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Subject: Remember.

Remember?

From Junkyard Carnival
Alec Campion
Wakana Sonozaki
Fetch Walker
Poe Dameron

From Flashstep
Sora
Yosuke Hanamura

From Cosmic Indulgence
Koumei Ren
Richard St. Vier
Nariko Lunae

From System Crash
Sayaka Miki
Maki Nishikino

From Crown of Thorns
Wolfram von Bielefeld

From Manticore
Ryuko Matoi
Orion Pax

Where are they now? Are you safe?

Do not trust Lesedi Santiago. Stay vigilant, stay safe. Trust your real memories.

[The e-mail account was deleted soon after sending it this message. The IP address was tracked down to a public library. If asked the person who used the computer signed in as Wakatoshi Ushijima. The truth is that Oikawa had gone out, with his body guard, claiming to want some exercise stopped by the library, quickly copied and pasted the list from a flash drive, and thrown it away as soon as he was done. There was no copy on his personal computer. Once done he headed to his physical therapy appointment. ]

Metal Artists to Release Pop Rock Love Song Albums
By Rick Role

MÄNTICORE and pop rock love songs. It might sound strange to use them in the same sentence together but there’s a high likelihood that it will soon be a regular occurrence. An inside source at Pride Records has informed us that the rumors are true: side albums are being produced featuring two of MÄNTICORE's own, and neither album is expected to fall into the metal or hard rock genre.

Genos, the lead singer of MÄNTICORE, and Roy Mustang the newly instated lead guitarist, have been seen walking in and out of recording studios to perform songs they've been writing for these side projects. The songs for these albums have been described as mostly pop rock and mostly love ballads, something closer to the material we would have expected from Flashstep. It’s anyone’s guess what inspired the two rock stars to write so many love songs but more importantly were the results any good?

We were sent a preview of a couple tracks from each of the two albums. Here’s what we thought:
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