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Hail the Sun (Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ, May 25, 2025) [ICE NINE KILLS Silver Screamathon Day 2]

May 28, 2025 by Paul Debraski

[ATTENDED: May 25, 2025] Hail the Sun

Hail the Sun was the third opening band and they played for about 30 minutes.

Their sound was very different from the other two, being a lot more technical and almost proggy.  But they still rocked hard and lead singer Donovan Melero had a strong soaring voice.

Although their older songs like Parasitic Cleanse had a bit more screamo elements to it.

But songs like the truly soaring Tithe were pretty cool.  Melero told us about how long they had been playing and then he played drums and sang on Human Target Practice.  I wondered what the other drummer did during these songs. Continue Reading »

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TX2 (Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ, May 25, 2025) [ICE NINE KILLS Silver Screamathon Day 2]

May 27, 2025 by Paul Debraski

[ATTENDED: May 25, 2025] Ice Nine Kills: Night 2

I am all about seeing opening bands, but I know many people aren’t so much.  And yet, I also find that at metal shows, the opening bands can be samey or just too much.  And yet and yet, if you arrive too late, you wind up being really far back.  So, for tonight’s show,we arrived early enough to see all three openers.

For this show, my son’s friends also had tickets, although they were upstairs and we were in the pit. Because yes, we were early enough to get in the pit (although still not close).

After Dark Divine came TX2.  I had never heard of TX2,but my son had and he and his friends told me all about how this band was a weird poser institution.  Evidently the lead singer Evan Thomas, is something of (if social media is to be believed) a jackass, a rip off artist and a bandwagon jumper.  But INK liked them enough to have them on tour AND Spencer has sung on one of his songs.

So I didn’t expect to like them.  And I didn’t really.  I found Thomas to be super annoying.  He reminded me of Corey Feldman at his most tryhard.  He berated the audience (90% of whom were older than him) into cheering more loudly and starting a mosh pit.  And none oft his behavior is weird for a band leader, but I always find it weird from an opening band, especially one as new as them–like he hasn’t earned it yet.

On the other hand, I thought his band was great.  Bassist Corky Howard kicked ass and I had a lot of fun watching guitarist Cam Rostami who was closest to us.

The band are young and are clearly having fun.  Thomas wore kneepads and slid around on his knees.  And yes, I don’t buy his emo/angst for a second.  He’s clearly a rich kid play acting.  And he’s overacting for sure.  But some of his songs were really catchy and the crowd was really into it.

And by the end of the night even Thomas won me over with his outspoken support of the LGBTQ+ community, so I give him much respect for that at least.

SETLIST

Break Stuff [Limp Bizkit recording]

  1. Infamous ‰
  2. Black Wedding §
  3. Vendetta ∞
  4. HOSTAGE (they will not erase us) ‰
  5. Swing At Me ♥
  6. Vampire By Rumor ⊗
  7. Mad ♥
  8. I Would Hate Me Too ©

 

‰ single (2025)
∞ single (2024)
♥ Cruel World EP (2024)
§ Ghost of LA EP (2023)
© Say You’re Insecure (Without Saying It) (2023)
⊗ Drop Dead EP (2022)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screamathon (NJ) Night 2 Screamathon (NJ) Night 1
Welcome to Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2 The Silver Scream
Opening Night… [recording] $$ The American Nightmare $  [A Nightmare on Elm Street]
Welcome to Horrorwood $$ Thank God It’s Friday $ [Friday the 13th]
A Rash Decision $$ [Cabin Fever] Stabbing in the Dark $ [Halloween]
Assault & Batteries $$ [Child’s Play] SAVAGES $ [The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]
The Shower Scene $$ [Psycho] The Jig Is Up $ [Saw]
Funeral Derangements $$ [Pet Sematary] A Grave Mistake $ [The Crow]
Rainy Day $$ [Resident Evil] Rocking the Boat $ [Jaws]
Hip to Be Scared $$ [American Psycho]  Enjoy Your Slay $ [The Shining]
Take Your Pick $$ [My Bloody Valentine] Freak Flag $ [The Devil’s Rejects]
The Box $$ [Hellrasier] The World In My Hands $ [Edward Scissorhands]
F.L.Y. $$ [The Fly] Merry Axe-Mas $ [Silent Night, Deadly Night]
Würst Vacation $$ [Hostel] Love Bites $ [An American Werewolf in London]
Ex-Mørtis $$ [The Evil Dead] T is the End $ [It]
Farewell II Flesh $$ [Candyman]
(Track was interrupted during the bridge due to an injury in the crowd, then resumed after a delay.)		 encore
encore Meat & Greet ♥ [Silence of the Lambs]
The Nature of the Beast ß [Animal Farm] The Greatest Story Ever Told ♦
 Communion of the Cursed ß [The Exorcist] Work of Art §
Work of Art §
 Note: Reel Big Fish played on multiple songs on both nights


§ single (2024)
♥ Welcome to Horrorwood: Under Fire edition (2023)
$$ The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood (2021)
$ The Silver Scream (2018)
ß Every Trick in the Book (2015)
⊗ The Predator Becomes the Prey (2014)
♦ Safe is Just a Shadow (2010)

2023 Reading  2022 Trilogy of Terror 2019 TLA
Hip to Be Scared $$ [American Psycho]  Opening Night… [recording] $$ Thank God It’s Friday $ [Friday the 13th]
Rainy Day $$ [Resident Evil] Welcome to Horrorwood $$ The Jig Is Up $ [Saw]
Meat & Greet ♥ [Silence of the Lambs] Würst Vacation $$ [Hostel] SAVAGES $ [The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]
Ex-Mørtis $$ [The Evil Dead] Hip to Be Scared $$ [American Psycho] The Nature of the Beast ß [Animal Farm]
Rocking the Boat $ [Jaws ] Stabbing in the Dark $ [Halloween] The World In My Hands $ [Edward Scissorhands]
Stabbing in the Dark $ [Halloween] Rainy Day $$ [Resident Evil] Communion of the Cursed ß [The Exorcist]
The Fastest Way to a Girl’s Heart Is Through Her Ribcage ⊗ IT Is the End $ [IT] A Grave Mistake $ [The Crow]
IT Is the End $ [IT] Take Your Pick $$ [My Bloody Valentine] Your Number’s Up $ [Scream]
Würst Vacation $$ [Hostel] Ex-Mørtis $$ [The Evil Dead] Rocking the Boat $ [Jaws ]
Funeral Derangements $$ [Pet Sematary] The Shower Scene $$ [Psycho] Merry Axe-Mas $ [Silent Night, Deadly Night]
Your Number’s Up $ [Scream] Funeral Derangements $$ [Pet Sematary] Thriller (Michael Jackson cover)
The American Nightmare $  [A Nightmare on Elm Street] The American Nightmare $  [A Nightmare on Elm Street] Hell in the Hallways ß [Carrie]
The Shower Scene $$ [Psycho] Stabbing in the Dark $ [Halloween]
Welcome to Horrorwood $$ The Fastest Way to a Girl’s Heart Is Through Her Ribcage ⊗
Love Bites $ [An American Werewolf in London]
Tess‐timony ß [Tess of the d’Urbervilles]
Me, Myself & Hyde ß [The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]
The American Nightmare $ [A Nightmare on Elm Street]
encore
IT is the End $ [It]

 

 

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Dark Divine (Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ, May 25, 2025) [ICE NINE KILLS Silver Screamathon Day 2]

May 26, 2025 by Paul Debraski

[ATTENDED: May 25, 2025] Dark Divine

I am all about seeing opening bands, but I know many people aren’t so much.  And yet, I also find that at metal shows, the opening bands can be samey or just too much.  And yet and yet, if you arrive too late, you wind up being really far back.  So, for tonight’s show,we arrived early enough to see all three openers.

For this show, my son’s friends also had tickets, although they were upstairs and we were in the pit. Because yes, we were early enough to get in the pit (although still not close).

I hadn’t heard of any of these three opening bands.

Dark Divine was up first and they played about 25 minutes.  The most notable thing to me about this band was that the guitarist and bassist were wearing corpse paint, but the singer wasn’t.

They sound a lot like Ice Nine Kills, with a bit more synth thrown in–but the vocals are really pretty close.

Overall the set was fun and the band was engaging.  Although I don’t need to see them again.

  1. The Reaper ⊗
  2. Dancing Dead ⊗
  3. Make Me Disappear ‰
  4. Deadly Fun ⊗
  5. Burn The Witch ⊕
  6. Cold ⊗
  7. Halloweentown ♠

‰ single (2025)
⊗ Deadly Fun (2023)
⊕ Deadly Fun (deluxe) (2024)
♠ Halloweentown (2022)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screamathon (NJ) Night 2 Screamathon (NJ) Night 1
Welcome to Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2 The Silver Scream
Opening Night… [recording] $$ The American Nightmare $  [A Nightmare on Elm Street]
Welcome to Horrorwood $$ Thank God It’s Friday $ [Friday the 13th]
A Rash Decision $$ [Cabin Fever] Stabbing in the Dark $ [Halloween]
Assault & Batteries $$ [Child’s Play] SAVAGES $ [The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]
The Shower Scene $$ [Psycho] The Jig Is Up $ [Saw]
Funeral Derangements $$ [Pet Sematary] A Grave Mistake $ [The Crow]
Rainy Day $$ [Resident Evil] Rocking the Boat $ [Jaws]
Hip to Be Scared $$ [American Psycho]  Enjoy Your Slay $ [The Shining]
Take Your Pick $$ [My Bloody Valentine] Freak Flag $ [The Devil’s Rejects]
The Box $$ [Hellrasier] The World In My Hands $ [Edward Scissorhands]
F.L.Y. $$ [The Fly] Merry Axe-Mas $ [Silent Night, Deadly Night]
Würst Vacation $$ [Hostel] Love Bites $ [An American Werewolf in London]
Ex-Mørtis $$ [The Evil Dead] T is the End $ [It]
Farewell II Flesh $$ [Candyman]
(Track was interrupted during the bridge due to an injury in the crowd, then resumed after a delay.)		 encore
encore Meat & Greet ♥ [Silence of the Lambs]
The Nature of the Beast ß [Animal Farm] The Greatest Story Ever Told ♦
 Communion of the Cursed ß [The Exorcist] Work of Art §
Work of Art §
 Note: Reel Big Fish played on multiple songs on both nights


§ single (2024)
♥ Welcome to Horrorwood: Under Fire edition (2023)
$$ The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood (2021)
$ The Silver Scream (2018)
ß Every Trick in the Book (2015)
⊗ The Predator Becomes the Prey (2014)
♦ Safe is Just a Shadow (2010)

2023 Reading  2022 Trilogy of Terror 2019 TLA
Hip to Be Scared $$ [American Psycho]  Opening Night… [recording] $$ Thank God It’s Friday $ [Friday the 13th]
Rainy Day $$ [Resident Evil] Welcome to Horrorwood $$ The Jig Is Up $ [Saw]
Meat & Greet ♥ [Silence of the Lambs] Würst Vacation $$ [Hostel] SAVAGES $ [The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]
Ex-Mørtis $$ [The Evil Dead] Hip to Be Scared $$ [American Psycho] The Nature of the Beast ß [Animal Farm]
Rocking the Boat $ [Jaws ] Stabbing in the Dark $ [Halloween] The World In My Hands $ [Edward Scissorhands]
Stabbing in the Dark $ [Halloween] Rainy Day $$ [Resident Evil] Communion of the Cursed ß [The Exorcist]
The Fastest Way to a Girl’s Heart Is Through Her Ribcage ⊗ IT Is the End $ [IT] A Grave Mistake $ [The Crow]
IT Is the End $ [IT] Take Your Pick $$ [My Bloody Valentine] Your Number’s Up $ [Scream]
Würst Vacation $$ [Hostel] Ex-Mørtis $$ [The Evil Dead] Rocking the Boat $ [Jaws ]
Funeral Derangements $$ [Pet Sematary] The Shower Scene $$ [Psycho] Merry Axe-Mas $ [Silent Night, Deadly Night]
Your Number’s Up $ [Scream] Funeral Derangements $$ [Pet Sematary] Thriller (Michael Jackson cover)
The American Nightmare $  [A Nightmare on Elm Street] The American Nightmare $  [A Nightmare on Elm Street] Hell in the Hallways ß [Carrie]
The Shower Scene $$ [Psycho] Stabbing in the Dark $ [Halloween]
Welcome to Horrorwood $$ The Fastest Way to a Girl’s Heart Is Through Her Ribcage ⊗
Love Bites $ [An American Werewolf in London]
Tess‐timony ß [Tess of the d’Urbervilles]
Me, Myself & Hyde ß [The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]
The American Nightmare $ [A Nightmare on Elm Street]
encore
IT is the End $ [It]

 

 

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Ice Nine Kills: Silver Screamathon. Night 1: The Silver Scream (Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ, May 24, 2025)

May 25, 2025 by Paul Debraski

[ATTENDED: May 24, 2025] Ice Nine Kills: Night 1

My son and I have seen Ice Nine Kills three times and while their shows don’t differ all that much, the theatrics of the spectacle are always wonderful.

And here was a chance to see any of the songs that we hadn’t already seen before, because each night of the Silver Screamathon featured one of their albums played in its entirety.

The first night was The Silver Scream–their first foray into singing about horror movies.  The stage was set up in a very cool way with a giant head behind the drumset (a combo of Jason from Friday the 13th and Michael Myers from Halloween) with a big IX on their foreheads.  There was also a large neon IX that changed colors throughout the show.   The drum head looked like a circus with red and white stripes in a circular pattern.

After the previous band we waited until Nick Cave’s Red Right Hand played over the speakers.  And soon after, the band came out on stage and wasted no time jumping into The American Nightmare.  Despite my best efforts, I wound up being near a pole so I missed some stuff that happened on the left side of the stage and Spencer does love to use the whole stage.  I moved around a bit and eventually was okay with where I was.  But for the most part I could see fine and the band sounded great. Continue Reading »

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The Word Alive (Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ, May 24, 2025) [ICE NINE KILLS Silver Screamathon Day 1]

May 24, 2025 by Paul Debraski

[ATTENDED: May 24, 2025] Ice Nine Kills: Silver Screamathon Day 1

I was pretty excited to see the Ice Nine Kills Silver Screamathon–two days at the same venue with each night focusing on one of their horror-themed albums.  My son and I have seen them a few times, but this felt like a way to really see their whole show and in a relatively small place.

Well, it was PACKED and we arrived a little late because we didn’t care about the opening bands.  And while my son did get into the pit, I was much further back than I anticipated.

We missed The Funeral Portrait completely.  They formed in 2014 in Georgia and have a theatrical component (and have had Spencer from INK sing on some of their tracks).  Frontman Lee Jennings compares their sound to a blend of bands such as My Chemical Romance, Ghost, and Motionless In White. I don’t hear it.  Their music is like a weird mix of alt rock and metal but in a way that doesn’t work for me.

Melrose Avenue are from Australia (!).  That alone makes me wish we’d seen them.  Although this description from New Noise Magazine doesn’t sound all that great Continue Reading »

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Lucius (Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, May 22, 2025)

May 23, 2025 by Paul Debraski

[ATTENDED: May 22, 2025] Lucius

I saw Lucius last year when they played the anniversary of their debut album.  I enjoyed the show and their performance so much that I knew I’d want to see them again.  And I knew my wife would really enjoy it as well.

But I had no idea she’s enjoy it as much as she did.  She said it was her favorite concert of the year [UPDATE: at year’s end she maintains that belief].

The stage was set up with two large cacti flanking the keyboard set up of Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig.  I love that they dress alike (down to the wigs they are wearing).  They wore red, beautifully decorated ponchos, and it’s amazing that they face each other and more or less mimic each others movements–they’re not a tightly choreographed ship, which is good.  They are more like a loose duo who can allow the moment to overtake perfect choreography.  And they’re all the better for it,

But mostly, Lucius are instantly recognizable because of the gorgeous vocals of Wolfe and Laessig,  And it gives you goosebumps to see them perform live.

There’s a several Lucius songs that I absolutely love.  There’s also some that I’m iffy about (but the hits greatly outweigh the misses for me).  And I really like the vibe of the new album a lot.  I’m sure that has a lot to do with Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs who produced the album (his fingerprints are all over it).  The opening song Final Days doesn’t sound like The War on Drugs, but it does sound like Lucius covering a War on Drugs song.

They followed up with Gold Rush, which I was surprised to hear so early as its the big hit from the album.  They wound up playing five new songs in a row.  Trespassers Will Be Shot uploaded several songs from our show (see below).  Things had mellowed, but when Stranger Danger came on and the guitars went crazy and Jess and Holly came to the front of the stage–it was electrifying.

The band had a simple set up.  Jess and Holly in the center.  On our right side was drummer Dan Molad and on our left was multi-instrumentalist (but mostly, an amazing guitarist–the sounds he generates are amazing) Peter Lalish.

They played the quieter 24 and then moved to Wildewoman for the amazing Tempest.  Since they had just toured the album last year I didn’t think they’d play too much from it, so it was cool to hear this one.

Then for the really fun Joy Ride, they put on matching hats and sat stage right in a couple of folding chairs.  We got a kick out of them snapping their heads left and right to the beat.

They jumped back to Wildewoman again for the awesome (and even more awesome live Nothing Ordinary) and the fantastic Genevieve, which was delightfully percussion heavy (Jess and Holly playing cowbells) and full of cool lighting. Continue Reading »

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Victoria Canal (Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, May 22, 2025) [LUCIUS]

May 22, 2025 by Paul Debraski

[ATTENDED: May 22, 2025] Victoria Canal

I had not heard of Victoria Canal before this show.

She has a fascinating backstory.  She was born in Germany but is of Spanish American heritage and was raised mostly in Spain.  And yet when she spoke she had no trace of an accent.

Canal was born without her right forearm.  What’s fascinating is that although she does not try to hide it at all, we didn’t notice for the first couple of songs.

Victoria played acoustic guitar and keyboards.  She also had really nice boots on.  Between songs she told delightful stories that really fleshed out songs like the new (and wonderful) Pseudo Zen Buddhist: A Screenplay.  Which she introduced by saying the song was about her ex boyfriend’s next girlfriend murdering him (she works in movies, hence the screenplay part).  It was great.

There was also a really funny intro to Yes Man, a song she write when on a songwriting retreat with Chris Martin of Coldplay.

Canal’s voice is soft and gentle with a really nice timbre.  And she can mix in some falsettos on a song like Totally Fucking Fine. Continue Reading »

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Pierce the Veil (Skyline Stage at The Mann Center, May 19, 2025)

May 20, 2025 by Paul Debraski

[ATTENDED: May 19, 2025] Pierce the Veil

My son and I have seen Pierce the Veil twice in the last two years.  The first show at the Stone Pony Summer Stage during a pending hurricane.  We got soaked and the show was cut short.

The second show was in a fairly large arena and we were pretty far away from the stage.  It was good but unsatisfying.

But this one was at the Skyline Stage at the Mann, an outdoor venue that allows you to get close.  And this time my daughter wanted to come as well.  So I grabbed us three early tickets.

We had been put in the ADA section (my hip) and the kids were allowed to be there with me or they could leave if they wanted.  The ADA section is raised and is off to the side.  So, you get clear unblocked views of the stage (yea!) but at a weird angle (boo) with slightly distorted sound (boo).

I told the kids that I would not be offended if they wanted to go on  the lawn.  I would have if I was less held up.  So they looked at the setlist and decided that they’d like to be in  the lawn for the first part of the show and then maybe come back at the side for the hits at the end.

They enjoyed being on the lawn although they said it was hard to see the stage very well (it’s a very tall stage).  And then about half way through the show, my daughter came back to hang with my while my son made his way to the pit, where he slam danced for the next 45 minutes.  He had a blast and said it was the best show he had ever been to.

I enjoyed the show quite a lot as well.  Although, WOW was it cold.  I mean, mid-May, but the temps were in the 50s with a heavy wind.  And sitting on the side, there was no place for warmth.  Of course, I would feel much more into the show if I were in the mix with other people. But having said that, the band sounded great.  They were full of energy and seemed to be having a total blast.

We both agreed that this was the best of the three shows BY FAR! Continue Reading »

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Sleeping with Sirens (Skyline Stage at The Mann Center, May 19, 2025) [PIERCE THE VEIL]

May 19, 2025 by Paul Debraski

[ATTENDED: May 19, 2025] Sleeping with Sirens

My kids both really like Pierce the Veil and I got into them as well.  So when they played the GA stage at the Mann Center, I got tickets for all three of us.

The Mann Center is a great venue, but if you go there at the wrong time, the traffic can really suck.  And when the show starts at 6:30, there’s really no way we were going to arrive for all of the bands.

I was looking forward to seeing Daisy Grenade, but we missed them entirely.  Social Casualty says of them:

Female alt-pop, bubble grunge duo Daisy Grenade is led by Dani Nigro and Keaton Whittakker. They aspire to make diary-entry-like songs, bringing you through the growing pains of being a woman in today’s society. With raw emotions, wrapped up with femininity as a weapon, and a theatrical touch on top, they’re turning bubble grunge into something catchy and sharp with a side of something sweet.

So yea, that was a bummer to miss them. But we did arrive in plenty of time to see Sleeping with Sirens.  Continue Reading »

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Sessanta V.2: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle (PNC Bank Center, Holmdel, NJ, May 17, 2025)

May 17, 2025 by Paul Debraski

[ATTENDED: May 17, 2025] Sessanta V.2: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle

II really liked Tool when they first came out.  Sober is one of my favorite songs of the 1990s.  I enjoyed the second Tool album and then was excited by A Perfect Circle, but I felt that the two bands were too similar. And I kind of lost interest in Maynard Keenan.  So I never knew anything about Puscifer.  When I heard the name I assumed they were like a hardcore/death metal band.  Which they are not.

My friend Doug is a huge fan, though, and he encouraged me to go to this show. I was mostly interested in Primus, but the more he talked about this show, the more I wanted to see the Maynard spectacle.  And it did not disappoint.

Before the show started, there was a video of Maynard in a hospital room.  He looked old and frail and was telling really dumb jokes trying to make a nurse laugh.

This tour package was designed to celebrate Maynard James Keenan’s 60-ish birthday celebration and it was designed to be a lot of fun.  The ad talked about all three bands being on stage and then being together as: Puscimus, Perfmus Circifer, and A Pripusper Circfermus.

The stage was designed in an industrial and very cool way.  Three drum sets sat on the top tier of the stage.  Stairs on either side led down to the stage level where guitars and vocals were.  It was very cool the way the bands could come and go from their gear at will.

Evidently, Maynard does not like recording devices at his shows.  Maynard opened the show with his earnest request that all phones and devices be put away in an effort to detach from distractions and fully immerse oneself into the musical experience. They also had videos showing that anyone who brought out a phone during the show would be ground into meat.  There was no evidence of people being ground up at our show.

The lights dimmed and the drummer for A Perfect Circle came out to his kit.  Then the rest of the band filled out below and they played three songs.  I only know the first album, and they played one from each of the other three.  But I really got into it. The bands sounded great and Maynard has a wonderful stage presence.  Continue Reading »

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