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Sweet Savage <\/strong>are a legend of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and since 1979 this band has repeatedly produced great musicians. Vivian Campbell (now Def Leppard<\/strong>) and Simon McBride (now Deep Purple<\/strong>) are the best known. After 14 years without a new release, the Northern Irish band Sweet Savage are back with the album “Bang”. Frontman Ray Halder talks about heavy losses and evil robots in our September\/October issue. <\/p>\n\n

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