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Hooked: Buffalo Nichols on Behemoth's "Conquer All"

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Buffalo Nichols on Behemoth's "Conquer All"
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The bluesman surprisingly credits Adam "Nergal" Darski for his right-hand picking dexterity and explains why many of his own songs use a same similar "heavy" tuning.

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