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 NPR shares song from new Kwaidan record

Posted by Loren on June 8, 2013

NPR shares song from new Kwaidan record
NPR shares song from new Kwaidan record

On Tuesday, Kwaidan released Make All the Hell of Dark Metal Bright on Bathetic Records. Thedrone band, named after a 1964 film, features Neil Jendon (synth), Mike Weis (drums, Zelienople), and André Foisy (guitar, Locrian). NPR is streaming "The Sound of this Bell."

NPR shares song from new Kwaidan record
NPR shares song from new Kwaidan record

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