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21.04 - Firefest - Ends With Stabbings, Shots Fired And Arrests

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21.04 - Loudblast - Another New Song Streaming Online

21.04 - L'Hiver En Deuil - Release New Video

20.04 - Narrow House - Release New Album Trailer

20.04 - Sabaton - Confirm First Dates Of 'Heroes On Tour'

20.04 - Lascaille's Shroud - Announce New Release

20.04 - Bölzer - Streaming New Song

20.04 - Fatal Smile - Guitarist Breaks Up Band And Leaves Tour

19.04 - Epica - Share Acoustic Version Of New Song

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04.04 - Metal Storm Anthology Awards

01.04 - Lacuna Coil - The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, USA - 28 Mar 2014

23.03 - Getting Stoked For 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015

11.03 - MS Awards 2013 - Staff Picks And Band Feedback

01.03 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Four - Metal Plus ... Fufu Drinks

22.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Three - Shore Leave Plus Metal

21.02 - So You Want To Be An MS Reviewer? Mastering The Art Of The Craft

18.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Two - At Sea

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1	Venom	Blackened thrash	United Kingdom	1979	-	395
2	Europe	Heavy Hard rock	Sweden	1979	-	103
3	Saint Vitus	Doom	USA	1979	-	99
4	Killing Joke	Industrial Post-Punk Darkwave	United Kingdom	1979	-	74
5	Marillion	Progressive rock	United Kingdom	1979	-	73
6	Trouble	Doom Psychedelic doom	USA	1979	-	62
7	Grim Reaper	Heavy	United Kingdom	1979	1988	58
8	Witchfinder General	New wave of British heavy Heavy Doom	United Kingdom	1979	-	52
9	Satan	New wave of British heavy Thrash Heavy	United Kingdom	1979	-	39
10	Kat	Speed thrash Heavy thrash	Poland	1979	-	34
11	The Exploited	Hardcore punk Crossover thrash	United Kingdom	1979	-	31
12	Nightmare	Traditional heavy Symphonic power	France	1979	-	24
13	Stormwitch	Heavy	Germany	1979	-	13
14	Hanoi Rocks	Glam rock	Finland	1979	2008	12
15	Cloven Hoof	New wave of British heavy Heavy	United Kingdom	1979	-	9
16	V8	Heavy	Argentina	1979	1987	9
17	More	New wave of British heavy Heavy	United Kingdom	1979	2000	3
18	A II Z	New wave of British heavy	United Kingdom	1979	1982	2
19	Sweet Savage	New wave of British heavy Heavy	United Kingdom	1979	-	2
20	Axewitch	Heavy	Sweden	1979	-	1

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