Nagön – Repulsive & Deadly 7\” (Contra Records)
This is the debut EP from Serbian band Nagön and these four songs don\’t just announce their arrival, they roll it up in a barbed wire fist and ram it in your face. The blurb…
This is the debut EP from Serbian band Nagön and these four songs don\’t just announce their arrival, they roll it up in a barbed wire fist and ram it in your face. The blurb…
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