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Apr 22, 2015

And The Animatronic Band Played On: The Troubled Afterlife Of The Rock-afire Explosion

In the mid-’80s, the Rock-afire Explosion were the most popular animatronic band in the country. Years later—in West Virginia—the band is falling to pieces.

 
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