Fight Like Hell To Regroup For Shows and EP

Less than a year after breaking up, Colorado hardcore band Fight Like Hell has announced plans to reform, albeit in a limited fashion. Here's a statement from the group:

"First off I want to say thanks to everybody who has been hitting us up about playing again. I just wanted to fill in everybody on what's going on. As all of you know, FLH broke up in March so everybody could pursue other interests. I, myself have been playing in Death Before Dishonor since January. Jake moved to Florida and went on to play in Know The Score and Matt is playing in Folsom currently. Also Joey has been diving deeper in to competitive Juijitsu. This band did not break up on bad terms at all but we all felt we had to make steps forward in our lives and we took that opportunity. We discussed the possibility of us playing again when we had the time.

"Fortunately, that time came sooner than expected. Jake has moved back in to my house in Denver with my brother (FLH current bassist) and DBD is on a break. October 11th Folsom is playing at Rock and Roll Grille and we felt that it was a perfect time and venue to start playing again. Just so everybody knows we WILL NOT be touring. I know that sucks for a lot of you but it's just not possible for us. Joey and Joel have obligations at home that make it hard for them to get on the road and Matt and myself are both touring full time with our respective bands.

"With that being said, we WILL be writing and recording 5 new songs in December to be released on Double or Nothing Records and we will have new merch up @ www.doubleornothingrecords.com. FLH will continue to play shows regionally when friends come through town whenever we can including a show in late December that is TBD. So everybody come out to the show on the 11th and have a good time. This is for you Denver."

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A7X's "Dear God" Video Premieres On AOL Music

The US premiere of Avenged Sevenfold’s brand new music video for "Dear God" from their self titled album has been released on AOL today. "Dear God" was directed by the band's close friend Rafa Alcantera, the same director of “Live in the LBC & Diamond in the Rough” CD/DVD which is in stores now.

You can check out the "Dear God" music video on AOL.com or below. More...

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RATM To Record New Album?

According to a Twistedear.com, Rage Against The Machine is apparently readying to record their first album of new material in nearly ten years. The report says that the band is in talks of recording their new album for their longtime label Sony and expect to release it in 2009, a source explained: "We're hopeful, but a new album is far from definite."

Frontman Zack de la Rocha, who just recently started a new band One Day As A Lion, also spoke to Los Angeles Times last month about the possibility of new material, saying:

"We’re going to keep playing shows - we have a couple of big ones happening in front of both conventions. As far as us recording music in the future, I don’t know where we all fit with that. We’ve all embraced each other’s projects and support them, and that’s great."

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Watch Contraband Candy's Wacken Assault Part 1

Contraband Candy recently released their Wacken Open Air 2008 video report, entitled Wacken Assault 2008 Part 1. It's jam-packed with interviews from Soilwork, The Rotted, exciting Thrash newcomers Warbringer and a chat with Mercenary. You can watch the video on Contrabandcandy.com or below (after the jump).

Part 2 will feature interviews with Watain, The Berzerker, Unearth, Evocation, plus influential Swedish producer/musician Peter Tägtgren. More...

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Ted Nugent Announces Book Signing Sessions

Rock and roll legend Ted Nugent will be making two appearances in the state of Michigan in October to sign copies of his brand new book, Ted, White & Blue: The Nugent Manifesto.

You can meet him Friday, October 10 at 4pm at the Borders located at 23000 Eureka Road, Taylor, MI. Another opportunity rears itself the following day - Saturday, October 11 at 2pm at Barnes & Noble located at 333 Grand River Road, East Lansing, MI.

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Grave Announces Australia and New Zealand Tour

Swedish death metal band, GRAVE have scheduled a December tour of Australia and New Zealand:

The tour dates are as follows:

12/04 - Gaelic Theatre - Sydney, AUS
12/05 - The Globe Theatre - Brisbane, AUS
12/07 - Corner Hotel - Melbourne, AUS
12/08 - Fowlers Live - Adelaide, AUS
12/10 - The Kings Arms - Auckland, NZ

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Lacuna Coil Announces U.K. Shows

Italian gothic metallers has announced three headlining U.K. shows while the band is on tour supporting Bullet For My Valentine.

The tour dates are as follows:

November
8 - Leed, England - Cockpit
10 - Oxford, England - Zodiac
14 - Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms More...

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Arch Enemy Reveals Plans For New Live DVD/CD

Swedish metallers Arch Enemy will be releasing a new live DVD/CD set entitled Tyrants Of The Rising Sun: Live In Japan on November 7th through Century Media Records.

The tracklisting for the DVD is as follows:

DVD: I. Main Live Show (approx. 95 min) -
"Intro / Blood On Your Hands"
"Ravenous"
"Taking Back My Soul"
"Dead Eyes See No Future"
"Dark Insanity"
"The Day You Died"
Christopher Solo
"Silverwing"
"Night Falls Fast"
Daniel Solo
"Burning Angel"
Michael Amott Solo (incl. "Intermezzo Liberté")
"Dead Bury Their Dead"
"Vultures"
"Enemy Within"
"Snowbound"
"Shadows And Dust"
"Nemesis"
"We Will Rise"
"Fields Of Desolation / Outro"

II. The Road To Japan (Interviews / Road Movie).

III. Promo Videos -
"Revolution Begins" (Original Version)"
"Revolution Begins" (Band Performance Version)
"I Will Live Again"

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Slipknot Films New Video For "Dead Memories"

Slipknot has recently chosen the song "Dead Memories" to be the second single from their latest album, "All Hope Is Gone." The video was directed by P.R. Brown who has previously worked with Motley Crue, Marilyn Manson and Chimaira amongst others. The video is expected to begin airing shortly.

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Treponem Pal To Release Remastered "Aggravation"

Metal Mind Productions present re-release of the second full-length album by the most respected industrial band from France - Treponem Pal. "Aggravation" (1991) was a record that revealed Treponem Pal's powerful, sensitive and tribal elements. The band focused on the vision of enlarging industrial's scope rather than narrowing it to one style that could be easily described ... or dismissed. This time the mixing was made by Roli Mosiman from Swans. The industrial scene was at that time fully in bloom – the genre gained the proper respect not only in Europe, but also across the Atlantic, where bands from Chicago's Wax Trax label – Front Line Assembly and KMFDM – got extremely popular. The international media also begun noticing Treponem Pal – a band previously associated only with the underground scene. The attention was caused mainly by the excellent remix of Kraftwerk's "Radioactivity". Asked back then about choosing this track, which is totally different from the rest of the compositions on "Aggravation", Marco Neves commented: "I like the contrast. That's why we've done this song. It's a real contrast to Treponem Pal. Maybe in the future we will try to make some songs with more contrast… but in fact what we are doing is to make a contrast inside the songs."

New digipack edition is digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc and limited to 2000 copies. The release date is scheduled for 27th October 2008 in Europe and 25th November 2008 in USA (via MVD). More...

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Overkill Announces European Tour Dates

In February New Jersey's thrash veterans Overkill will go on their Immortalis European Tour 2009. They will be supported by Metal Church and Torture Squad. More...

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The Red Chord Posts Another Video Diary Online

THE RED CHORD has posted another video diary chronicling their touring on this past summer's Mayhem Fest. You can check it out below. More...

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AC/DC Announces More Tour Dates

AC/DC has added a further sixteen shows to their North American tour which will now take them into 2009. The band will be touring in support of their brand new studio album, "Black Ice" which will hit shelves on October 20th. "Black Ice" will be the bands first studio album since 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip."

The tour schedule is now as follows:

28 Oct 2008 Wachovia Arena Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
30 Oct 2008 Allstate Arena Chicago, Illinois
1 Nov 2008 Allstate Arena Chicago, Illinois
3 Nov 2008 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
5 Nov 2008 Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, Michigan
7 Nov 2008 Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario
9 Nov 2008 TD Banknorth Garden Boston, Massachusetts
12 Nov 2008 Madison Square Garden New York, New York
13 Nov 2008 Madison Square Garden New York, New York
15 Nov 2008 Verizon Center Washington DC, Washington DC
17 Nov 2008 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19 Nov 2008 IZOD Center East Rutherford, New Jersey
21 Nov 2008 Schottenstein Center Columbus, Ohio
23 Nov 2008 Xcel Energy Center Minneapolis, Minnesota
25 Nov 2008 Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
28 Nov 2008 General Motors Place Vancouver, British Columbia
29 Nov 2008 Key Arena Seattle, Washington
30 Nov 2008 Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington
2 Dec 2008 ORACLE Arena Oakland, California
4 Dec 2008 ORACLE Arena Oakland, California
6 Dec 2008 The Forum Los Angeles, California
8 Dec 2008 The Forum Los Angeles, California
10 Dec 2008 US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona
12 Dec 2008 AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas
14 Dec 2008 Toyota Center Houston, Texas
16 Dec 2008 Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia
18 Dec 2008 Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
20 Dec 2008 Bank Atlantic Center Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
21 Dec 2008 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa Bay, Florida
5 Jan 2009 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
7 Jan 2009 Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9 Jan 2009 Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario
11 Jan 2009 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
13 Jan 2009 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
15 Jan 2009 Qwest Center Omaha, Nebraska
17 Jan 2009 Fargodome Fargo, North Dakota
19 Jan 2009 Xcel Energy Center Minneapolis, Minnesota
21 Jan 2009 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri
23 Jan 2009 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
26 Jan 2009 BOK Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
28 Jan 2009 ALLTELL Arena Little Rock, Arkansas
30 Jan 2009 FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
31 Jan 2009 Sommet Center Nashville, Tennessee

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Wildildlife and Mammatus West Coast Tour Dates

San Francisco's acid-fuzz-post-metal outfit Wildildlife will be touring the West Coast with Mammatus in October. Here are the latest tour dates:

10/11/2008 IMG - Bainbridge Island, WA w/Emeralds
10/12/2008 *TBA - Olympia, WA
10/14/2008 Funhouse - Seattle, WA w/Emeralds
10/15/2008 Someday Lounge - Portland, OR
10/16/2008 Auntie Mo's - Eureka, CA
10/17/2008 Stork Club - Oakland, CA
10/18/2008 Crepe Place - Santa Cruz, CA
10/21/2008 The Echo - Los Angeles, CA w/Magic Lantern
10/22/2008 Chasers - San Diego, CA
10/23/2008 Prospector - Long Beach, CA
10/24/2008 some old folkie place... - Big Sur, CA
10/25/2008 Hemlock - San Francisco, CA

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Motley Crue Catalog Reissued on CD and Vinyl

Today, Tuesday, September 30 marks the official re-release of the entire Mötley Crüe catalog on CD. For those waxheads out there, the first five studio albums - "Too Fast For Love," "Shout at the Devil", "Theatre of Pain," "Girls, Girls, Girls," and "Dr. Feelgood") along with "Saints Of Los Angeles," will be released on 180 gram vinyl on November 25.

Mötley Crüe has some big announcements coming up including the announcement of the Make Rock History contest winner. One unsigned band will be handpicked by the members of Mötley to open for them on their upcoming 2009 tour along with thousands of dollars of gear as well as a management and label deal.

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Metallica Nominated In MTV Europe Music Awards

Metallica has posted the following message online via their official website:

"We're honored to be nominated by our friends at MTV Europe for two awards in the "Rock Out" and "Headliner" categories. The show will be broadcast live from the Liverpool Echo Arena in Liverpool, England on Thursday, November 6. We wish we could be there, but alas, we're on tour in Omaha, NE that night!

"Between September 29 and November 2, YOU can vote at www.mtvema.com to decide who will win. Our fellow nominees between the two catagories include the Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, The Cure, Tokio Hotel, 30 Seconds to Mars, Paramore, and Slipknot."

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Gojira Posts Most Of New Album Online

French death metallers Gojira has posted the following message online:

"We had planned to stream the whole The Way Of All Flesh album from September 29th up to October 5th. Unfortunately, due to problems with the brand new MySpace player, we 're only able to stream ten songs. We hope that the last 2 songs 'Oroborus' and 'Vacuity' will be on the player soon.

"We're sorry for the inconvenience and are hoping it will not affect your listening. Thanks for your understanding."

You can listen to the majority of the bands new album, "The Way Of All Flesh" by heading to the bands Myspace page.

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AC/DC Rock Band Game Details Revealed

Beginning in November, video gamers around the world will get to experience what it's like to rock like AC/DC with the Rock Band exclusive release of AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack. Created by Harmonix and MTV Games, AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack marks the first time ever the band has offered an entire album for video game play.

AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack will feature the master recordings from the best of the band's live performances specially remixed for Rock Band by Brendan Fraser, who mixed the band's forthcoming album, Black Ice, at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC. Players will be able rock-out to 18 of AC/DC's biggest hits, allowing for more than 99 minutes of game play for each instrument. Included are:

"Thunderstruck"
"Shoot To Thrill"
"Back in Black"
"Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be"
"Heatseeker"
"Fire Your Guns"
"Jailbreak"
"The Jack"
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
"Moneytalks"
"Hells Bells"
"High Voltage"
"Whole Lotta Rosie"
"You Shook Me All Night Long"
"T.N.T."
"Let There Be Rock"
"Highway To Hell"
"For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)" More...

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Koch Signs Distro Deal with Rising Force Records

KOCH Entertainment Distribution announced today that it has signed an exclusive physical and digital distribution deal with Rising Force Records and its flagship artist neo-classical metal guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen.

Rising Force Records was launched in 2008 with the primary function to release and market new and back catalogue material from the world renowned guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen as well as signing new talent. The first title slated for release is "Perpetual Flame," a brand new recording from Malmsteen featuring ex-Judas Priest/Iced Earth singer Tim 'Ripper' Owens to be released via KOCH on October 14th. Additional titles and release dates will be announced by the label at a later date.

"I am truly excited that Rising Force records will be distributed via KOCH, and with our brand new release "Perpetual Flame" as well as future releases of back catalogue materials, this is a very important and exciting relationship," comments Yngwie Malmsteen.

"We're thrilled to have the opportunity to shred with Yngwie on the launch of Rising Force Records," added Michael Rosenberg, President of KOCH Entertainment Distribution.

2008 is turning out to be one of the busiest years of Yngwie's career. In addition to the release of his forthcoming new album, he will be inducted into Hollywood's Rock Walk on October 13th, a new Fender/Yngwie Malmsteen custom shop guitar will be unveiled later in the year (with a limited run of 100 instruments) and there will be a slew of CD reissues of Yngwie classics. All the while, the accolades continue to pour in: 'Roadie Crew Magazine' organized a poll in which 330 respected rock guitarists were asked to vote for their favorite guitarist of all-time. Yngwie checked in at a lofty number 3 – behind fellow legends Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen.

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Unearth Posts "We Are Not Anonymous" Online

Unearth has added the new song "We Are Not Anonymous" from their forthcoming album, "The March," to their Myspace player. The band will be adding a third track from their new album later this week along with some other announcements.

"The March" is set for release on October 14th via Metal Blade Records.

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The Skull Defekts US Tour Dates

Swedish experimental heavy band THE SKULL DEFEKTS is touring East Coast USA in October 2008 in support of their latest album "Blood, Spirits & Drums Are Singing."

Here are the tour dates with Brooklyn, New York's TALK NORMAL:

Oct 3rd Brooklyn NY@ Death By Audio
Oct 4 Baltimore MD @ Talking Head Club
Oct 5 Washington DC @ Sonic Circuits Festival, Velvet Lounge
Oct 6 Middletown CT @ Ecletectic at Wesleyan University
Oct 7 Providence RI @ AS220
Oct 8 Somerville, MA @ PA's Lounge
Oct 10 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class
Oct 11Toledo, OH @ Frankies
Oct 12 Chicago IL @ High Concept Laboratories
Oct 13 Ypsilanti, MI @ The Pleasure Dome
Oct 14 Colombus, OH @ Skylab
Oct 15 Pittsburgh, PA @ Gooski's
Oct 16 Philadelphia, PA @Danger Danger Gallery
Oct 17 New York City, NY @ The Cake Shop

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All Shall Perish Checks In From The Road

All Shall Perish has posted the following tour report from the Hell On Earth tour:

"Hell On Earth is DESTROYING! This is the best line up ever and the shows are just nuts, be sure not to miss it!! We have known ANIMOSITY, WALLS OF JERICHO, THE RED CHORD and STICK TO YOUR GUNS for a while so it is a major reunion for everyone. We wish we were doing this whole tour but half is going to have to be enough, considering we have been touring europe for the last two months! We are playing new material mixed in with the last two records so be sure to come see the new record live!"

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Ruiner, Break Even To Tour Australia

Ruiner and Break Even will tour Australia together in November. Here are the latest tour dates:

11/08 Brisbane @ Rosies
11/09 Byron Bay @ High School
11/12 Sydney @ Hermanns
11/13 Canberra @ Tuggeranong Youth Centre
11/14 Melbourne @ Arthouse
11/15 Frankston @ Old Cinema
11/16 Adelaide @ Underground
11/18 Perth @ HQ
11/19 Perth @ Hyde Park Hotel

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Kreator Reveals New Album Tracklisting And More

German thrash legends Kreator has revealed the release dates for their new studio album, "Hordes Of Chaos" which are as follows:

January 13th, 2009 - North America
January 16th, 2009 - Germany
January 19th, 2009 - rest of Europe

The album will be able to buy as a limited edition CD with bonus DVD, gatefold LP, jewel case and download.

The tracklisting for the album is as follows:

"Hordes of Chaos (A Necrologue For The Elite)"
"Warcurse"
"Escalation"
"Amok Run"
"Destroy What Destroys You"
"Radical Resistance"
"Absolute Misanthropy"
"To The Afterborn"
"Corpses Of Liberty"
"Demon Prince"

You can view a teaser for the album below. More...

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NOLA Underground Raise the Dead Fest Announced

NOLA Underground presents Raise the Dead Festival 3 on November 1 at the Howlin' Wolf.

Acts performing are Outlaw Order 00%, Flesh Parade, Hostile Apostle, Ritual Killer, and Pain Tribe.

More information can be found here

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Tom Morello Announces Solo Tour Dates

Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello is gearing up for a solo tour of North America, which will feature both acoustic and full-band electric sets at every show.

The tour dates announced so far are:

Nov 1 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
Nov 2 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
Nov 5 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
Nov 7 The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 8 Belly Up Aspen, Aspen, CO
Nov 9 Fox Theater, Boulder, CO
Nov 11 Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis, MN
Nov 12 Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
Nov 13 The Vogue, Indianapolis, IN
Nov 20 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
Nov 21 The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza, New York, NY

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Slash Reveals Solo Album Details

Velvet Revolver and former Guns N Roses guitarist Slash has revealed that he has demoed 14 songs for his forthcoming solo album.

He told NME Radio that he has recruited a slew of singers to appear on the album, but would not reveal who he has enlisted yet.

He added that he wasn't sure whether the album would be released before the next Velvet Revolver album. The band are currently in the process of recruiting a new singer, following the departure of Scott Weiland earlier this year.

"I've been carrying a tape recorder with me on the Velvet Revolver tour and putting down ideas," Slash explained. "When I got back from the UK at the beginning of the summer listened to what was cool on them, then elaborated and came up with new stuff."

The guitarist is set to release a series of new guitars, the Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul Goldtop range, on October 7.

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Chimaira To Release New Album In April

According to Ferret Music, Chimaira will release their new studio album on April 28th in North America. The band will be working on the album with producer Ben Schigel who has previously worked with the band on four other albums. The band will be entering Ante Up Studio in Cleveland, Ohio to record the new album to record the drum tracks.

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Cattle Decapitation Posts Drum Recording Footage

Cattle Decapitation has uploaded a video showing the recording of the drum tracks for the bands forthcoming new album. The footage comes from Sick Drummer magazine Issue 2. Check it out below. More...

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Judas Priest Announces U.K. Tour Dates

Judas Priest has announced the tour dates for their U.K. run. Support on the tour will come from thrash legends Megadeth and Testament.

The tour dates are as follows:

February 2009

13 Sheffield Arena
14 Birmingham NEC
16 Glasgow SECC
17 Manchester MEN Arena
20 Cardiff International Arena
21 London Wembley Arena

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Artica Signs To Compton Records

Compton Records recently announced the signing of experimental metal band Artica. Their debut EP, entitled "Thought Patterns Of An Uncivilized Businessman," is expected in late October.

In the meantime, you can check Artica out on their MySpace page.

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