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Front cover of Silver Side Up: an extreme close-up of a sea-green eye over a scratched olive background, with a stream of liquid silver running from the lower lid into a fat, mirror-like drop, and NICKELBACK in distressed black capitals with the B printed backwards. Podcast

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Silver Side Up by Nickelback: The Complete Story
Front cover of Magma: a monochrome engraving style illustration of a black triangular volcano rising from a stylised sea, a sun disc with a calm human face set into its slope, and a huge plume of curling smoke filling the sky. Podcast

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Magma by Gojira: The Complete Story
Front cover of All Killer No Filler: a four-by-four grid of flash-lit snapshots of the members of Sum 41 gurning, tongues out and eyes crossed, on a near-black background, with the band's white and red logo and the album title scrawled in red across the middle. Podcast

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All Killer No Filler by Sum 41: The Complete Story
Front cover of Punk in Drublic: a black panel with the NOFX logo turned on its side, next to two cut-out cowgirls leaping across a hot pink sky. Podcast

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Punk in Drublic by NOFX: The Complete Story
Front cover of Enema of the State by Blink-182: model Janine Lindemulder smiling in a white nurse's coat and cap, snapping on a blue surgical glove, with blue butterfly tattoos and the blink-182 logo badge on her chest. Podcast

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Enema of the State by Blink-182: The Complete Story
Front cover of ZZ Top's Tres Hombres: a flat green field with the title in brown Western-style lettering, a row of three small framed outdoor photographs beneath it, and the band name in brown block capitals at the bottom. Podcast

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Tres Hombres by ZZ Top: The Complete Story
Exile on Main St. by The Rolling Stones – The Complete Story | Riffology Podcast

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Exile on Main St. by The Rolling Stones – The Complete Story
Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin – The Complete Story | Riffology Podcast

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Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin – The Complete Story
Ugly Kid Joe - Americas Least Wanted Album Cover Podcast

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America’s Least Wanted by Ugly Kid Joe – The Complete Story
Front cover of Drops of Jupiter by Train: a painted child in a gold paper crown and a dark coat, holding a white dove, against pale wood grain, with the band name in rough red lettering Podcast

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Drops of Jupiter by Train: The Complete Story
Yourself or Someone Like You by Matchbox Twenty – The Complete Story | Riffology Podcast

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Yourself or Someone Like You by Matchbox Twenty – The Complete Story
The Goo Goo Dolls - A Boy Named Goo Album Cover Podcast

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A Boy Named Goo by Goo Goo Dolls – The Complete Story
R.E.M. Out of Time Album Art Podcast

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R.E.M. “Out of Time”: The Album That Turned a Cult Band Into Global Superstars
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York Album Cover Podcast

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Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York: The Beautiful Goodbye Nobody Planned
The Better Life by 3 Doors Down Album Cover Podcast

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3 Doors Down – The Better Life: Small Town, Massive Record
Extreme - Extreme Album cover Podcast

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Extreme’s Debut Album: The Story of Extreme (1989)
Front cover of Metallica's Master of Puppets: the white METALLICA logo hangs from strings held by two red hands at the top corners, the strings running down to rows of white crosses in a field of brown grass under a blood-red and orange sky. A green helmet hangs on a cross at the left, dog tags hang from the centre cross, and MASTER OF PUPPETS runs along the bottom in white capitals. Podcast

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Master of Puppets by Metallica: The Complete Story
Front cover of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here: two men in dark suits shake hands on a sunlit film-studio street lined with pale hangar-like buildings, and the man on the right is on fire. The right-hand edge of the photograph curls away as if singed. Podcast

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Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd: The Complete Story
Front cover of Siamese Dream: a warm, over-saturated photograph of two young girls pressing their cheeks together, one fair-haired and one dark-haired and smiling, in front of dark foliage and white slats, with "smashing pumpkins * siamese dream" in red-brown decorative lettering across the top. Podcast

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Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins: The Complete Story
Static-X Wisconsin Death Trip Album Cover Podcast

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Wisconsin Death Trip: Static-X’s Iconic Debut
Undertow album cover by Tool Podcast

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A Deep Dive into Tool’s Undertow (1993)
Prong - Cleansing - Album Art Podcast

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Prong’s Cleansing: A Deep Dive into the 1994 Album
Suicidal Tendencies, Lights, Camera, Revolution! Album Cover Podcast

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Lights, Camera, Revolution – Suicidal Tendencies’ 1990 Crossover Thrash Classic
L7 - Bricks are Heavy Album Art Podcast

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L7’s Bricks Are Heavy: Heavy Riffs, Feminist Fury, and a Legacy Built to Last
Bush - Sixteen Stone - Album Cover Podcast

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Sixteen Stone – Bush’s Post‑Grunge Breakout Album
The Making of Live Through This by Hole Podcast

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The Making of Live Through This by Hole
A deep dive into Doolittle by Pixies Podcast

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A deep dive into Doolittle by Pixies
Mer De Noms - A Perfect Circle Album Art Podcast

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A Deep Dive into A Perfect Circle’s Mer de Noms
Deftones - White Pony - Original Album Cover Podcast

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White Pony by Deftones: why it still matters
Soulfly album cover Podcast

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Soulfly – Soulfly (1998): A complete guide
The Making of Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters Podcast

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The Making of Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
The Making of Performance and Cocktails by Stereophonics Podcast

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The Making of Performance and Cocktails by Stereophonics
Heartwork: Carcass’s Pioneering Melodic Metal Journey Podcast

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Heartwork: Carcass’s Pioneering Melodic Metal Journey
The Making of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis Podcast

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The Making of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
The Making of Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers Podcast

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The Making of Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers
The Making of 1977 by Ash Podcast

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The Making of 1977 by Ash
The Making of Earth Versus The Wildhearts by The Wildhearts Podcast

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The Making of Earth Versus The Wildhearts by The Wildhearts
Black-and-white group portrait of four young men in caps, beanies, flannel and leather jackets, smiling as they lean against iron railings beside a gate Podcast

Band History ·

Rage Against the Machine: A Complete History
Blind Melon by Blind Melon: The Story Behind a Timeless Alternative Classic Podcast

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Blind Melon by Blind Melon: The Story Behind a Timeless Alternative Classic
The Making of Troublegum by Therapy? Podcast

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The Making of Troublegum by Therapy?
The Making of Polythene by Feeder Podcast

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The Making of Polythene by Feeder
The Making of Formaldehyde by Terrorvision Podcast

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The Making of Formaldehyde by Terrorvision
Front cover of Little Angels' Young Gods: a night-time street photograph of the five band members around a shuttered, poster-covered shopfront, singer Toby Jepson standing in the centre in a black wide-brimmed hat and long black coat, one bandmate seated on a chair at left, one on a step reading a paper in sunglasses, one perched high on the right, with LITTLE ANGELS in red outlined capitals across the top. Podcast

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Young Gods by Little Angels: The Complete Story
The Making of Backstreet Symphony by Thunder Podcast

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The Making of Backstreet Symphony by Thunder
The Making of Ten – Pearl Jam’s Iconic Debut Podcast

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The Making of Ten – Pearl Jam’s Iconic Debut
The Making of Temple Of The Dog by Temple Of The Dog Podcast

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The Making of Temple Of The Dog by Temple Of The Dog
Front cover of Rage Against the Machine's 1992 debut album: a monochrome, blue-grey tinted photograph of a seated monk engulfed in flames, with a car visible behind him at top left, and the band name in lowercase typewriter-style letters on black strips along the bottom edge Podcast

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Rage Against the Machine's Debut Album: The Complete Story
From Rage and Soundgarden to Audioslave: A Defining Rock Album Podcast

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From Rage and Soundgarden to Audioslave: A Defining Rock Album
Exploring Faith No More’s Angel Dust: A Sonic Revolution Podcast

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Exploring Faith No More’s Angel Dust: A Sonic Revolution
Gun’s Gallus (1992) – The Story Behind the Scottish Rock Classic Podcast

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Gun’s Gallus (1992) – The Story Behind the Scottish Rock Classic
Exploring Countdown to Extinction: Megadeth’s Defining Album Podcast

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Exploring Countdown to Extinction: Megadeth’s Defining Album
Artwork used for the 2011 tenth-anniversary edition of Iowa: a tight crop of a goat's curved horns and tan-and-grey coat against weathered blue wooden boards, with two teal metal rods crossing the frame and the white scratchy Slipknot logo, topped by the word Iowa, at the centre. Podcast

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Iowa by Slipknot: The Complete Story
The Essential Story of Skunk Anansie’s Stoosh Podcast

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The Essential Story of Skunk Anansie’s Stoosh
The Prodigy: The Fat Of The Land Podcast

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The Prodigy: The Fat Of The Land
Unveiling Rumours: Fleetwood Mac’s Emotional Journey Podcast

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Unveiling Rumours: Fleetwood Mac’s Emotional Journey
Soul Destruction: The Almighty’s 1991 Rock Revolution Podcast

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Soul Destruction: The Almighty’s 1991 Rock Revolution
Paranoid: Black Sabbath’s Defining Heavy Metal Album Podcast

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Paranoid: Black Sabbath’s Defining Heavy Metal Album
Led Zeppelin IV: Crafting a Rock Legend Podcast

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Led Zeppelin IV: Crafting a Rock Legend
Deluxe Edition cover of The Downward Spiral: a weathered cream and ochre surface streaked with rust-brown stains and a dark red wound-like mark, a torn black mass on the left trailing thin dark threads across a pale grey lower band, the NIN logo in a black box with 'nine inch nails: the downward spiral' in small lowercase type, a Parental Advisory sticker top right and 'DELUXE Edition' lettering bottom right. Podcast

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The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails: The Complete Story
The Real Thing: Faith No More’s Genre-Defining Album Podcast

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The Real Thing: Faith No More’s Genre-Defining Album
Exploring the Impact of Jagged Little Pill Podcast

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Exploring the Impact of Jagged Little Pill
The Making of Blackout In The Red Room – Love/Hate’s Raw Debut Podcast

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The Making of Blackout In The Red Room – Love/Hate’s Raw Debut
Faster Pussycat: The Glam Metal Revolution of 1987 Podcast

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Faster Pussycat: The Glam Metal Revolution of 1987
Operation: Mindcrime – Queensrÿche’s Revolutionary Rock Opera Podcast

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Operation: Mindcrime – Queensrÿche’s Revolutionary Rock Opera
Sound of White Noise: Anthrax’s Bold Evolution Podcast

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Sound of White Noise: Anthrax’s Bold Evolution
Front cover of Pink Floyd's The Wall in its later printed form: a square of plain white bricks with thin grey-blue mortar lines, with the words Pink Floyd The Wall hand-lettered in dripping red capitals stacked down the centre. Podcast

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The Wall by Pink Floyd: The Complete Story
The Making of Vitalogy: Pearl Jam’s Evolution Podcast

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The Making of Vitalogy: Pearl Jam’s Evolution
Superunknown by Soundgarden – The Complete Story | Riffology Podcast

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Superunknown by Soundgarden – The Complete Story
Vs. – Pearl Jam’s Defining 90s Album

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Vs. – Pearl Jam’s Defining 90s Album
Unraveling Korn’s Issues: Nu-Metal’s Defining Album Podcast

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Unraveling Korn’s Issues: Nu-Metal’s Defining Album
Youthanasia: Megadeth’s Pivotal Heavy Metal Shift Podcast

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Youthanasia: Megadeth’s Pivotal Heavy Metal Shift
Stay Hungry: Twisted Sister’s Iconic 1984 Breakthrough Podcast

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Stay Hungry: Twisted Sister’s Iconic 1984 Breakthrough
No Rest for the Wicked: Ozzy Osbourne’s Metal Revival Podcast

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No Rest for the Wicked: Ozzy Osbourne’s Metal Revival
Unpacking Hybrid Theory: Linkin Park’s Game-Changer Podcast

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Unpacking Hybrid Theory: Linkin Park’s Game-Changer
The Making of Innuendo: Queen’s Lasting Legacy Podcast

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The Making of Innuendo: Queen’s Lasting Legacy
Aerosmith’s Permanent Vacation: The Ultimate Comeback Podcast

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Aerosmith’s Permanent Vacation: The Ultimate Comeback
The Making of Ixnay on the Hombre – Offspring’s Punk Classic Podcast

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The Making of Ixnay on the Hombre – Offspring’s Punk Classic
Front cover of Nevermind by Nirvana: a naked baby swimming underwater in a bright blue pool, arms outstretched towards a US dollar bill hanging from a fishhook on a line, with NIRVANA in black capitals and NEVERMIND in wavy black lettering at the bottom left Podcast

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Nevermind by Nirvana: The Complete Story
Beneath the Remains: Sepultura’s 1989 Breakthrough, Revisited in Depth Podcast

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Beneath the Remains: Sepultura’s 1989 Breakthrough, Revisited in Depth
The Making of Definitely Maybe – Oasis’s Iconic Debut Podcast

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The Making of Definitely Maybe – Oasis’s Iconic Debut
Dirt by Alice In Chains: A Grunge Landmark Explored Podcast

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Dirt by Alice In Chains: A Grunge Landmark Explored
Inside Dr. Feelgood: Mötley Crüe’s Game-Changer Podcast

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Inside Dr. Feelgood: Mötley Crüe’s Game-Changer
The Making of Persistence Of Time – Anthrax’s Thrash Evolution Podcast

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The Making of Persistence Of Time – Anthrax’s Thrash Evolution
Exploring the Creation of Def Leppard’s Hysteria Podcast

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Exploring the Creation of Def Leppard’s Hysteria
Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast: A Metal Landmark Podcast

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Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast: A Metal Landmark
Front cover of Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? showing Ed Repka's painting of Vic Rattlehead as a real estate agent in front of a ruined United Nations headquarters. Podcast

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Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? by Megadeth: The Complete Story
Front cover of The Dark Side of the Moon: on a plain black background, a thin white beam of light enters a pale outlined triangular prism from the left and leaves on the right as a band of six colours, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. There is no lettering on the cover. Podcast

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The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd: The Complete Story
Front cover of Metallica's Ride the Lightning showing an electric chair suspended in mid-air and struck by blue lightning bolts against a black background. Podcast

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Ride the Lightning by Metallica: The Complete Story
Back In Black: AC/DC’s Resurrection Podcast

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Back In Black: AC/DC’s Resurrection
Front cover of Appetite for Destruction: a purple cross with gold Celtic knotwork on a black background, carrying five cartoon skulls with long hair, hats and sunglasses, framed by an orange Guns N' Roses scroll above and a red Appetite for Destruction banner below. Podcast

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Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction: The Complete Story
Discovering The New Order: Testament’s Thrash Evolution Podcast

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Discovering The New Order: Testament’s Thrash Evolution
Dookie: Green Day’s Iconic Punk Rock Revolution Podcast

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Dookie: Green Day’s Iconic Punk Rock Revolution
Unleashing Power: Pantera’s Vulgar Display Revolution Podcast

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Unleashing Power: Pantera’s Vulgar Display Revolution
Front cover of OK Computer: a scratched, washed-out collage in white and pale blue showing a motorway interchange with cars on curving roads, two blurred human figures, 'Lost Child' signs with pictograms in the top right, a blue box marked with a black X and tiny stick figures at the right edge. OK COMPUTER and RADIOHEAD are printed in black in the top left corner. Podcast

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OK Computer by Radiohead: The Complete Story
New Jersey: Bon Jovi’s Unmatched Rock Legacy Podcast

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New Jersey: Bon Jovi’s Unmatched Rock Legacy
From Rebellion to Radio Hits: The Making of Skid Row’s Debut Podcast

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From Rebellion to Radio Hits: The Making of Skid Row’s Debut
Front cover of Grace: a photograph of Jeff Buckley looking downwards, gripping a vintage chrome microphone and wearing a sequinned jacket over a white vest, against a dark blue curtain, with his name in white across a black strip at the top and the title in small white letters beside his head. Podcast

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Grace by Jeff Buckley: The Complete Story
Front cover of Metallica's 1991 self-titled album: an almost entirely black square with the band's logo barely visible at an angle in the top left corner and a grey outline of a coiled, open-mouthed snake in the bottom right. Podcast

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Metallica (The Black Album): The Complete Story
Front cover of In Utero: a winged female anatomical figure with skin cut away to show muscle, organs and skeleton, arms held out, on a pale cream background of cracked plaster, with NIRVANA in dark red serif capitals above and IN UTERO in spaced dark red capitals below. Podcast

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In Utero by Nirvana: The Complete Story