Dolce et Decorum
Hitstax has always been an experimental group. Story-telling is what counts for us; lyrics come first. Melodies and arrangements are designed to serve the words. This means we…
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Dolce et Decorum
Read the article: Dolce et DecorumHitstax has always been an experimental group. Story-telling is what counts for us; lyrics come first. Melodies and arrangements are designed to serve the words. This means we don’t have a single musical style. We have a variety of musical tastes and backgrounds and all of these come…
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