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“by_a_thread”
More proof that Revelation’s better days are far behind them. Mix some bad SDRE and bad Farside and Viola you have By A Thread. Weak bullshit that has no right being on the label that once (a long time ago) had bands like Burn, Quicksand, and Supertouch that created music that led to trends, instead of simply following them.
Revelation Records, P.O. Box 5232, Huntington Beach, CA 92615; http://www.RevHQ.com
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