2024 Year in Review

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By Amit Sharma published 23 December 24

2024 Year in Review: Slay bells ring, are you listening? From Hell I Rise is the sound of a thrash icon doing what thrash icons do best

By Amit Sharma published 19 December 24

2024 Year in Review: The Guns N’ Roses icon indulged his earliest influences and shone a spotlight on blues icons old and new

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