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<p>It is a big day: 3000 heavy metal fans embark on Independence of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ships in the world. Let's the party started!</p>

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3000 heavy metal fans embark on Independence of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ships in the world...

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German drummer Klaus Dinger inspired a generation of musicians with the seminal 1970s krautrock band Neu! founded with Michael Rother. Contributions from Iggy Pop, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream and Joy Division’s Stephen Morris.

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The Extradition of Julian Assange

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Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

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Philharmonie de Paris

Hellfest invites Benighted to turn the Philharmonie de Paris inside out with their hair-raising death metal.

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Latvian National Opera, Riga

The Latvian National Opera presents Francesco Cilea’s opera on the tragic story of Adriana Lecouvreur.

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L'Impératrice in concert in the retro-futuristic setting of the Palais Bulles.

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