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" Honestly, I never thought we'd get a nomination for a Grammy, period. To be honest, we felt that if we were ever going to get one, we thought we had 'City of Evil' and 'Nightmare' and 'Hail to the King,' and those were all big records, and they never even sniffed at us. "

M. Shadows

King

Thought

Evil

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Time

Life

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M. Shadows

Joke

Thought

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M. Shadows

Whatever

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M. Shadows

Think

Good

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Space

Find

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M. Shadows

Key

Songs

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M. Shadows

Songs

Just