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- ↑ "The "Bay Area Strikes Back" Tour with Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel Could Hit the U.S. Next Year". metalsucks.net. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ↑ "TESTAMENT Parts Ways With Longtime Drummer GENE HOGLAN". Blabbermouth.net. January 21, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
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