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KAGOSHIMA, Japan—One Saturday afternoon in October, families, schoolkids, and the elderly milled about the Chiran Peace Museum, near Kagoshima in southwest Japan. In this country, many things branded “peace” are likely to be about war. Chiran is no exception: It is a museum dedicated to kamikaze pilots. Momoka Takashima wanted to come with her parents […]
Mammoth Grinder is one of those super-group bands that, for me personally, are superior to the constituent members’ main bands. Off the top of my head, bands like Black Curse and Stormkeep are other great examples. Don’t get me wrong, I have a lot of respect for Power Trip and the various other originating outfits […]