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	Fierce Deity A Terrible Fate
	In Vain Solemn
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07.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2024 11

28.06 - Finland
Tuska Festival 2024 6

31.07 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Festival 2024 4

20.07 - Germany
Klash Of The Ruhrpott Festival 2024 3

17.05 - Germany
Rock Hard Festival 2024 3

12.10 - Austria
Vienna Metal Meeting 2024 3

24.05 - Serbia
Rammstein: European Stadium Tour 2024 2

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Members: 8

Guests: 704

Musicians' birthdays:

37 - Adrian
(1948-1993) - Alan Spenner
40 - Apostolos "Tolis" Mikroulis
36 - Bastian Guarda Rozas
(1951-2023) - Bernie Marsden
43 - Dennis "Denna" Nilsson
36 - Dmitry "Satan" Levin
53 - Erika Ferraris
45 - Fausto
40 - Felipe Mata
36 - Giulio Cattivera
45 - Guillermo Garcia
49 - Hubert ter Meulen
44 - Ignacio "Nacho" Arriaga
29 - Igor Pisarek
38 - Jean-Philippe Bouchard
47 - John Hill
61 - Johnny Lee Middleton
26 - Kevin Venegas
40 - Lubos Ducky
48 - Mads Guldbekkhei
36 - Marko Rokka
38 - Mike Khalilov
23 - Noel Ruiz
51 - Paul Gillis
63 - Philip Anthony Campbell
74 - Prairie Prince
(1970-2017) - Preston Shrewsbury
53 - Reidar Horghagen
(1957-2010) - Robby Settles
52 - Rodrigo Contreras
38 - Stefano Sain
48 - Steve Moore (II)
47 - Steven Banx
46 - Stian André Arnesen
43 - Sven Deckers
33 - Teemu Asumaa
(1985-2020) - Vasil Traykov
63 - Wolfgang Hagemann

RIP:

1999 - Koh Morota
2018 - Nick Pompliano
2015 - Tobias von Heideman

Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

1.	My Dying Bride A Mortal Binding
2.	Accept Humanoid
3.	Týr Battle Ballads
4.	Darkthrone It Beckons Us All......
5.	The Vision Bleak Weird Tales
6.	Arð Untouched By Fire
7.	Aquilus Bellum II
8.	Khirki Κυκεώνας
9.	Necrot Lifeless Birth
10.	Amiensus Reclamation: Part 1

1.	Death Symbolic
2.	Megadeth Rust In Peace
3.	Opeth Blackwater Park
4.	Judas Priest Painkiller
5.	Metallica Master Of Puppets
6.	Metallica Ride The Lightning
7.	Black Sabbath Paranoid
8.	Iron Maiden Powerslave
9.	Death The Sound Of Perseverance
10.	Agalloch The Mantle

1.	Judas Priest Invincible Shield
2.	Aquilus Bellum II
3.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
4.	Sgàile Traverse The Bealach
5.	Eternal Storm A Giant Bound To Fall
6.	In Vain Solemn
7.	Borknagar Fall
8.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
9.	Necrophobic In The Twilight Grey
10.	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Metallica 1981-	Bay Area thrash metal Heavy metal	USA	1981	-	4498
2	Megadeth 1983-	Thrash metal Heavy metal Hard rock Heavy metal Thrash metal	USA	1983	-	3762
3	Slayer 1981-	Thrash metal	USA	1981	-	3555
4	Death 1983-2001	Death metal Progressive death metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	1983	2001	3521
5	Dream Theater 1985-	Progressive metal	USA	1985	-	2800
6	Agalloch 1995-2016	Atmospheric black metal Neofolk	USA	1995	2016	2337
7	Pantera 1981-2003	Heavy metal Groove thrash metal Groove metal	USA	1981	2003	2279
8	Tool 1988-	Progressive metal Alternative metal	USA	1988	-	1952
9	Testament 1983-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1983	-	1894
10	Kamelot 1991-	Symphonic power metal	USA	1991	-	1725
11	Lamb Of God 1999-	Groove thrash metal	USA	1999	-	1699
12	Iced Earth 1985-	Heavy metal US power metal	USA	1985	-	1620
13	Mastodon 1999-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	USA	1999	-	1599
14	Symphony X 1994-	Progressive metal Symphonic power metal	USA	1994	-	1552
15	Cannibal Corpse 1988-	Death metal	USA	1988	-	1427
16	Nile 1993-	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	USA	1993	-	1371
17	Dio 1982-2010	Heavy metal	USA	1982	2010	1294
18	Nevermore 1991-2011	Heavy metal Progressive metal Thrash metal	USA	1991	2011	1244
19	Anthrax 1981-	Thrash metal Heavy metal Thrash metal	USA	1981	-	1225
20	System Of A Down 1995-	Alternative metal	USA	1995	-	1223
21	Slipknot 1995-	Alternative metal Nu metal	USA	1995	-	1221
22	Morbid Angel 1984-	Death metal	USA	1984	-	1206
23	Exodus 1980-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1980	-	1173
24	Machine Head 1992-	Groove thrash metal Alternative metal Progressive thrash metal Alternative metal	USA	1992	-	1149
25	Motörhead 1975-2015	Heavy metal	United Kingdom USA	1975	2015	1146
26	Manowar 1980-	Heavy metal US power metal	USA	1980	-	1059
27	Overkill 1980-	Thrash metal	USA	1980	-	1015
28	Ozzy Osbourne 1979-	Heavy metal	United Kingdom USA	1979	-	965
29	Trivium 2000-	Metalcore Thrash metal Alternative metal	USA	2000	-	909
30	King Diamond 1985-	Heavy metal	Denmark USA	1985	-	852
31	Obituary 1984-	Death metal	USA	1984	-	836
32	Alice In Chains 1985-	Grunge Heavy metal	USA	1985	-	822
33	Deicide 1987-	Death metal	USA	1987	-	763
34	Mercyful Fate 1981-	Heavy metal First wave of black metal	Denmark USA	1981	-	745
35	Fear Factory 1989-	Death metal Industrial metal	USA	1989	-	720
36	Disturbed 1996-	Nu metal Alternative metal	USA	1996	-	716
37	Type O Negative 1989-2010	Gothic metal Doom metal	USA	1989	2010	715
38	Korn 1993-	Nu metal Alternative metal	USA	1993	-	698
39	Cynic 1987-	Progressive death metal Progressive metal	USA	1987	-	672
40	Dying Fetus 1991-	Brutal death metal Deathgrind Technical death metal	USA	1991	-	655
41	Suffocation 1990-	Brutal death metal	USA	1990	-	639
42	Savatage 1978-	Progressive heavy metal	USA	1978	-	637
43	Avenged Sevenfold 1999-	Metalcore Alternative metal Heavy metal Progressive metal Avantgarde metal	USA	1999	-	617
44	Killswitch Engage 1999-	Melodic metalcore	USA	1999	-	609
45	Death Angel 1982-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1982	-	603
46	Immolation 1986-	Death metal	USA	1986	-	594
47	Guns N' Roses 1985-	Hard rock	USA	1985	-	590
48	Between The Buried And Me 2000-	Progressive metalcore	USA	2000	-	581
49	Vektor 2002-	Technical thrash metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	2002	-	576
50	W.A.S.P. 1982-	Heavy metal	USA	1982	-	567