Monolord – Neverending Review
I always thought Monolord could level up by favoring hooky bangers. So too did Roquentin, who, in evaluating Vænir back in 2015, saw in these...
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Tenacious D had friends in high places, and they used them to bring this 2000s smash hit to life
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