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| Drop Out | Sludge/Noisecore | 1996 - Pessimiser Records / Theologian Records | 8.5/10 | 8.75/10 | 8.13/10 |
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| A Canorous Quintet |
| Silence Of The World Beyond | Death mélodique | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 8/10 | 7.75/10 | 8.33/10 |
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| Ablaze My Sorrow |
| If Emotions Still Burn | Death mélodique | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 7/10 | 8/10 | 6.95/10 |
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| Acid Bath |
| Paegan Terrorism Tactics | Sludge | 1996 - Rotten Records | 9/10 | 9.09/10 | 8.43/10 |
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| Alice In Chains |
| MTV Unplugged (Live) | Grunge | 1996 - Columbia Records | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4.46/5 |
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| Allegiance |
| Hymn Till Hangagud | Viking War Metal | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 6.5/10 |
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| Altar |
| Ego Art | Death Metal | 1996 - Displeased Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 6/10 |
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| Amorphis |
| Elegy | Heavy / Death / Folk / mélodique | 1996 - Relapse Records | 8.5/10 | 8.54/10 | 8.38/10 |
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| Anathema |
| Eternity | Doom/rock atmosphérique | 1996 - Peaceville Records | 7/10 | 8/10 | 8.06/10 |
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| Ancient |
| The Cainian Chronicle | Black metal symphonique | 1996 - Metal Blade Records | 4.5/10 | 7.67/10 | 7.36/10 |
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| Angelcorpse |
| Goats To Azazael (Rééd.) | Brutal Black Death Metal | 1996 - Osmose Productions | 4/5 | 4/5 | -/5 |
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| Annihilator |
| Refresh The Demon | Thrash n' roll | 1996 - Music For Nations | 5/10 | 5.6/10 | 6.9/10 |
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| Arcturus |
| Aspera Hiems Symfonia | Etrange black metal atmosphérique expérimental aux multiples influences | 1996 - Ancient Lore Creations / Misanthropy Records | 8.5/10 | 8.5/10 | 8.71/10 |
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| Asphyx |
| Embrace The Death | Death / Doom | 1996 - Century Media Records | 9/10 | 8.17/10 | 7.56/10 |
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| Bethlehem |
| Dictius Te Necare | Suicidal Dark / Black Metal | 1996 - Red Stream | 10/10 | 9.25/10 | 9.5/10 |
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| Biohazard |
| Mata Leão | Hardcore | 1996 - Warner Bros. | 6.5/10 | 6.5/10 | 6/10 |
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| Bloodlet |
| Entheogen | Hardcore | 1996 - Victory Records | 8.5/10 | 8/10 | 7.5/10 |
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| Borknagar |
| Borknagar | Black Métal | 1996 - Malicious Records | 8/10 | 7.44/10 | 7.21/10 |
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| Bruce Dickinson |
| Accident Of Birth | Heavy metal | 1996 - Sanctuary Records | 8/10 | 7.5/10 | 8.31/10 |
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| Burzum |
| Filosofem | Black Metal | 1996 - Misanthropy Records | 9.5/10 | 8.12/10 | 8.07/10 |
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| Cannibal Corpse |
| Vile | Death Metal | 1996 - Metal Blade Records | 8/10 | 8.36/10 | 7.47/10 |
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| Carcass |
| Swansong | Rot'n'roll | 1996 - Earache Records | 8.5/10 | 7.89/10 | 7.39/10 |
| Wake Up And Smell The... Carcass (Com... | Grind/Death rock | 1996 - Earache Records | 4/5 | 3.86/5 | 4/5 |
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| Cardinal Sin |
| Spiteful Intents (EP) | Black / Death Mélodique | 1996 - Wrong Again Records | 4/5 | 4.3/5 | 4.67/5 |
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| Cathedral |
| Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) (EP) | Doom Metal | 1996 - Earache Records | 4/5 | 5/5 | -/5 |
| Supernatural Birth Machine | Doom Metal | 1996 - Earache Records | 7.5/10 | 6.75/10 | 5.78/10 |
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| Centinex |
| Malleus Maleficarum | Death Metal | 1996 - Candlelight Records | 6.5/10 | -/10 | 6.5/10 |
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| Cradle Of Filth |
| Vempire (MCD) | Black metal symphonique gothique | 1996 - Cacophonous Records | 4.5/5 | 4.36/5 | 4.15/5 |
| Dusk And Her Embrace | Black metal symphonique gothique | 1996 - Music For Nations | 9/10 | 8.79/10 | 8.56/10 |
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| Cryptopsy |
| None So Vile | Brutal Death Technique | 1996 - Wrong Again Records | 9/10 | 8.56/10 | 8.64/10 |
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| Dark Funeral |
| The Secrets Of The Black Arts | Black Metal Suédois | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 8/10 | 8.2/10 | 8.04/10 |
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| Dark Tranquillity |
| Enter Suicidal Angels (EP) | Death Metal Mélodique | 1996 - Osmose Productions | 3.5/5 | 3.94/5 | 3.58/5 |
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| Darkthrone |
| Goatlord | Black Metal | 1996 - Peaceville Records | 7.5/10 | 6/10 | 4.81/10 |
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| Deadguy |
| Screamin' With The Deadguy Quintet (EP) | Hardcore | 1996 - Victory Records | 3.5/5 | 4/5 | -/5 |
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| Decameron |
| My Shadow... | Black / Death Mélodique | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 8/10 | 7.9/10 | 7.4/10 |
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| Diabolical Masquerade |
| Ravendusk In My Heart | Black/Dark Metal atmosphérique et avant-gardiste | 1996 - Adipocere Records | 8.5/10 | 8.46/10 | 7.83/10 |
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| Dimmu Borgir |
| Stormblåst | Black Metal Symphonique | 1996 - Cacophonous Records | 8/10 | 8.28/10 | 7.84/10 |
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| Dominus |
| The First 9 | Groove Death Metal | 1996 - Progress Records | 6.5/10 | -/10 | 4/10 |
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| Downset |
| Do We Speak A Dead Language? | Hardcore / Fusion | 1996 - Mercury Records | 8.5/10 | 8.5/10 | -/10 |
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| Dying Fetus |
| Purification Through Violence | Brutal Death Metal | 1996 - DieHard Music | 7.5/10 | 7.77/10 | 6.97/10 |
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| Edge Of Sanity |
| Crimson | Death mélodique progressif | 1996 - Black Mark Productions | 9.5/10 | 9.27/10 | 8.64/10 |
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| Elend |
| Les Ténèbres Du Dehors | Ambient / gothique sombre | 1996 - Holy Records | 7.5/10 | 8.81/10 | -/10 |
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| Empyrium |
| A Wintersunset... | Doom/Folk/Black atmosphérique | 1996 - Prophecy Productions | 6.5/10 | 7.58/10 | 7.58/10 |
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| Falkenbach |
| …En Their Medh Riki Fara… | Black metal épique et folklorique | 1996 - No Colours Records | 7/10 | 7.5/10 | 8/10 |
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| Flowing Tears & Withered Flowers |
| Swansongs | Doom atmosphérique | 1996 - Seven Art Music | 9/10 | -/10 | 5.71/10 |
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| Gates Of Ishtar |
| A Bloodred Path | Death Metal Mélodique | 1996 - Spinefarm Records | 7/10 | 6.5/10 | 7.31/10 |
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| Gehenna |
| Malice | Black Metal symphonique | 1996 - Cacophonous Records | 8.5/10 | 7.38/10 | 7.27/10 |
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| Godgory |
| Shadow's Dance | Death mélodique | 1996 - Invasion Records | 8/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Gorgoroth |
| Antichrist | Raw Black Metal | 1996 - Malicious Records | 6.5/10 | 8.68/10 | 7.79/10 |
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| Grief |
| Miserably Ever After | Sludge | 1996 - Pessimiser Records / Theologian Records | 8/10 | 8/10 | 8.33/10 |
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| Grotesque |
| In The Embrace Of Evil (Compil.) | Black / Death Metal | 1996 - Black Sun Records | 4.5/5 | 4.5/5 | 4.39/5 |
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| Hypocrisy |
| Maximum Abduction (EP) | Death Metal | 1996 - Nuclear Blast Records | -/5 | -/5 | 3.88/5 |
| Abducted | Death sous toutes ses formes | 1996 - Nuclear Blast Records | 8.5/10 | 8.59/10 | 8.13/10 |
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| Hypocrite |
| Edge Of Existence | Death mélodique | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 6.33/10 |
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| Immolation |
| Here In After | Death Metal | 1996 - Metal Blade Records | 6/10 | 8.21/10 | 8.56/10 |
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| In Flames |
| The Jester Race | Death Metal Mélodique | 1996 - Nuclear Blast Records | 10/10 | 9.28/10 | 8.91/10 |
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| Integrity |
| Humanity Is The Devil (EP) | Hardcore | 1996 - Victory Records | 4/5 | 3.5/5 | 4.48/5 |
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| Iron Monkey |
| Iron Monkey | Sludge | 1996 - Union Mill | 9.5/10 | 8.83/10 | 9/10 |
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| Kampfar |
| Mellom Skogkledde Aaser | Pagan black | 1996 - Malicious Records | 9/10 | 8.39/10 | 8.23/10 |
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| Katatonia |
| Brave Murder Day | Death / Doom | 1996 - Avantgarde Music | 9/10 | 8.81/10 | 9.06/10 |
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| Kindred |
| File 01 | Hardcore | 1996 - Goodlife Recordings | 8/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Living Sorrow |
| Red Morning Sky | Doom | 1996 - Active Records | -/10 | -/10 | 8.5/10 |
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| Lofofora |
| Peuh! | Hardcore français culte | 1996 - Virgin Records | 9/10 | 8.43/10 | 9.25/10 |
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| M.Pheral |
| Lie (EP) | Death Metal Industriel | 1996 - Indépendant | 3.75/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Madball |
| Demonstrating My Style | Hardcore | 1996 - Roadrunner Records | 8.5/10 | 8.63/10 | 8.63/10 |
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| Manhole |
| All is not Well | Néo Metal Rapcore | 1996 - Noise Records | 7.5/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 |
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| Marilyn Manson |
| Antichrist Superstar | Industrial Rock / Metal | 1996 - Interscope Records | 8.5/10 | 8.8/10 | 8.37/10 |
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| Mephistopheles |
| Landscape Symphonies | Black symphonique | 1996 - Adipocere Records | 9/10 | 8.25/10 | 7.11/10 |
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| Metallica |
| Load | Heavy Blues Rock | 1996 - Vertigo | 7/10 | 5.65/10 | 6.74/10 |
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| Moonspell |
| Irreligious | Metal gothique sombre | 1996 - Century Media Records | 7.5/10 | 8.25/10 | 8.13/10 |
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| Morning Again |
| Hand Of Hope (Compil.) | Hardcore / Metal | 1996 - Goodlife Recordings | 4.5/5 | 4.42/5 | -/5 |
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| Motörhead |
| Overnight Sensation | Hard - Rock N'Roll | 1996 - SPV | 9/10 | 7.92/10 | -/10 |
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| My Dying Bride |
| Like Gods Of The Sun | Death / Doom | 1996 - Peaceville Records | 9/10 | 8/10 | 7.89/10 |
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| Mysticum |
| In The Streams of Inferno | Black Industriel | 1996 - Full Moon Productions | 10/10 | 8.61/10 | 7.55/10 |
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| Napalm Death |
| Diatribes | Death / Hardcore | 1996 - Earache Records | 7.5/10 | 7.89/10 | 7.39/10 |
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| Neurosis |
| Through Silver in Blood | Post-Metal | 1996 - Relapse Records | 9/10 | 8.79/10 | 9.25/10 |
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| Opeth |
| Morningrise | Death Metal progressif | 1996 - Candlelight Records | 10/10 | 9.11/10 | 8.59/10 |
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| Orphaned Land |
| El Norra Alila | Death mélodique moyen-oriental | 1996 - Holy Records | 8/10 | 8.25/10 | 8.17/10 |
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| Overdrive (Psygnosis) |
| Formula 1 Original Sound Track | Heavy Metal Fusion | 1996 - Label inconnu | 7.5/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Overkill |
| The Killing Kind | Thrash | 1996 - Edel Music | 9/10 | 8.33/10 | 7.02/10 |
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| Pan.Thy.Monium |
| Khaooos & Kon-Fus-Ion | Death Metal expérimental | 1996 - Relapse Records | 8/10 | 9/10 | -/10 |
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| Pantera |
| The Great Southern Trendkill | Power/Thrash | 1996 - Elektra Records | 9/10 | 9.05/10 | 8.35/10 |
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| Pearl Jam |
| No Code | Grunge | 1996 - Epic Records | 8.5/10 | 9/10 | 7.67/10 |
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| Rage |
| End Of All Days | Heavy-Thrash mélodique | 1996 - Gun Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 7.75/10 |
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| Rage Against The Machine |
| Evil Empire | Fusion | 1996 - Epic Records | 9/10 | 8.72/10 | 7.87/10 |
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| Rotting Christ |
| Triarchy of the Lost Lovers | Heavy Dark / Black Metal | 1996 - Century Media Records | 8.5/10 | 9.25/10 | 8.33/10 |
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| Sacramentum |
| Far Away From The Sun | Black/Death | 1996 - Adipocere Records | 8.5/10 | 9.12/10 | 8.29/10 |
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| Sacred Reich |
| Heal | Thrash-Metal | 1996 - Metal Blade Records | 7/10 | 6.75/10 | 8.4/10 |
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| Sacrilege |
| Lost In The Beauty You Slay | Death Metal Mélodique | 1996 - Black Sun Records | 8/10 | 10/10 | 7/10 |
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| Sadist |
| Tribe | Techno-death progressif | 1996 - Rising Sun Productions | 9.5/10 | 9.14/10 | 7.08/10 |
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| Samael |
| Passage | Space Metal | 1996 - Century Media Records | 9/10 | 8.84/10 | 8.98/10 |
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| Satyricon |
| Nemesis Divina | Black Metal | 1996 - Moonfog Productions | 10/10 | 8.88/10 | 8.34/10 |
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| Skunk Anansie |
| Stoosh | Rock-Pop | 1996 - Virgin Records | -/10 | 8/10 | 7.38/10 |
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| Slayer |
| Undisputed Attitude | Thrash / Hardcore | 1996 - American Recordings | 8/10 | 7.23/10 | 6.8/10 |
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| Sólstafir |
| Til Valhallar (EP) | Viking Black Metal original | 1996 - View Beyond Records / Oskorei Music | 3.5/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Solstice |
| Halcyon (EP) | Epic Doom Metal | 1996 - Cyclone Empire Records / Invictus Productions / Cosmic Key Creations / White Horse / Godhead Records | 5/5 | -/5 | 3/5 |
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| Soundgarden |
| Down On The Upside | Grunge | 1996 - A&M Records | 8.5/10 | 8/10 | 7.79/10 |
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| The Exploited |
| Beat The Bastards | Punk extrême | 1996 - Rough Justice | 9/10 | 8.5/10 | 8.56/10 |
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| Theatre Of Tragedy |
| Velvet Darkness They Fear | Metal gothique originel | 1996 - Massacre Records | 9/10 | 10/10 | 9.04/10 |
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| Thy Serpent |
| Forests Of Witchery | Black Metal mélodique et atmosphérique | 1996 - Spinefarm Records | 8.5/10 | 7.9/10 | 7.75/10 |
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