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The Fateful Symmetry MUTE 7/10

THE AMERICAN DREAM is a simple one: if you work hard and are dedicated, eventually good things come your way. This is the myth we tell ourselves, whether you are a plumber, a lawyer or a band member.

With 28 albums’ worth of songs to choose from, “hopefully there will be some surprises”.

Before The Future LOST SOUND TAPES/SELF-RELEASED 8/10

U.S. Girls ★★★★ Scratch It 4AD. CD/DL/LP ...

Cradle Of Filth’s corpsepainted frontman on his skate punk roots, exploding basketballs, and 11th-century ghosts