Review: American Nightmare – American Nightmare
It feels like American Nightmare are something of a lost band in US hardcore. Neither of their 2000s albums were released under that name for
Luke Nuttall 22nd February 2018
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It feels like American Nightmare are something of a lost band in US hardcore. Neither of their 2000s albums were released under that name for
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