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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
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(1945-2020) - Gordon Haskell
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47 - Kálmán Oláh
36 - Kenta Koie
36 - Kevin Grem
45 - Koen Romeijn
53 - Mårten Hagström
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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	The Gathering 1989-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric gothic metal Experimental rock	The Netherlands	1989	-	532
2	Primus 1984-	Alternative metal Experimental rock	USA	1984	-	184
3	Chelsea Wolfe 2006-	Experimental rock Neofolk	USA	2006	-	132
4	The 3rd And The Mortal 1992-2005	Atmospheric doom metal Ethereal Wave Experimental rock Trip-Hop	Norway	1992	2005	95
5	Kayo Dot 2003-	Experimental rock Avantgarde metal Progressive metal	USA	2003	-	58
6	Dog Fashion Disco 1996-	Avantgarde metal Experimental rock	USA	1996	-	40
7	Rolo Tomassi 2005-	Math metal Experimental rock	United Kingdom	2005	-	38
8	Tormentor 1986-	Black metal Experimental rock	Hungary	1986	-	32
9	Tomahawk 2000-	Alternative metal Experimental rock	USA	2000	-	21
10	Locrian 2005-	Experimental rock Drone Noise	USA	2005	-	19
11	Bent Knee 2009-	Experimental rock	USA	2009	-	15
12	Pyramids 2008-	Ambient Post-rock Experimental rock	USA	2008	-	14
13	Lotus Thief 2012-	Experimental rock Post-metal	USA	2012	-	12
14	Gggolddd 2011-	Experimental rock Post rock	The Netherlands	2011	-	11
15	Melt-Banana 1992-	Experimental rock Noise rock	Japan	1992	-	8
16	Joyless 1996-	Depressive black metal Experimental rock	Norway	1996	-	5
17	Mamaleek 2008-	Experimental black metal Experimental rock	USA	2008	-	4
18	Nuclear Death 1986-2000	Death metal Grindcore Experimental rock	USA	1986	2000	4
19	Rosy Finch 2013-	Experimental rock Stoner rock	Spain	2013	-	3
20	Dumbsaint 2009-	Experimental rock Progressive rock	Australia	2009	-	2
21	Moonlight 1991-	Gothic metal Atmospheric rock Experimental rock	Poland	1991	-	2
22	Forces Elèctriques D'Andorra 2013-	Experimental rock Post rock	Spain	2013	-	1
23	Freak Guitar 1994-	Progressive metal Avantgarde metal Experimental rock	Sweden	1994	-	1
24	Gasp 1994-	Grindcore Experimental rock	USA	1994	-	1
25	Harvey Milk 1992-	Sludge metal Experimental rock	USA	1992	-	1
26	Område 2014-	Experimental rock Electro avantgarde metal	France	2014	-	1
27	Orthrelm 2000-	Avantgarde metal Experimental rock	USA	2000	-	1
28	Electrocution 250 2003-	Progressive metal Jazz fusion Experimental rock	USA	2003	-	0
29	Lunember 2015-	Atmospheric black metal Post-metal Experimental rock	Romania	2015	-	0
30	Nazoranai 2011-	Experimental rock	Japan	2011	-	0

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Opeth 1990-	Extreme progressive metal Progressive metal Progressive rock	Sweden	1990	-	4970
2	Megadeth 1983-	Thrash metal Heavy metal Hard rock Heavy metal Thrash metal	USA	1983	-	3760
3	Black Sabbath 1968-2017	Doom metal Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	2017	2948
4	Judas Priest 1969-	Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1969	-	2763
5	Katatonia 1991-	Blackened doom metal Death doom metal Alternative rock Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1991	-	2161
6	Anathema 1990-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1990	-	1637
7	Porcupine Tree 1987-	Progressive rock Progressive metal	United Kingdom	1987	-	1322
8	Led Zeppelin 1968-1980	Blues rock Progressive hard rock Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1968	1980	1290
9	AC/DC 1973-	Hard rock Blues rock	Australia	1973	-	1128
10	Ayreon 1995-	Progressive metal Progressive rock	The Netherlands	1995	-	1071
11	Rush 1968-2018	Progressive rock	Canada	1968	2018	996
12	Deep Purple 1968-	Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	-	917
13	Ghost 2008-	Hard rock Heavy metal	Sweden	2008	-	820
14	Pain Of Salvation 1984-	Progressive metal Progressive rock	Sweden	1984	-	734
15	Rainbow 1975-	Hard rock Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1975	-	666
16	Scorpions 1965-	Progressive rock Hard rock Heavy metal	Germany	1965	-	661
17	Guns N' Roses 1985-	Hard rock	USA	1985	-	589
18	The Gathering 1989-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric gothic metal Experimental rock	The Netherlands	1989	-	532
19	Steven Wilson 2000-	Progressive rock	United Kingdom	2000	-	480
20	Queensrÿche 1981-	Heavy metal Progressive heavy metal Progressive rock	USA	1981	-	475
21	KISS 1972-	Hard rock Symphonic rock Glam metal Heavy metal	USA	1972	-	468
22	Alice Cooper 1964-	Hard rock Glam rock New Wave Heavy metal	USA	1964	-	461
23	King Crimson 1969-	Progressive rock	United Kingdom	1969	-	448
24	Nine Inch Nails 1988-	Industrial rock Industrial metal	USA	1988	-	445
25	Bruce Dickinson 1989-	Hard rock Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1989	-	415
26	Baroness 2003-	Sludge metal Stoner rock Progressive rock	USA	2003	-	412
27	Marilyn Manson 1989-	Industrial rock Alternative metal Industrial metal Glam rock Industrial metal Alternative rock	USA	1989	-	391
28	Kyuss 1988-1995	Stoner metal Stoner rock	USA	1988	1995	359
29	Danzig 1987-	Hard rock	USA	1987	-	344
30	Van Halen 1972-2020	Hard rock Heavy metal	USA	1972	2020	336
31	Volbeat 2001-	Heavy metal Hard rock	Denmark	2001	-	334
32	Godsmack 1995-	Alternative metal Hard rock	USA	1995	-	329
33	Whitesnake 1978-	Hard rock	United Kingdom	1978	-	310
34	Mötley Crüe 1981-	Glam rock Glam metal	USA	1981	-	299
35	Joe Satriani 1984-	Hard rock Rock Instrumental	USA	1984	-	292
36	Antimatter 1998-	Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1998	-	285
37	Def Leppard 1977-	New wave of British heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1977	-	281
38	Skid Row 1987-	Hard rock Heavy metal	USA	1987	-	279
39	Stone Sour 1992-	Hard rock Alternative metal	USA	1992	-	263
40	Alter Bridge 2004-	Hard rock Rock	USA	2004	-	260
41	Clutch 1990-	Hard rock Stoner rock	USA	1990	-	258
42	Queens Of The Stone Age 1997-	Stoner metal Stoner rock	USA	1997	-	258
43	Twisted Sister 1972-	Hard rock Glam metal	USA	1972	-	236
44	Uriah Heep 1969-	Hard rock	United Kingdom	1969	-	227
45	Steve Vai 1982-	Progressive rock	USA	1982	-	221
46	Lordi 1992-	Hard rock Glam metal	Finland	1992	-	215
47	Battle Beast 2008-	Heavy metal Power metal Pop rock	Finland	2008	-	211
48	Lacrimas Profundere 1993-	Gothic metal Gothic doom metal Gothic rock	Germany	1993	-	206
49	Thin Lizzy 1969-	Hard rock Heavy metal	Ireland	1969	-	206
50	White Zombie 1985-1998	Noise rock Thrash metal Alternative metal Industrial metal	USA	1985	1998	203