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[Link] Omicron, the Death Metal Band, Would Like to Clarify a Few Things.

Read: 6/12/2021 www.vice.com

Let’s cut to the chase. There’s a death metal band in Belgium that, as of last week, shares its name with a coronavirus variant. But unlike the World Health Organisation, they were “totally not” influenced by the Greek alphabet. 

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[Link] Half of This Boy Band’s Singers Are 7 Years Old. Is It Child Labor?

Read: 25/8/2021 www.vice.com

The boy group, Panda Boys, consisted of 13 members, six of whom were 7 years old and the rest aged between 8 and 11, according to their online profiles posted by the band earlier this year.

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[Link] Why don’t you get a jab? Offspring drummer ousted after refusing Covid vaccine

Read: 5/8/2021 www.theguardian.com

Pete Parada, drummer with Californian pop-punks the Offspring, has said he has been ousted from the band over his refusal to be vaccinated for Covid-19.

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[Link] Founding Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison dies aged 46

Read: 30/7/2021 www.abc.net.au

Joey Jordison, the founding drummer of heavy metal band Slipknot, has died aged 46. Slipknot's website and social media pages went dark after the news.

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