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- ↑ BLABBERMOUTH.NET: 'Metal Evolution' Maker Says LIMP BIZKIT And LINKIN PARK 'Tested The Boundaries Of Heavy Metal' – 24 Nov. 2011 Archived 28 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed 12 December 2011.
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- ↑ CANOE – JAM! Movies – Artists – Dunn, Sam: Headbangers rejoice over 'Metal'. [usurped] By Darryl Sterdan, QMI Agency. Accessed 12 December 2011.
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