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- ↑ "Eye Empire Schedules Georgia Dates". Blabbermouth. March 17, 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Seether Debut New Song 'Dangerous' + Announce Eighth Album". Loudwire. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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