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Brutal Assault 2024 11

28.06 - Finland
Tuska Festival 2024 6

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
Mystic Festival 2024 2

09.06 - Portugal
NADA Fest 2024 2

Members: 7

Guests: 937

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.	In Vain Solemn
5.	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will
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
1	Opeth 1990-	Extreme progressive metal Progressive metal Progressive rock	Sweden	1990	-	4970
2	Amon Amarth 1988-	Melodic death metal	Sweden	1988	-	3507
3	Dark Tranquillity 1989-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1989	-	2329
4	In Flames 1990-	Gothenburg metal Alternative metal	Sweden	1990	-	2274
5	Katatonia 1991-	Blackened doom metal Death doom metal Alternative rock Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1991	-	2161
6	Arch Enemy 1996-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1996	-	2081
7	Therion 1987-	Death metal Symphonic metal	Sweden	1987	-	1356
8	Bathory 1983-2004	First wave of black metal Viking black metal	Sweden	1983	2004	1260
9	Meshuggah 1987-	Technical thrash metal Progressive metal Math metal	Sweden	1987	-	1217
10	Draconian 1994-	Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1994	-	1196
11	Hypocrisy 1990-	Death metal Melodic death metal Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1990	-	1078
12	At The Gates 1990-	Melodic death metal Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1990	-	1066
13	Bloodbath 1998-	Death metal	Sweden	1998	-	1037
14	Dissection 1989-2006	Melodic black metal Melodic death metal	Sweden	1989	2006	1035
15	Sabaton 1999-	Power metal	Sweden	1999	-	1010
16	HammerFall 1993-	Power metal	Sweden	1993	-	1008
17	Soilwork 1995-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1995	-	860
18	Ghost 2008-	Hard rock Heavy metal	Sweden	2008	-	820
19	Candlemass 1984-	Epic doom metal	Sweden	1984	-	807
20	Pain Of Salvation 1984-	Progressive metal Progressive rock	Sweden	1984	-	734
21	Marduk 1990-	Black metal	Sweden	1990	-	705
22	In Mourning 2000-	Gothic metal Melodic death metal Progressive metal	Sweden	2000	-	688
23	Evergrey 1996-	Progressive metal Power metal	Sweden	1996	-	667
24	Tiamat 1988-	Death metal Atmospheric gothic metal	Sweden	1988	-	667
25	Scar Symmetry 2004-	Melodic death metal Progressive power metal	Sweden	2004	-	660
26	Edge Of Sanity 1989-2003	Death metal Progressive death metal	Sweden	1989	2003	643
27	Dark Funeral 1993-	Black metal	Sweden	1993	-	593
28	Soen 2004-	Progressive metal Alternative metal	Sweden	2004	-	539
29	Entombed 1987-	Death metal Death 'N' Roll	Sweden	1987	-	537
30	Diablo Swing Orchestra 2003-	Avantgarde metal Symphonic metal	Sweden	2003	-	508
31	Shining 1996-	Depressive black metal Progressive black metal	Sweden	1996	-	507
32	Watain 1998-	Black metal	Sweden	1998	-	488
33	Cult Of Luna 1998-	Post-metal Sludge metal	Sweden	1998	-	476
34	Dismember 1988-	Death metal	Sweden	1988	-	371
35	Yngwie Malmsteen 1978-	Neoclassical power metal	Sweden USA	1978	-	363
36	Unleashed 1989-	Death metal	Sweden	1989	-	343
37	Amaranthe 2008-	Heavy metal Alternative metal	Sweden	2008	-	336
38	The Haunted 1996-	Thrash metal Melodic death metal Alternative metal	Sweden	1996	-	325
39	Lake Of Tears 1992-	Gothic metal Doom metal	Sweden	1992	-	314
40	Falconer 1999-2020	Folk metal Power metal	Sweden	1999	2020	304
41	Pain 1996-	Gothic industrial metal	Sweden	1996	-	290
42	Vintersorg 1994-	Black metal Folk metal Progressive metal	Sweden	1994	-	289
43	Dream Evil 1999-	Heavy metal Power metal	Sweden	1999	-	284
44	Seventh Wonder 2000-	Progressive metal	Sweden	2000	-	283
45	October Tide 1995-	Death doom metal	Sweden	1995	-	272
46	Necrophobic 1989-	Melodic death metal Melodic black metal	Sweden	1989	-	270
47	Tribulation 2001-	Thrash metal Death metal Black metal Gothic metal	Sweden	2001	-	268
48	Lost Horizon 1990-	Power metal	Sweden	1990	-	267
49	Dragonland 1999-	Symphonic power metal	Sweden	1999	-	261
50	Slumber 2002-2010	Melodic doom metal	Sweden	2002	2010	261