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      <title>History of Prog Metal in 21 Albums</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The musician is the second Cynic member to die this year. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sean-malone-cynic-bassist-death/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Masvidal had some strong words for comedian Big Jay Oakerson's homophobic remark. <a href="https://wgrd.com/cynic-paul-masdival-defends-sebastian-bach-intervew-rob-halford-homophobic-joke/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:38:34 GMT</pubDate>
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Also a new Dethklok Brutal Pick of the Week!
Sunday at 10pm on 97.9 GRD!
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Sunday at 10pm on 97.9 GRD!
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