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The heart of the Genitorturers' soul

Meet Gen, the statuesque, leather-clad blond who leads Tampa metal veterans the Genitorturers, who have been playing Tampa long enough to have played the Ritz back before it was the Masquerade. That makes the Ritz Ybor a perfect venue for the Genitorturers to kick off a new North American tour Friday night. The show doubles as a release party for their new CD, Blackheart Revolution, which dropped Tuesday. (And click through to listen to the song Kabangin' All Night from the album.)

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