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| Blaze of Incompetence | Sludge / Noisecore | 1997 - Pessimiser Records | 9/10 | 8/10 | 8.17/10 |
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| Abyssos |
| Together We Summon The Dark | Black Metal mélodique | 1997 - Cacophonous Records | 7.5/10 | 8/10 | 6.83/10 |
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| Ahret Dev |
| Hellish | Death Metal | 1997 - Vox Mortis Records | 8/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| All Out War |
| Truth In The Age Of Lies | Hardcore | 1997 - Gain Ground | 9/10 | 9/10 | 8.5/10 |
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| Annihilator |
| Remains | Metal indus | 1997 - Music For Nations | 6/10 | 5.5/10 | 5.45/10 |
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| Arch Enemy |
| Black Earth | Death mélodique | 1997 - Regain Records | 7/10 | 7.31/10 | 7.6/10 |
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| Arcturus |
| La Masquerade Infernale | Metal théâtral | 1997 - Candlelight Records | 9/10 | 9.33/10 | 8.99/10 |
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| Astrofaes |
| The Attraction : Heavens & Earth (Démo) | Black Metal | 1997 - Oriana Music | 3/5 | 4.5/5 | -/5 |
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| Borknagar |
| The Olden Domain | Black Metal | 1997 - Century Media Records | 7.5/10 | 7.94/10 | 7.85/10 |
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| Brutal Truth |
| Sounds Of The Animal Kingdom | Grindcore | 1997 - Relapse Records | 10/10 | 8.53/10 | 6.91/10 |
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| Candiria |
| Beyond Reasonable Doubt | Metal / Hardcore / Jazz / Rap | 1997 - Too Damn Hype Records | 9.5/10 | 7.5/10 | -/10 |
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| Catharsis |
| Samsara | Hardcore | 1997 - CrimethInc. | 9.5/10 | 9.5/10 | 7.34/10 |
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| Centinex |
| Reflections | Death/Black | 1997 - DieHard Music | 8/10 | 7.67/10 | 7.08/10 |
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| Channel Zero |
| Black Fuel | Power-Grunge-Metal | 1997 - Play it again sam | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 6.57/10 |
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| Charles Bronson |
| Youth Attack! | Powerviolence | 1997 - Lengua Armada Discos | 8.5/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Clawfinger |
| Clawfinger | Fusion rap metal in your face | 1997 - WEA | 9/10 | 9/10 | 8.14/10 |
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| Coal Chamber |
| Coal Chamber | Nu Metal | 1997 - Roadrunner Records | 7.5/10 | 8/10 | 5/10 |
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| Damad |
| Rise And Fall | Crust / Hardcore / Sludge malade | 1997 - Prank Records | 8/10 | 9/10 | 7.5/10 |
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| Dark Tranquillity |
| The Mind's I | Death Metal Mélodique | 1997 - Osmose Productions | 8/10 | 8.36/10 | 8.25/10 |
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| Day Of Suffering |
| The Eternal Jihad | Hardcore | 1997 - Lifeforce Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 9/10 |
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| Deftones |
| Around The Fur | Nu Metal | 1997 - Maverick Records | 9/10 | 8.62/10 | 8.6/10 |
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| Deinonychus |
| Ark of Thought | Doom Black Metal | 1997 - Supernal Music | 10/10 | 9.5/10 | 6.84/10 |
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| Deranged |
| High On Blood | Brutal Death | 1997 - Regain Records | 7.5/10 | 8.5/10 | 7/10 |
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| Deströyer 666 |
| Unchain The Wolves | Black/Thrash | 1997 - Modern Invasion Music | 8.5/10 | 8.41/10 | -/10 |
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| Diabolical Masquerade |
| The Phantom Lodge | Black Metal atmosphérique et avant-gardiste | 1997 - Adipocere Records | 7.5/10 | 7.77/10 | 7.75/10 |
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| Die Verbannten Kinder Evas |
| Come Heavy Sleep | Ambient/Néoclassique | 1997 - Mos Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 7.04/10 |
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| Dimmu Borgir |
| Enthrone Darkness Triumphant | Black Metal Symphonique | 1997 - Nuclear Blast Records | 8.5/10 | 8.4/10 | 8.75/10 |
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| Dismember |
| Death Metal | Death Metal | 1997 - Nuclear Blast Records | 9/10 | 8.58/10 | 8.67/10 |
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| Dream Theater |
| Falling into Infinity | Metal progressif | 1997 - EastWest Records | 4.5/10 | -/10 | 6/10 |
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| Driller Killer |
| Fuck The World | Crust | 1997 - Osmose Productions | 8/10 | 7.5/10 | 7.67/10 |
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| Ebony Tears |
| Tortura Insomniae | Death mélodique | 1997 - Black Sun Records | 7.5/10 | 7.75/10 | 8.17/10 |
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| Edge Of Sanity |
| Infernal | Death mélodique | 1997 - Black Mark Productions | 7/10 | 6.9/10 | 7.03/10 |
| Cryptic | Death "n" Roll | 1997 - Black Mark Productions | 6.5/10 | 7/10 | 6.54/10 |
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| Electric Wizard |
| Come My Fanatics.... | Stoner / Doom | 1997 - Rise Above Records | 9.5/10 | 9.03/10 | 9.15/10 |
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| Elend |
| Weeping Nights | Ambient / gothique sombre | 1997 - Holy Records | -/10 | 5.67/10 | 6.42/10 |
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| Emperor |
| Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk | Black metal symphonique | 1997 - Candlelight Records | 10/10 | 9.43/10 | 9.31/10 |
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| Empyrium |
| Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields | Doom/Folk/Black atmosphérique | 1997 - Prophecy Productions | 8/10 | 8.56/10 | 8.96/10 |
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| Enthroned |
| Towards The Skullthrone Of Satan | Black Metal | 1997 - Blackend | 8/10 | 7.83/10 | 6.78/10 |
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| Entombed |
| To Ride, Shoot Straight And Speak The... | Stoner Death | 1997 - Threeman Recordings | 7.5/10 | 8.88/10 | 8.12/10 |
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| Eucharist |
| Mirrorworlds | Death mélodique | 1997 - Regain Records | 8.5/10 | 8.4/10 | 8.29/10 |
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| Fatal Embrace |
| Shadowsouls' Garden | Death mélodique | 1997 - Candlelight Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 7/10 |
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| Fates Warning |
| A Pleasant Shade Of Grey | Metal progressif | 1997 - Metal Blade Records | 9/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Floorpunch |
| Twin Killing (Compil.) | Hardcore Youth Crew | 1997 - Equal Vision Records | 5/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Forlorn Emotion |
| The Sweet Decline | Death Metal Mélodique | 1997 - Thunder Productions | 8/10 | 8/10 | 8.33/10 |
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| Gardenian |
| Two Feet Stand | Death Melodique | 1997 - Listenable Records | 7/10 | 6.63/10 | 6.72/10 |
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| Gates Of Ishtar |
| The Dawn Of Flames | Death Metal Mélodique | 1997 - Invasion Records | 9/10 | 8.83/10 | 6.27/10 |
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| God Dethroned |
| The Grand Grimoire | Death / Thrash mélodique | 1997 - Metal Blade Records | 8/10 | 8.41/10 | 7/10 |
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| Godsend |
| A Wayfarer's Tears | Doom Metal Mélodique | 1997 - Holy Records | 7/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Gorgoroth |
| Under The Sign Of Hell | Black Metal | 1997 - Malicious Records | 9.5/10 | 8.87/10 | 8.26/10 |
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| Grip Inc. |
| Nemesis | Thrash à ambiance | 1997 - Steamhammer Records (SPV) | 8/10 | 7.92/10 | 7.58/10 |
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| Hatebreed |
| Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire | Hardcore | 1997 - Victory Records | 9/10 | 8/10 | 6.91/10 |
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| Helmet |
| Aftertaste | Post-Hardcore / Noise | 1997 - Interscope Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 7.89/10 |
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| His Hero Is Gone |
| Monuments To Thieves | Doomed Crust / Punk | 1997 - Prank Records | 9.5/10 | 8.63/10 | 9.33/10 |
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| Hypocrisy |
| The Final Chapter | Death mélodique | 1997 - Nuclear Blast Records | 9.5/10 | 8.5/10 | 9.1/10 |
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| In Flames |
| Black Ash Inheritance (EP) | Death Metal Mélodique | 1997 - Nuclear Blast Records | 3.5/5 | 4.13/5 | 2.9/5 |
| Whoracle | Death Metal Mélodique | 1997 - Nuclear Blast Records | 9/10 | 8.89/10 | 9.12/10 |
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| In Thy Dreams |
| Stream Of Dispraised Souls (EP) | Death mélodique | 1997 - Wrong Again Records | 3.5/5 | -/5 | 3.54/5 |
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| Katatonia |
| Sounds Of Decay (MCD) | Doom Mélodique | 1997 - Avantgarde Music | 3.5/5 | 4.25/5 | 3.86/5 |
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| Keep Of Kalessin |
| Through Times Of War | Black Metal | 1997 - Avantgarde Music | 8.5/10 | -/10 | 8.5/10 |
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| Kickback |
| Forever War | Hardcore | 1997 - Hostile Records | 10/10 | 8.7/10 | 6.61/10 |
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| Kindred / Culture |
| Split CD (Split-CD) | Straight Edge Hardcore | 1997 - Goodlife Recordings | 8/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Konkhra |
| Weed Out the Weak | Power Death Metal | 1997 - Progress Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 5.67/10 |
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| Kreator |
| Outcast | Thrash | 1997 - Gun Records | 4.5/10 | 6.58/10 | 7.08/10 |
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| Lord Belial |
| Enter The Moonlight Gate | Black/Death | 1997 - No Fashion Records | 9.5/10 | 9.24/10 | 8.79/10 |
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| Loud Pipes |
| The Downhill Blues | Crust | 1997 - Osmose Productions | 8.5/10 | 7/10 | 4.29/10 |
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| M.Pheral |
| Soil | Death Metal Industriel | 1997 - Thunder Productions | 8/10 | 8.5/10 | -/10 |
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| Martyr |
| Hopeless Hopes | Death Technique | 1997 - Galy Records | 7.5/10 | 8.17/10 | 8.3/10 |
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| Mass Hysteria |
| Le bien-être et la paix | Hardcore-Metal Indus | 1997 - Yelen Musiques | 8.5/10 | 7.7/10 | -/10 |
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| Megadeth |
| Cryptic Writings | Heavy / Rock | 1997 - Capitol Records | 7/10 | 7.7/10 | 7.47/10 |
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| Metallica |
| Reload | Heavy Blues Rock | 1997 - Vertigo | 7.5/10 | 5.58/10 | 5.72/10 |
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| Misanthrope |
| Visionnaire | Chef d'oeuvre de metal extrême inclassable | 1997 - Holy Records | 10/10 | 9.71/10 | 8.72/10 |
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| Moaning Wind |
| Visions In Fire | Death mélodique | 1997 - Corrosion | 8/10 | 10/10 | 5.71/10 |
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| Moonspell |
| Sin / Pecado | Métal gothique atmosphérique | 1997 - Century Media Records | 9/10 | 8.38/10 | 5.95/10 |
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| Morning Again |
| Martyr (EP) | Hardcore / Metal | 1997 - Goodlife Recordings | 4.5/5 | 4.56/5 | 2.86/5 |
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| Mörk Gryning |
| Return Fire | Black/Death | 1997 - No Fashion Records | 9/10 | 8.71/10 | 3.33/10 |
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| Napalm Death |
| Breed To Breathe (EP) | Death Metal | 1997 - Earache Records | 1/5 | 2.5/5 | 3.46/5 |
| Inside The Torn Apart | Death Metal avec un poil d’expérimentations | 1997 - Earache Records | 6/10 | 7.85/10 | 7.99/10 |
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| Necrophobic |
| Darkside | Black / Death Metal | 1997 - Black Mark Productions | 6.5/10 | 6.25/10 | 6/10 |
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| Night In Gales |
| Towards The Twilight | Death mélodique | 1997 - Nuclear Blast Records | 7.5/10 | 7.5/10 | 7.8/10 |
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| Nightwish |
| Angels Fall First | Metal Symphonique | 1997 - Spinefarm Records | 7/10 | 6.83/10 | 7.09/10 |
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| Noctes |
| Pandemonic Requiem | Black/Death mélodique | 1997 - No Fashion Records | 7.5/10 | 7.25/10 | 7.57/10 |
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| Nokturnal Mortum |
| Marble Moon (EP) | Pagan Black Metal | 1997 - SMS Factory | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4.25/5 |
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| Novembre |
| Arte Novecento | Metal progressif | 1997 - Polyphemus Records | 8.5/10 | 10/10 | 8.6/10 |
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| Obtained Enslavement |
| Witchcraft | Black Metal Symphonique | 1997 - Wounded Love Records | 9.5/10 | 8.77/10 | 9.3/10 |
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| October Tide |
| Rain Without End | Dark metal | 1997 - Vic Records | 8/10 | 9/10 | 7.83/10 |
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| On Thorns I Lay |
| Orama | Metal gothique atmosphérique | 1997 - Holy Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 5.94/10 |
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| Osculum Infame |
| Dor-Nu-Fauglith | Black Metal | 1997 - Mordgrimm Records | 9/10 | 8.75/10 | 8.33/10 |
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| Paradise Lost |
| One Second | Rock Gothique | 1997 - Music For Nations | 9/10 | 8.06/10 | 8.06/10 |
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| Rhapsody |
| Legendary Tales | Metal Symphonique | 1997 - Nothing To Say | 8.5/10 | 7.63/10 | 8.37/10 |
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| Rotting Christ |
| A Dead Poem | Dark Metal Mélodique | 1997 - Century Media Records | 5/10 | 7.27/10 | 8.28/10 |
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| Sacramentum |
| The Coming Of Chaos | Black/Death/Thrash mélodique | 1997 - Century Media Records | 8.5/10 | 8.56/10 | 7.67/10 |
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| Sadistic Intent |
| Ancient Black Earth (EP) | Death Metal | 1997 - Dark Realm Records | 4/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Septicflesh |
| Ophidian Wheel | Death Metal Athmosphérique | 1997 - Holy Records | 8.5/10 | 8.79/10 | 8.31/10 |
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| Sigh |
| Hail Horror Hail | Black barré / Avant-garde | 1997 - Cacophonous Records | 8/10 | 8.25/10 | 8.19/10 |
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| Solefald |
| The Linear Scaffold | Black Metal Avangardiste | 1997 - Avantgarde Music | 6/10 | 8.35/10 | 8.64/10 |
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| Spastic Ink |
| Ink Complete | Metal Technique Instrumental | 1997 - Eclectic Electric | 9/10 | 9/10 | 9.88/10 |
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| Strapping Young Lad |
| City | Metal Indus extreme | 1997 - Century Media Records | 9/10 | 9.25/10 | 9.07/10 |
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| Summoning |
| Dol Guldur | Black Metal Atmosphérique | 1997 - Napalm Records | 8.5/10 | 9.14/10 | 8.61/10 |
| Nightshade Forests (EP) | Black Metal Atmosphérique | 1997 - Napalm Records | 3.5/5 | 4/5 | 4.04/5 |
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| Swordmaster |
| Postmortem Tales | Black/Death/Thrash mélodique | 1997 - Osmose Productions | 7.5/10 | 7/10 | 7.25/10 |
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