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EDITOR IN CHIEF / Creative Director
Michael Presti michael @ 99wnrr . com

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EXCLUSIVE

After successful debut at M3 festival ,

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COVER STORY

Epica returns refreshed and refocused after a few too-long tours . There is now time to fine tune their craft on the latest release “ Omega ” due in February . Simone Simons , talks about the human code behind the new Epica record , motherhood and more .

LOOKOUT ARTIST

Stroudsburg , PA Band The Crowning is a story about perseverance love and hope , but make no mistake these guys write stories of the human condition from the gut with a heavy side . We talk to Micah Martin and Ace Hendrix .

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Riley / Nichols version of LA GUNS , gets deal and heads right into the studio . To complete and release “ Renegades .” It ’ s a story only the 80 ’ s | could tell .

EDITORS CHOICE

Founder Wolf Hoffman talks about new Accept album “ Too Mean To Die ”, the changes he has seen in the industry in 45 years and the desire to get back on the road and always keeping it metal !
SEGMENT writers USA Correspondents
DJ Pearlman Jarrett Maier Kyle Gilbert Bernard Griess Ronnie Stoeckel RTFX MSFX
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PLUS : JAMES DURBIN , CADAVER , HYRO THE HERO , WILDWAYS , AVAT , and MORE >>>

TOTAL INSIDER

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