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WATCH: AGT winner Nene Royal joins Avenged Sevenfold onstage in Singapore to perform Bat Country and Unholy Confessions

October 14

Remember when we said America’s Got Talent winner Nene Royal would be joining Avenged Sevenfold onstage in Singapore ?

Read at Guitar.com ↗

Also covered by: Consequence, Bandwagon Asia

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