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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I'll Be In The HALL OF FAME One Way Or The Other, I Know That'
- Apr. 11, 2009
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A few hours before MEGADETH delivered the headline performance of the Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards this past Tuesday night (April 7) at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, HeadbangersBlog.com met up with frontman Dave Mustaine to talk about the ceremony, why there has never been a popular metal awards show in the U.S., how MySpace is ruining music, what the next MEGADETH album is gonna sound like and his recent interaction with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich before METALLICA was nominated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You can stream the entire 21-minute chat below. Commented Mustaine: "I'm happy with where I'm at right now. I'm sitting on a great record; I love the new record. It's more along the lines of the middle of 'Rust In Peace' and middle of 'Countdown To Extinction'. It's definitely the conclusion of 'United Abominations', if not one up on it. It's definitely... I keep saying 'it's definitely'... I'm excited about it." When asked if there have been been any real obstacles that he's had to navigate during the new album's its creation, Mustaine replied, "We've had some things, like the visa... The record label was supposed to take care of [British producer] Andy Sneap's visa — that's what Andy says — and it didn't take place, and consquently he couldn't go over [to MEGADETH's Vic's Garage recording studio in San Marcos, California] in time and we had to push the record back, and back and back and back. There's a lot of stuff like that that's disappointing but you just have to bite the bullet. For me, I know I'm sitting [on a] great [album], so what's six months? It's not gonna be the end of the world. If anything, all it's gonna do is it's just gonna make it even that much better, because I have the time to assimilate the music and really let it digest." He continued, "This is one of the most exciting stretches of my life. Shit, I was just talking to [ METALLICA drummer Lars] Ulrich the other day on the phone, and asking me to go to [ METALLICA's Rock And Roll] Hall Of Fame [induction] — and although we have differing opinions on what person should be inducted for it or not, and it didn't turn out that he felt that I should be inducted, so I passed — but I talked to him. And people are asking about us doing dates with SLAYER again.... "It's really peculiar. At one point, I wanted to pass the olive branch around to all of my enemies and get all of my feuds over after Darrell [ 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott, late PANTERA/ DAMAGEPLAN guitarist] had died, but you never really expect to... When you think about it, you never really know what it's gonna look like when it happens; you never really know what to expect." HeadbangersBlog.com: Was that interaction with Lars civil? Did you feel kind of taken advantage of or mistreated? Mustaine: "It was civil. It's one of those things where more will be revealed, I guess. I'll be in the Hall Of Fame one way or the other. I know that."
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/11/2009 1:07:03 PM
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Wow this will be long, poor Dave. Let the bashing begin.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Chaos VS Order
4/11/2009 1:07:16 PM
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SLAYER AND MEGADETH! CLASH OF THE TITANS TOUR PART 2
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COMMENT | wait...
posted by :
4/11/2009 1:12:15 PM
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was dave talking about metallica, megadeth, and slayer touring together? or just 'deth and slayer?
3 out of the big 4 touring toghether!
i just
JIZZED...IN...MY PANTS!
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COMMENT | The 2 best of the big 4
posted by :
4/11/2009 1:14:56 PM
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there you have it folks Megadeth and Slayer fuckin sweet can't wait
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COMMENT | Hell yeah !!
posted by : Get up and make it work
4/11/2009 1:16:11 PM
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Give em hell Dave. If the Rock and Roll HOF was actually about Rock and Roll, then Dave's prediction is a sure bet. However, since the people that determine who get it are sniveling Prince fans, highly unlikely.
Hall of famers that have nothing to do with rock and roll include Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Prince, Madonna and Elvis Costello to name a few.
Groups that should have been in already, Kiss, Rush, Styx, Foreigner, REO, Cheap Trick, 38 Special, Foghat, Judas Priest, Frampton, Heart, etc.
Some billionaire out there needs to start a REAL rock and roll hall of fame with real rock and roll artists.
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COMMENT |
posted by : me...?
4/11/2009 1:25:08 PM
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"Groups that should have been in already, Kiss, Rush, Styx, Foreigner, REO, Cheap Trick, 38 Special, Foghat, Judas Priest, Frampton, Heart, etc."
looks like the lineup for this years' county fair circuit....
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COMMENT |
posted by : Grapenutz
4/11/2009 1:32:41 PM
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Can you say "delusional"?
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COMMENT | I don't think Lars decides who gets inducted or not...
posted by : shattered73
4/11/2009 1:32:45 PM
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Remember the Van Halen induction? I seem to remember the HOF explaining they inducted Eddie, Alex, Mike, and both Dave and Sammy because they were both singers in the band's peak years and had been in the band about the same length of time. Gary Cherone was not inducted.
If it had been up to Eddie alome, only he and his brother would have been inducted - and Wolfgang!
I believe the Hall makes the call on these things, which is why very often people who hate each other all end up standing together at the podium uncomfortably.
What Mustaine means (unless he doesn't understand) is that LArs - while he didn't make the decision - probably agrees with the decision that a guy who didn't actually play on an album shouldn't be inducted.
To be fair, it DOES actually make sense - no one inducted Pete Best when the Beatles got in.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/11/2009 1:59:28 PM
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That would be cool if sometime Gigantour would just be the big 4.
Megadeth sort of became a thrash handicapped band at Countdown to extinction.
People have waited for Rust in Peace 2, demanded it, ever since it, and he always shy's away from attempting it. So every record is just hype before you realize it's just 2 or 3 good songs...and filler. They used to make albums were almost all the songs were ferocious and good.
I don't think he has any reason to prove anything anymore...and it's killed his creativity. If he tried to outdo every album he previously did...then they'd still be the state of the art speed metal band.
That's just what I think. Sleepwalker was a glimmer of hope...but that's just all it is anymore.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/11/2009 2:20:10 PM
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The only way Dave should be admitted to the Hall of Fame is if he's got a bucket and a mop in his hands.
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posted by : PikeChopsaw
4/11/2009 3:11:14 PM
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I think Megadeth has a chance but its going to take a long time...Many Years. The crop of rock stars out now aren't much to write about.
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COMMENT | choralesatana
posted by : noosphere
4/11/2009 3:11:20 PM
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chorale wrote:
"Further, Devin Townsend isn't considered because he can't afford a publicist, and posts his stuff himself (including his fake fan postings). Ditto for that retard in The Haunted."
I have no reason to simply reject these accusations out of hand, but chorale, what evidence could you present to support these claims?
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COMMENT |
posted by : Anathemaniac
4/11/2009 3:40:12 PM
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Dave should be in there.
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COMMENT |
posted by : weemies
4/11/2009 3:45:46 PM
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There is no way in hell Megadeth will be inducted. Dave will be disappointed, but I guess he's used to it by now.
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COMMENT | IT'S THE CHORALE SATANA SHOW!
posted by : pigchop
4/11/2009 4:18:26 PM
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http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5531/choralesat.jpg
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COMMENT | got it
posted by : noosphere
4/11/2009 4:26:40 PM
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i think i understand now. f-ing hilarious. as for his music on myspace...deserving of hall of fame induction
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COMMENT |
posted by : master of poopheads
4/11/2009 5:28:49 PM
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dave think he's going to get inducted into the hof.
does Rolling Stone magazine even like megdeth?
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COMMENT | hehe
posted by :
4/11/2009 5:52:52 PM
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Don't let your ego get the best of you Dave.
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COMMENT | Dave & Megadeth shouldbe in the hall
posted by : RiotAct666
4/11/2009 6:34:12 PM
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Along with the following:
Rush
Kiss
Motorhead
Maiden
Priest
Scorpions
Rainbow
and the list goes on.....
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COMMENT |
posted by : Neural Imbalance
4/11/2009 6:35:25 PM
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I like his confidence in the matter but unless Metal is looked at a little differently by the masses I have a hard time thinking he and Megadeth will get in. If they get in, then to me Slayer and Pantera are locks which is a complete stretch.
Good luck to them all.
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COMMENT | Hell Yeah!
posted by :
4/11/2009 6:42:30 PM
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1.You Will Make It In To The Hall Of Fame Dave!!
2.Yes PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ANNOUNCE SOME SHOWS WITH SLAYER!!!!!
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COMMENT | Mustaine already gave that speech
posted by :
4/11/2009 7:07:02 PM
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About calling peace with people he has grudges with. 2 months later he was bashing metallica. hahahaha. fucking religious hypocrite.
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COMMENT |
posted by : black_art
4/11/2009 7:26:14 PM
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fuck that rock n roll hall of fame :)=
megadeth rulez because of mustain and let the music speak!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Fichte08
4/11/2009 7:45:29 PM
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Mr. Mustaine was a member of Metallica BEFORE Metallica recorded their first album. According to the Hall of Fame, Mustaine therefore is ineligible to be inducted as a member of Metallica. End of story. Move on.
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posted by : ...and the winds blew death
4/11/2009 8:44:28 PM
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Megadeth deserves to get in the HOF, no doubt, but itd be after Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and a host of other bigger named metal bands. The HOF isnt all of a sudden gonna induct alot of them every single year. It will be one or two every year....AT MOST. And, as said, theres alot of bigger ones still not in.
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COMMENT |
posted by : ...and the winds blew death
4/11/2009 8:45:42 PM
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So...as i should have just said in that post...Dave will have to wait a while. A long while.
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COMMENT | Mustaine needs to grow up.
posted by :
4/11/2009 10:22:19 PM
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So what if Metallica got into the HOF??? Whining about it just shows that you haven't gotten over their so-called more successful career as compared to yours.
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COMMENT | "Stayed true", yeah right
posted by : ^Leveller^
4/12/2009 12:04:21 AM
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Youthanasia.
Cryptic Writings.
Risk.
That's how he "stayed true" to "thrash metal".
Ridiculous.
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COMMENT | thundercracker
posted by : ^Leveller^
4/12/2009 12:06:33 AM
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"The System Has Failed" has ONE thrash song in it, "Kick the Chair".
The rest of the album sounds like Youthanasia. Mid-paced pop metal.
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COMMENT | NO LIFE TILL LEATHER...
posted by : darthadv
4/12/2009 12:32:45 AM
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Dave played on that... yes, it was an independent release and an EP at best, but a lot of independently released underproduced cd's these days are considered a band's "first" album... just in case anyone wanted to get completely technical...
assuming one day Megadeth does make it into the HOF (after all the aforementioned bands, and assuming the HOF starts recognizing this kind of music more easily for induction), who would get to go up on stage for induction? now THAT'S a solid question! if you use Lars' criteria, you'd have about 20 guys up there!
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posted by : MetallicaPuppet
4/12/2009 1:41:15 AM
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Megadeth will never be taken seriously by the Hall of Fame because Dave is the only original member remaining.
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COMMENT |
posted by : juanneman
4/12/2009 2:27:41 AM
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This guy knows how to be haughty and a loudmouth.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/12/2009 3:33:48 AM
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I feel for Dave Mustaine. It must be gut wrenching to watch a band you were part of go on to become as successful as Metallica has.
Unfortunately, his role in that band was not big enough to warrant an induction alongside them. I wonder how many drummers will show up when Pearl Jam is inducted or, even more problematic, who will show up when Guns 'n' Roses are inducted?
This is probably the only time I will ever agree with Lars.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/12/2009 8:44:20 AM
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aw, come on. Risk stayed true... to something.
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COMMENT | "I'll be in the hall of fame one way or the other"...
posted by :
4/12/2009 9:16:22 AM
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No you won't, Dave. Sorry, but you just won't.
This is no statement about quality, who is better, blah blah blah, it's just simply being practical. The rock and roll hall of fame is not going to include Megadeth anytime soon. Within the metal world, Megadeth is probably just as big as Metallica. But that's not what the hall of fame thing is about. It's about the rock music world as a whole, and in those terms Megadeth is nothing special.
Ask someone in the street, chances are they've at least heard of Metallica. Chances aren't the same for Megadeth. In terms of sales, popularity, influence, public knowledge, Metallica are much bigger than Megadeth, and that's what these inductions are based on. Bands that have had a massive impact on the rock world. Metallica have made such an impact. Megadeth haven't.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Your Mom's Best Friend
4/12/2009 9:34:13 AM
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Delusions of grandeur, anyone?
Face it, Dave - Megadeth will NEVER be inducted in the HoF, it's just not gonna happen. Although Rust in Peace was he shit, Megadeth always lacked the (unfortunate for us old-schoolers) mass appeal Metallica gained with that travesty of a song Enter sandman and the Black album.
Plus, Mustaine - unlike Hetfield - could never sing for shit, goddamn annoying screechy voice:
"Nnnnninety-nine Ways to Die..."
*cringe*
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COMMENT | ^^
posted by : Your Mom's Best Friend
4/12/2009 9:35:47 AM
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THE shit
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COMMENT | Dave will be in
posted by :
4/12/2009 10:16:01 AM
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Even if he is the ghost in the shadows of Metallica
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COMMENT | Mustaine will never be in the Hall
posted by : JJJB
4/12/2009 10:22:35 AM
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and will never be on the level of
Rush
Kiss
Motorhead err...<-maybe
Maiden
Priest
Scorpions
RiotAct666
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/12/2009 10:29:25 AM
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If that makes ya feel better about yourself Dave then more power to ya.
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COMMENT | Thats wishful thinking dave
posted by :
4/12/2009 11:40:05 AM
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i won't hold my breath on that, and i dont think you should either.
Check Out our weekly metal show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFh3D-Ornls
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COMMENT | x
posted by : brandonmetal
4/12/2009 12:22:57 PM
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that sounds like the kind of comment that's followed by an evil laugh...
as far as the visa thing, you can travel and stay for 3 months in the usa i believe. are they saying it would take longer than that to record an album?
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COMMENT | jesus
posted by : rous
4/12/2009 11:56:27 PM
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the rules state the person(s) being inducted have had to actually PLAY on a major label recording, and can only be inducted 25 years after their first major label recording. any "official" recordings by metallica pre-KEA, like the compilations they were on and No Life are not eligible. it doesn't fucking matter if Dave wrote riffs or the solos, or whatever. those are the rules of the HOF, so stop fucking whining people. If they start making anyone who had a hand in writing a song or getting a credit, they'd have a hundred people for every fucking band inducted.
I thought this issue was dead already???
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posted by :
4/14/2009 8:10:08 AM
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let's all be honest here...... getting into the ROCK AND ROLL Hall of Fame is overrated. MADONNA and RUN DMC are in there for crying out loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's an insult to rock and roll. I respect Madonna and Run DMC for their contributions to their style of music.... but they are to rock and roll as Slayer is to disco. It's all political BS. Dave knows that in the minds of many that he is a hall of famer.
Maybe I am just short sighted here but I think that the HOF in music isn't nearly the achievement it is as it is in sports. Maybe if the Rock and Roll HOF inducted individuals rather than bands. Take Dave for example, I could see him in but no one else in Megadeth's history. Trujillo shouldn't be in cause he could be replaced by some money making tour scheme to get Jason back in and now what did he contribute? 1 CD? (not that Metallica needs the money, but shit like this seems to happen on a more frequent basis lately)
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COMMENT | Haha... ^^^
posted by : ~CAIN~
4/16/2009 3:28:12 PM
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good one pigchop!
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posted by : MegaMetalChick
9/13/2009 2:08:16 PM
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Megadeth will be there! for sure! and i was there in the edmonton show of Canadian Carnage tour. it was fucking awesome! it was fucking raw!
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