How Goldblade rocked the casbah

In recent times, Algeria has been uncharted territory for touring acts. But my punk band were lucky enough to be the first foreign group to play there in yearsMore than 1,000 people are crammed into an old concrete theatre in downtown Algiers, musty with the smell of homegrown jazz. It's been a long time since a foreign rock band has performed here and, when we hit the stage, the quiet sense of anticipation explodes into fierce moshing. Algiers is very welcoming of my band, Goldblade, the first ...

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