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World Metal On Rise; Europe Leads Trends

John Tobler, Billboard, 10 May 1986

THAT HEAVY metal is a force to be reckoned with in chart terms seems beyond dispute, though it's fast becoming apparent that Europe and, to some extent, Japan, are the current main headquarters for the genre.

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