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Opeth Stirs A Proggy 'Strange Brew'

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Opeth Stirs A Proggy 'Strange Brew'

The smartest thing Mikael Åkerfeldt ever did was to stop writing extreme metal and focus on progressive rock. This creepy, occult-themed number keeps you guessing, but never wavers.

08Strange Brew

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    Strange Brew
    Album
    Sorceress
    Artist
    Opeth
    Label
    Moderbolaget Records with Nuclear Blast Entertainment
    Released
    2016

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