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Brutal Assault 2024 11

28.06 - Finland
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31.07 - Romania
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17.05 - Germany
Rock Hard Festival 2024 3

24.05 - Serbia
Rammstein: European Stadium Tour 2024 2

05.06 - Poland
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09.06 - Portugal
NADA Fest 2024 2

Members: 13

Guests: 957

Musicians' birthdays:

34 - Alexander Andersson
57 - Andrés Giménez
40 - Bruno Santos
34 - Bryan Boorsma
41 - Casey J. Hogan
51 - Charles Petter Andreason
25 - Chris Ward
54 - Coby Koch
68 - Douglas Pearce
45 - Francesco Bucci
(1945-2020) - Gordon Haskell
51 - Juuso Jalasmäki
47 - Kálmán Oláh
36 - Kenta Koie
36 - Kevin Grem
45 - Koen Romeijn
53 - Mårten Hagström
53 - Mauro "Tschibu" Casciero
43 - Michiel Van Der Plicht
28 - Mike Douglas Marques Miranda
48 - Mikko Korsbäck
33 - Nicoletta Rosellini
40 - Patrick Martin Stumph
73 - Paul Daniel Frehley
42 - Per Lengstedt
40 - Pierre Garcia
36 - Remi Johannesen
58 - Remo "Brögi" Broggi
(1977-2002) - Robert Charles "Rob" Lumbre
37 - Roman Borshchevsky
54 - Rusty Cooley
46 - Sami Hinkka
(1984-2010) - Sebastian "Sebbo" Gallinat
48 - Simon "Smerte" Petersen
29 - Stefano Viola
42 - Stevie Floyd
34 - Susanna Coltrè
40 - Tara McLeod
37 - Vitalis Kast
(1977-2006) - Yann Pacaud

RIP:

2022 - Erik Lund

Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

1.	Týr Battle Ballads
2.	My Dying Bride A Mortal Binding
3.	Ingested The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams
4.	Judas Priest Invincible Shield
5.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
6.	The Vision Bleak Weird Tales
7.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
8.	Hamferð Men Guðs Hond Er Sterk
9.	Belore Eastern Tales
10.	Benighted Ekbom

1.	Death Symbolic
2.	Megadeth Rust In Peace
3.	Judas Priest Painkiller
4.	Metallica Master Of Puppets
5.	Opeth Blackwater Park
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.	My Dying Bride A Mortal Binding
3.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
4.	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will
5.	In Vain Solemn
6.	Borknagar Fall
7.	Sgàile Traverse The Bealach
8.	Eternal Storm A Giant Bound To Fall
9.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
10.	Necrophobic In The Twilight Grey

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
51	Midnattsol 2002-	Folk metal Gothic metal	Norway Germany	2002	-	108
52	Varg 2005-	Melodic black metal Pagan folk metal	Germany	2005	-	105
53	Skyforger 1991-	Blackened folk metal Pagan black metal	Latvia	1991	-	104
54	Cellar Darling 2016-	Folk rock Folk metal Progressive metal	Switzerland	2016	-	95
55	Blackguard 2001-	Gothic metal Folk metal Power metal	Canada	2001	-	94
56	Opera IX 1988-	Symphonic black metal Black metal Folk metal	Italy	1988	-	93
57	Thrawsunblat 2009-	Blackened folk metal Neofolk	Canada	2009	-	92
58	Mistur 2005-	Black metal Viking folk metal	Norway	2005	-	90
59	Crimfall 2007-2018	Symphonic folk metal	Finland	2007	2018	87
60	Kivimetsän Druidi 2002-2017	Symphonic folk metal	Finland	2002	2017	87
61	Bucovina 2000-	Folk metal	Romania	2000	-	86
62	Havukruunu 2005-	Black metal Folk metal	Finland	2005	-	86
63	Æther Realm 2010-	Melodic death metal Folk metal	USA	2010	-	83
64	Duskmourn 2012-	Folk metal Melodic death metal	USA	2012	-	83
65	Arkan 2005-	Melodic death metal Oriental folk metal	France	2005	-	80
66	Lumsk 2000-	Viking folk metal	Norway	2000	-	80
67	Amaseffer 2004-	Progressive metal Oriental folk metal	Israel	2004	-	76
68	Tuatha De Danann 1995-	Celtic folk metal	Brazil	1995	-	74
69	Isengard 1989-	Black metal Folk metal	Norway	1989	-	72
70	XIV Dark Centuries 1998-	Viking folk metal	Germany	1998	-	71
71	Mithotyn 1992-1999	Black metal Folk metal	Sweden	1992	1999	70
72	Kroda 2003-	Black metal Pagan folk metal	Ukraine	2003	-	69
73	Nekrogoblikon 2006-	Extreme folk metal Extreme power metal Melodic death metal	USA	2006	-	69
74	Myrkgrav 2003-	Black metal Folk metal	Norway Finland	2003	-	68
75	Heathen Foray 2005-	Viking folk metal Pagan folk metal	Austria	2005	-	66
76	Falloch 2010-	Folk metal Post-Rock	United Kingdom	2010	-	65
77	SIG:AR:TYR 2003-	Blackened folk metal	Canada	2003	-	64
78	Skiltron 2004-	Folk metal	Argentina	2004	-	63
79	Wyrd 1997-	Black metal Folk metal	Finland	1997	-	61
80	Subway To Sally 1992-	Medieval folk metal Industrial heavy metal Medieval folk metal	Germany	1992	-	60
81	Northland 2004-	Melodic death metal Extreme folk metal	Spain	2004	-	59
82	Black Messiah 1994-	Symphonic black metal Pagan folk metal	Germany	1994	-	58
83	Wind Rose 2009-	Power metal Progressive metal Folk metal	Italy	2009	-	58
84	Alkonost 1995-	Pagan folk metal	Russia	1995	-	56
85	Lyriel 2003-	Folk metal	Germany	2003	-	56
86	Tengger Cavalry 2010-	Melodic death metal Folk metal	China USA	2010	-	56
87	Folkearth 2004-	Folk metal	Lithuania	2004	-	55
88	Saltatio Mortis 2000-	Medieval folk metal	Germany	2000	-	55
89	Downfall Of Nur 2013-	Atmospheric black metal Folk metal	Argentina	2013	-	54
90	Obsequiae 1998-	Black metal Death metal Melodic black metal Folk metal	USA	1998	-	50
91	Cân Bardd 2016-	Atmospheric black metal Folk metal	Switzerland	2016	-	48
92	Kromlek 2004-	Pagan folk metal	Germany	2004	-	47
93	Otyg 1995-	Folk metal	Sweden	1995	-	47
94	Vorna 2008-	Melodic black metal Pagan folk metal	Finland	2008	-	47
95	Skuggsjá 2014-	Pagan folk metal	Norway	2014	-	46
96	Waylander 1993-	Celtic folk metal	United Kingdom	1993	-	46
97	Almôra 2001-	Power metal Folk metal	Turkey	2001	-	45
98	Gwydion 1995-	Viking folk metal	Portugal	1995	-	45
99	Ignea 2011-	Symphonic metal Progressive metal Oriental folk metal	Ukraine	2011	-	45
100	Saurom 1996-	Folk metal Power metal	Spain	1996	-	43