2010 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska, US
5/16 2010 Liberty Hall Lawrence, Kansas, US
5/18 2010 Orpheum Theater Madison, Wisconsin, US
5/19 2010 Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois, US
5/20 2010 Minglewood Hall Memphis, Tennessee, US
5/21 2010 Valarium Knoxville, Tennessee, US
5/22 2010 Buster’s Lexington, Kentucky, US
5/23 2010 Rock On The Range Columbus, Ohio, US
5/24 2010 Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY
6/5 2010 Rock Am Ring Nurburgring, GERMANY
6/6 2010 Rock Im Park Nuremberg, GERMANY
6/7 2010 Tivoli Utrecht, NL
6/8 2010 BOERDERIJ ZOETERMEER, NL
6/10 2010 Norwegian Wood Festival Oslo, NO
6/11 2010 Sweden Rock Festival Solvesborg, SE
6/12 2010 Copenhell Festival Copenhagen, DK
6/14 2010 AJZ Talschock Chemnitz, GERMANY
6/16 2010 Bemowo Airport Warsaw, PL
6/18 2010 Jonschwill Degenaupark Zurich, CH
6/19 2010 Mimon Airport Prague, CZ
6/23 2010 Levski Stadium Sofia, BG
6/24 2010 Terra Vibe Park Athens, GR
6/25 2010 Inonu Stadium Istanbul, TR
6/27 2010 Romexpo Bucharest, RO
6/28 2010 B1 Maximum Moscow, RU
7/1 2010 Peace & Love Festival Borlange, SE
7/3 2010 Tuska Festival Helsinki, FI
9/16 2010 CHARTER ONE PAVILION Chicago, Illinois, US
9/17 2010 DTE Energy Center Detroit, Michigan , US
9/18 2010 Molson Amphitheatre Toronto, CA
9/20 2010 MOHEGAN SUN CASINO Uncasville, Connecticu, US
9/22 2010 Agannis Arena Boston, Massachuse, US
9/24 2010 Madison Square Garden New York, New York, US
9/28 2010 Lakewood Amphtheatre Atlanta, Georgia, US
10/1 2010 Scottrade Arena St. Louis, Missouri, US
10/4 2010 Red Rocks Denver, Colorado, US
10/7 2010 GM Place Vancouver, CA
10/8 2010 Key Arena Seattle, Washington, US
10/9 2010 Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon , US
10/15 2010 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA

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Deftones Announces More Tour Dates

In addition to taking part in the BlackDiamondSkye tour this fall, Deftones has added a number of dates to their tour schedule to round out the end of May. Here are those tour dates:

May 27 - Des Moines, IA - Peoples
May 29 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
May 30 - Amarillo, TX - Aztec Music Hall
May 31 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
June 1 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre

Here are the latest BlackDiamondSkye tour dates, featuring Deftones, Alice In Chains, and Mastodon, including the just-added show in San Diego, CA:

Sep 16 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
Sep 17 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sep 18 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Sep 20 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Sep 22 Boston, MA Agannis Arena
Sep 24 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sep 28 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Oct 1 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
Oct 4 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Oct 7 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
Oct 8 Seattle, WA Key Arena
Oct 9 Portland, OR Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum
Oct 15 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
Oct 16 Las Vegas, NV The Joint

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New Date Added To BlackDiamondSkye Tour

An additional date has now been added to the BlackDiamondSkye tour, which features Alice In Chains, Deftones, and Mastodon. The extra stop will take place at the Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA on Friday, October 15th. The currently announced tour dates are as follows:

9/16 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
9/17 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
9/18 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
9/20 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
9/22 Boston, MA Agannis Arena
9/24 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
9/28 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
10/1 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
10/4 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/7 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
10/8 Seattle, WA Key Arena
10/9 Portland, OR Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum
10/15 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
10/16 Las Vegas, NV The Joint

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Final Bands Confirmed For Graspop 2010

The organisers of Belgiums biggest metal festival, Graspop Metal Meeting, has confirmed the final bands for this years edition of the event. The biggest news is that Soulfly, the band led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, will be headlining the event on the Saturday. Other bands added to the bill include New York hardcore legends Sick Of It All, former Guns N Roses guitarist Slash, Hatebreed, Revamp, Oceans Of Sadness and Dear Superstar. The festival takes place in the town of Dessel from June 25th-27th.

The lineup is now as follows:

Friday: Aerosmith (Headliners)
Motorhead
Slayer
Stone Temple Pilots
My Dying Bride
Tarja Turunen
Saxon
Therion
Sepultura
Deicide
Anathema
Doro
Ratt
Steel Panther
UDO
Nile
Evergrey
Devin Townsend
Anvil
Raven
Bleeding Through
The Devil's Blood
Ghost Brigade
Oceans Of Sadness
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Mastodon Announces BlackDiamondSkye Tour

Mastodon will be embarking on the "BlackDiamondSkye" U.S. tour this coming September as support for Alice In Chains. The currently confirmed dates are as follows, with more expected to be announced shortly:

9/16 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
9/17 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Center
9/18 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
9/20 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
9/22 - Boston, MA - Agannis Arena
9/24 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
9/28 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheater
10/1 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Arena
10/4 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks
10/7 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
10/8 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
10/9- Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
10/16 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint

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Mastodon Announces New European Tour Dates

Mastodon will be taking part in several of Europe’s summer festivals as well as playing a few upcoming headlining shows. The invasion will begin at the Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park Festivals, which occurs June 4th-6th, 2010 in Germany. The currently confirmed dates are as follows:

6/4-6 GER Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park
6/7 NET Utrecht, Tivoli (Headlining show)
6/8 NET Zoetermeer, Boerderij (Headlining show)
6/10 NOR Oslo, Norwegian Wood Festival
6/11 SWE Solvesborg, Sweden Rock Festival
6/12 DEN Copenhagen, Copenhell Festival
6/16 POL Warsaw Bemowo airport, Sonisphere Festival
6/18 SWI Wil nr. Zurich Degenaupark, Sonisphere Festival
6/19 CZ Mimon nr Prague, Sonisphere Festival
6/23 BUL Sofia, Levski Stadium, Sonisphere Festival
6/24 GRE Athens, Terra Vibe Park, Sonisphere Festival
6/25 TUR Istanbul. Inonu Stadium, Sonisphere Festival
6/26 BEL Dessel, Graspop Metal Meeting Festival
6/27 ROM Bucharest, La Catarg. Sonisphere Festival
6/29 RUS Moscow, B1 Maximum (Headlining show)
7/1 SWE Borlange, Peace and Love Festival
7/3 FIN Helsinki, Tuska Festival

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Mastodon Announces In-Store Appearance

Mastodon has issued the following update about an upcoming in-store signing appearance in Raleigh:

"That's right--Mastodon will be appearing inside Schoolkids Records at 4 PM on Record Store Day 2010, April 17, to celebrate their RSD exclusive vinyl release of Blood Mountain. Stop by before their show at Lincoln Theatre that night to get your Mastodon CD/record/T-shirt/poster signed by the band (we will be selling all of these on the 17th) or just to meet the guys. Schoolkids Records, 2114 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC."

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Four More Bands Confirmed For Graspop 2010

The organisers of Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting festival has announced that four more bands have now been added to the lineup. The biggest announcement is that Aerosmith will be headlining the event on the friday. Also joining them that day will be reunited California grungers Stone Temple Pilots. Industrial metal legends Fear Factory will be performing at the festival and so will Atlanta based metal outfit Mastodon, who are still touring in support of their critically acclaimed album, "Crack The Skye."

The lineup (in no particular order) is now as follows: More...

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Mastodon Adds Extra Sonisphere Date

Mastodon will be making an extra Sonisphere Festival appearance in Athens, Greece on June 24th, 2010. More information on the festival can be found at this location. Mastodon's upcoming tour dates are as follows:

3/1 2010 Estadio Tres de Marzo Guadalajara
3/3 2010 Estadio Universitario Monterrey
3/5 2010 Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City
3/7 2010 Saprissa Stadium SOLD OUT San Jose
3/8 2010 Plaza Figali Panama City
3/10 2010 Park Simon Bolivar Bogota
3/12 2010 La Rinconada Caracas
3/13 2010 Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan
4/16 2010 Music Farm Charleston, South Carolina
4/17 2010 Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, North Carolina
4/18 2010 PThe National Richmond, Virginia
4/20 2010 Ram’s Head Baltimore, Maryland
4/21 2010 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, New Jersey
4/22 2010 Webster Theater Hartford, Connecticut
4/23 2010 The Palladium - NEW ENGLAND METAL FEST Worcester, Massachusetts
4/24 2010 Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont
4/26 2010 The Palace Theater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4/27 2010 Water Street Rochester, New York
4/29 2010 The Orbit Room Grand Rapids, Michigan
4/30 2010 The Vogue Indianapolis, Indiana
5/1 2010 The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
5/3 2010 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, New Mexico
5/4 2010 Rialto Theater Tucson, Arizona
5/5 2010 House Of Blues San Diego, California
5/7 2010 Fox Theater Pomona, California
5/8 2010 THE MISSING LINK Oakland, California
5/8 2010 The Missing Link Oakland, California
5/9 2010 Knitting Factory Reno, Nevada
5/10 2010 McDonald Theatre Eugene, Oregon
5/11 2010 Knitting Factory Spokane, Washington
5/13 2010 Shrine Auditorium BIllings, Montana
5/14 2010 The Venue Fargo, North Dakota
5/15 2010 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
5/16 2010 Liberty Hall Lawrence, Kansas
5/18 2010 Orpheum Theater Madison, Wisconsin
5/19 2010 Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois
5/20 2010 Minglewood Hall Memphis, Tennessee
5/21 2010 Valarium Knoxville, Tennessee
5/22 2010 Buster’s Lexington, Kentucky
5/23 2010 Rock On The Range Columbus, Ohio
6/16 2010 Bemowo Airport Warsaw
6/18 2010 Jonschwill Degenaupark Zurich
6/19 2010 Mimon Airport Prague
6/24 2010 Terra Vibe Park Athens

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Mastodon Confirmed For Missing Link Festival

Mastodon have announced they will be playing the Missing Link Festival in Oakland, California on May 8th 2010 at the Fox Theater. The other confirmed bands for the festival include Between the Buried and Me, High on Fire, Baroness, Priestess, Valient Thorr, Black Cobra, and Bison B.C. Mastodon also have the following upcoming tour dates:

2/23 2010 Rock City Nottingham
2/24 2010 Roundhouse London
3/1 2010 Estadio Tres de Marzo Guadalajara
3/3 2010 Estadio Universitario Monterrey
3/5 2010 Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City
3/7 2010 Saprissa Stadium SOLD OUT San Jose
3/8 2010 Plaza Figali Panama City
3/10 2010 Park Simon Bolivar Bogota
3/12 2010 La Rinconada Caracas
3/13 2010 Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan
4/16 2010 Music Farm Charleston, South Carolina
4/17 2010 Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, North Carolina
4/18 2010 The National Richmond, Virginia
4/20 2010 Ram’s Head Baltimore, Maryland
4/21 2010 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, New Jersey
4/22 2010 Webster Theater Hartford, Connecticut
4/23 2010 The Palladium - NEW ENGLAND METAL FEST Worcester, Massachusetts
4/24 2010 Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont
4/26 2010 The Palace Theater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4/27 2010 Water Street Rochester, New York
4/29 2010 The Orbit Room Grand Rapids, Michigan
4/30 2010 The Vogue Indianapolis, Indiana
5/1 2010 The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
5/3 2010 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, New Mexico
5/4 2010 Rialto Theater Tucson, Arizona
5/5 2010 House Of Blues San Diego, California
5/7 2010 Fox Theater Pomona, California
5/9 2010 Knitting Factory Reno, Nevada
5/10 2010 McDonald Theatre Eugene, Oregon
5/11 2010 Knitting Factory Spokane, Washington
5/13 2010 Shrine Auditorium BIllings, Montana
5/14 2010 The Venue Fargo, North Dakota
5/15 2010 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
5/16 2010 Liberty Hall Lawrence, Kansas
5/18 2010 Orpheum Theater Madison, Wisconsin
5/19 2010 Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois
5/20 2010 Minglewood Hall Memphis, Tennessee
5/21 2010 Valarium Knoxville, Tennessee
5/22 2010 Buster’s Lexington, Kentucky
5/23 2010 Rock On The Range Columbus, Ohio
6/16 2010 Bemowo Airport Warsaw
6/18 2010 Jonschwill Degenaupark Zurich
6/19 2010 Mimon Airport Prague

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OpEd

A Decade Of Metal In Review

On the 31 Dec 1999, no planes came crashing out of the sky, nuclear bombs went off or microwave ovens tried to eat anyone. However, times were about to change and in the metal scene change was already well underway. Let us take a stroll through the decade in metal that was.

Many of the 90s big names like Emperor and Pantera prepared to give their last venomous scream dying off in the wake of ever diminishing interest in the metal scene that had plagued the 90s. In the year 2000 a band named “Limp Bizkit” came out with an album called "Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavoured Water" and in a storm nu-metal took over the public perception of heavy music, changing the face of metal irreparably. Although nu-metal had already been pioneered by Korn, bands like Deftones, Disturbed, Mudvayne and Linkin Park all had breakout releases in 2000. More...

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New England Metal and Hardcore Fest 2010 Announced

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will enter year 12 this April with an eclectic mixture of bands from the metal and hardcore genres. Returning to the Palladium in Worcester, Massachussetts, the event will take place on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, with an extra special pre-party sponsored by Atticus on Thursday, April 22.

Bands performing on Friday April 23 include Mastodon, Between The Buried And Me, Baroness, Cro Mags, Earth Crisis, Death Threat, Death Before Dishonor, COA, American Me, Thick As Blood, Forfeit, XTheWarX, Grave Maker, Rose Funeral, Conducting From The Grave and Howl. Doors open at 3:00PM

Bands performing on Saturday April 24 include Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Job For A Cowboy, Whitechapel, Skeletonwitch, Eluveitie, 1349, Impending Doom, Lecherous, Nocturne, The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, Chelsea Grin, Abacabb, Arsonists Get All The Girls, Malefice, Swashbuckle, Cattle Decapitation, Acaro, Holy Grail, Disembodied, Cruel Hand, Reign Supreme, The Mongoloids, XTyrantX, Foundation, Soul Control, Alpha Omega, Burning Empires, Mother Of Mercy, Gaza, Across The Sun and Monsters. Doors open at noon.

Tickets for Friday only cost $40.00. Tickets for Saturday only cost $46.00. A 2-day ticket costs $80.00. All tickets go on sale THIS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12 at 10AM at all stores, online at or to charge-by-phone call (800) 477-6849.

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Headline News

Metalunderground.com's Best of 2009 Awards

Here we are, more than one month into 2010, the Super Bowl past, as we've yet to post our staff picks for 2009. Nevertheless, I polled our staff here at Metalunderground.com at the end of last year to obtain their picks in several categories in metal for 2009 and will now present those results.

The outlook for 2009 in metal was perhaps positive, but not phenomenal before the year began, having seen a number of landmark releases and tours in the two years prior. But when the year was over, I'd have to say I was pleasantly surprised at what a good year in metal 2009 turned out to be. As the metalcore trend fades further into horizon, we had hardly a mention of metalcore bands in this year's poll. Sure, the stalwarts will still have success, but the novelty has worn off and the genre as a whole does not generate as much buzz anymore. The only noticable trend was the growth of the thrash resurgence, which is hard to fault, giving the year a very solid metal feeling.

That said, let's get down to the details and talk about those bands that made 2009 such a solid year for heavy metal by announcing the Metalunderground.com staff picks for 2009. Here are the Metalunderground.com staff picks for the following categories: Best Metal Album of 2009, Best Metal DVD of 2009, Best Metal Newcomer of 2009, Best Live Act of 2009, and Most Anticipated Release for 2010. More...

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Mastodon Announces U.S. Tour Dates

Atlanta, Georgia based metal outfit Mastodon has announced that they will be heading out on the road in April for a headlining tour in support of their latest album, "Crack The Skye." Joining them on the tour will be Between The Buried And Me, Baroness and Valient Thorr. Tickets for the tour will go on sale this friday (12th.)

The tour dates are as follows: More...

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Mastodon To Support Metallica In South America

A recent message from heavy metal legends Metallica has confirmed that Atlanta, Georgia based metal outfit Mastodon will be joining them on tour this Spring in Mexico and South America. The message reads as follows:

"After enduring the summer of 2009 on the road with us, our good friends in MASTODON have signed up for more! They will be joining us for two weeks in March of this year in Mexico, Central and South America.

"Hope to see YOU there too!"

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Video Footage Of Mastodon Drummer Available

Mastodon has posted footage online of drummer Brann Dailor performing at the Guitar Centers Drum Off on Jan 8th 2010 at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA. The video clip can be viewed below.

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Tonight's Headbangers Ball Line-Up Details

Tonight's Headbangers Ball on MTV2 at 2 AM ET/PT will feature Bam Margera and the following lineup of videos:

Isis - "20 Minutes / 40 Years"
Cradle of Filth - "Nymphetamine"
Janus - "Eyesore"
Mastodon - "Divinations"
Valient Thorr - "Tomorrow Police"
CKY - "Flesh Into Gear"
Killswitch Engage - "End of Heartache"
Killswitch Engage - "Rose of Sharyn"
Dream Theater - "Pull Me Under"

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