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2012 not only marks the end of the long cycle of the Mayan calendar, but also 15 years since the formation of Sweden's Evergrey.

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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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