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References
- ↑ "Browse bands by country – Sweden – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ↑ "First wave of swedish heavy metal".[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ AOR Heaven
