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      <title>Heaviest Bands With A Power Ballad</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:15:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Just because a band is heavy doesn’t mean they can’t have a softer side. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/heaviest-bands-power-ballads/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Watain Vocalist Rails Against Singapore Government Intervention in Cancelled Show</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The singer offers his response to last week's show cancellation. <a href="https://wgrd.com/watain-vocalist-response-singapore-government-show-cancellation/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The singer offers his response to last week&apos;s show cancellation. <a href="https://wgrd.com/watain-vocalist-response-singapore-government-show-cancellation/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Petition to Ban Metal Bands Results in Canceled Concert in Singapore</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 15:50:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Swedish rockers Watain were scheduled to play. <a href="https://wgrd.com/metal-concert-ban-singapore-watain-soilwork/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Swedish rockers Watain were scheduled to play. <a href="https://wgrd.com/metal-concert-ban-singapore-watain-soilwork/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Immersion can create a truly unforgettable live show, especially when violence, fear and chaos run free. <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-most-terrifying-live-bands/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Immersion can create a truly unforgettable live show, especially when violence, fear and chaos run free. <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-most-terrifying-live-bands/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Metalhead Ned Throwback Thursday: Interviewing Watain [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What, you never heard of Watain? If you are looking for some really extreme heavy metal, you should look no further than Watain.
It's not everyday that I get to talk to the man himself when they made it state-side last year. <a href="https://wgrd.com/metalhead-ned-throwback-thursday-interviewing-watain-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What, you never heard of Watain? If you are looking for some really extreme heavy metal, you should look no further than Watain.
It&apos;s not everyday that I get to talk to the man himself when they made it state-side last year. <a href="https://wgrd.com/metalhead-ned-throwback-thursday-interviewing-watain-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Metalhead Ned Chats with Erik of Watain on American Metal, Watain’s Performance, and More!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:08:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When I think extreme performance, Watain is the definition of that for me. I have yet to see these guys live, but after watching video's of them perform, it is one of the most awesome and disgusting things I will ever see.
It's metal as hell!
Then I got the email saying, &quot;Hey, wanna talk to Watain?&quot; Well, of course I do! <a href="https://wgrd.com/metalhead-ned-chats-with-erik-of-watain-on-american-metal-watains-performance-and-more/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When I think extreme performance, Watain is the definition of that for me. I have yet to see these guys live, but after watching video&apos;s of them perform, it is one of the most awesome and disgusting things I will ever see.
It&apos;s metal as hell!
Then I got the email saying, &amp;quot;Hey, wanna talk to Watain?&amp;quot; Well, of course I do! <a href="https://wgrd.com/metalhead-ned-chats-with-erik-of-watain-on-american-metal-watains-performance-and-more/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Swedish Death Metal Band ‘Watain’ Visits Take Five!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last night in Detroit, Metalheads flocked to the the city to check out the rare occasion when the Swedish Death Metal group WATAIN hits the town for a bad ass show. Sadly I missed it, but my friends from MOSHPIT NATION checked it out. Also, it's not everyday where WATAIN checks in on WZZM 13's TAKE FIVE studios! <a href="https://wgrd.com/swedish-death-metal-band-watain-visits-take-five/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Last night in Detroit, Metalheads flocked to the the city to check out the rare occasion when the Swedish Death Metal group WATAIN hits the town for a bad ass show. Sadly I missed it, but my friends from MOSHPIT NATION checked it out. Also, it&apos;s not everyday where WATAIN checks in on WZZM 13&apos;s TAKE FIVE studios! <a href="https://wgrd.com/swedish-death-metal-band-watain-visits-take-five/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There is some crazy metal out there man. Sure we hear the usual stuff like Slipknot, Trivium, Five Finger Death Punch, but once you start digging into the underground, you will find some really heavy nastiness, that is where WATAIN comes in! <a href="https://wgrd.com/metal-moment-watain/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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