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That's really great, and we're just halfway through the year! A message to all the people saying metal isn't good anymore.

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I just realise that this year's top 20 already look as strong as the 2023 one, with a top album around 8.5, and the 20th at 7.98.

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	Portrait The Host
	Inherits The Void Scars Of Yesteryears
	Wraith Fueled By Fear
	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will
	Julie Christmas Ridiculous And Full Of Blood
	Rezn Burden
	Apes Penitence
	Kvaen The Formless Fires
	Oubliette Eternity Whispers
	Crypt Sermon The Stygian Rose

	Abattoir's Concert Hunt Seventh Station (19.05-2024)
	Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! May 2024
	Abattoir's Concert Hunt The April Unpredictability (2024)
	The Road Goes Ever On My Metal Journey So Far (Part 2)
	Clandestine Cuts Vol. 14 Issue #5 Awesome New Demos and EPs
	Desertfest 2024
	Abattoir's Concert Hunt The March Madness (2024)
	Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! April 2024

Events Now online Today

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2024 14

30.07 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Festival 2024 6

12.10 - Austria
Vienna Metal Meeting 2024 4

20.07 - Germany
Klash Of The Ruhrpott Festival 2024 3

26.07 - Romania
ARTmania Festival 2024 3

05.07 - Poland
Metallica: M72 World Tour 2023/24 3

03.07 - Greece
Rockwave Festival 2024 3

Musicians' birthdays:

41 - Adrien Gustin
45 - Alexander Timonin
33 - Andy Hunziker
46 - Antonio Acuña
58 - Buddy Howard Lackey
43 - Christian Lundgren
53 - Christopher "Chris" Pellow
56 - Damiano Porciani
42 - Daniel Campos
49 - Daniel Loughry
37 - Daniel Luces
53 - Demian Heftel
40 - Donald "Don" Evans
59 - Garry King
44 - Hugo Leal
53 - Jan-Erik Persson
41 - Jared Lubawski
43 - Jean Saad
62 - Joe Amore
50 - Jonas Kimbrell
42 - Josep Tordera Soler
(1964-2002) - Kevin Lum
47 - Linus Nirbrant
30 - Ludvig Andersson
52 - Michał Jasiński
45 -
58 - Ralf Gyllenhammar
52 - Robert C. "Bobby" Ferry
61 - Roddy Bottum
63 - Rolf Kasparek
39 - Rosalía Sairem
51 - Sergey Galushko
31 - Teresa Wallace
56 - Tony Jelencovich
46 - Viktor Erdős

RIP:

2017 - Eddy Groß
1995 - Maho Šiljedić
2011 - Naima J. Katechis Rey

Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

1.	Alcest Les Chants De L'Aurore
2.	Ulcerate Cutting The Throat Of God
3.	Evergrey Theories Of Emptiness
4.	Kvaen The Formless Fires
5.	Crypt Sermon The Stygian Rose
6.	Seven Spires A Fortress Called Home
7.	Sear Bliss Heavenly Down
8.	Judas Priest Invincible Shield
9.	Cavalera Conspiracy Schizophrenia (Re-Recorded)
10.	Hail Spirit Noir Fossil Gardens

1.	Megadeth Rust In Peace
2.	Death Symbolic
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.	Ulcerate Cutting The Throat Of God
3.	Wormwood The Star
4.	Cavalera Conspiracy Schizophrenia (Re-Recorded)
5.	Sgàile Traverse The Bealach
6.	Hail Spirit Noir Fossil Gardens
7.	Alcest Les Chants De L'Aurore
8.	In Vain Solemn
9.	Sear Bliss Heavenly Down
10.	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will

	Band - Album	Year	Type	Style	Rating	Votes
3331	Colosso - Anthem To Chaos Demo Death	2012	Demo
3332	Absconditus - Promo 2012 Demo Black	2012	Demo
3333	ThermiT - Demo'N'Beer Demo Thrash	2012	Demo
3334	In Vain (ESP) - In Death We Trust Heavy, Power	2012	Studio		8.7 (3)	3
3335	Last Chance To Reason / Scale The Summit / Holy Grail - Label Showcase - Prosthetic Records VA Progressive metalcore	2012	VA	Progressive metalcore
3336	Aosoth - Our Crown Of Sins EP Black	2012	EP		7.5 (4)	4
3337	Iconocaust - Excidium De Gratia EP Death, Thrash	2012	EP
3338	Collapsed Minds - Faceless EP Melodic death	2012	EP	Melodic death
3339	The Donner Party - Takeonemillpartysore: 4 Way Split Split Crossover thrash	2012	Split	Crossover thrash
3340	Moria - Thinking Out Loud EP Groove thrash	2012	EP	Groove thrash
3341	Laceration (UK) - Tortured Inauguration Compilation Brutal death	2012	Comp	Brutal death
3342	Kublai Khan TX - The Guilty Dog Single Metalcore, Hardcore	2012	Single
3343	Metallica - Live Metallica: Atlantic City, NJ, June 23, 2012 Live Heavy	2012	Live
3344	Metallica - Live Metallica: Atlantic City, NJ, June 22, 2012 (Soundcheck) Live Heavy	2012	Live
3345	Neperia - Promo 2012 Demo Symphonic death	2012	Demo	Symphonic death
3346	Alice Cooper - Original Album Series Boxset Hard rock, Glam rock	2012	Boxset	Glam rock
3347	Waklevören - Ny Dag, Nye Nederlag Demo Thrash	2012	Demo
3348	Hubris / Derkéta / Rottrevore - The Screams Of Death Shriek Vol. I VA Black	2012	VA
3349	Coredust - Decent Death Groove thrash	2012	Studio	Groove thrash
3350	Monolit - Demos 1988-1990 Comp Heavy	2012	Comp
3351	Earthen Grave - Earthen Grave Doom, Heavy	2012	Studio		8 (1)	1
3352	The UnhaliGäst - Outbursting Rock 'N' Hell EP Speed	2012	EP
3353	Potential Threat SF - Civilization Under Threat Promo Demo Thrash	2012	Demo
3354	Trilogy 666 - Empieza El Juego Heavy	2012	Studio
3355	Pandemmy - Dialectic EP Thrash, Death	2012	EP
3356	Serpent (SWE-VG) - Black Magick EP Stoner, Doom, Hard rock	2012	EP
3357	In.Si.Dia - Istinto E Rabbia / Guarda Dentro Te Boxset Thrash	2012	Boxset
3358	Sons Of Sounds - S.O.S. Progressive, Progressive rock	2012	Studio	Progressive rock
3359	Motörhead - The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 2 - Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else DVD Heavy	2012	DVD		9 (1)	1
3360	Motörhead - The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 2 - Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else Live Heavy	2012	Live		9 (1)	1