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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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43 - Michiel Van Der Plicht
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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
9901	Anabiosis 2007-	Progressive metal Instrumental	USA	2007	-	0
9902	Anacrusis 1986-	Progressive thrash metal	USA	1986	-	76
9903	Anagnorisis 2003-	Death metal Black metal	USA	2003	-	11
9904	Anal Cunt 1988-2011	Grindcore Noisecore	USA	1988	2011	46
9905	Anal Exorcism 2014-	Death metal	USA	2014	-	0
9906	Anal Stabwound 2018-	Brutal death metal	USA	2018	-	0
9907	Anareta 2018-	Doom metal Screamo Chamber Avantgarde metal	USA	2018	-	0
9908	Ancalagon 2013-	Melodic black metal	USA	2013	-	0
9909	Ancestral Curse 2019-	Symphonic black metal Melodic death metal	USA	2019	-	0
9910	Ancient Altar 2013-	Sludge metal Doom metal	USA	2013	-	1
9911	Ancient Empire 2012-	Heavy metal	USA	2012	-	9
9912	Ancient Flame 2019-	Black metal	USA	2019	-	0
9913	Andacht 2008-	Atmospheric black metal	USA Finland	2008	-	0
9914	Andrew Lee's Heavy Metal Shrapnel 2020-	Neoclassical heavy metal Shred	USA	2020	-	0
9915	Angelcorpse 1995-	Blackened death metal	USA	1995	-	35
9916	Anger As Art 2004-	Thrash metal	USA	2004	-	2
9917	Angerhead 2011-	Thrash metal	USA	2011	-	0
9918	Angerot 2017-	Death metal	USA	2017	-	1
9919	Angkor Wat 1986-	Crossover thrash metal	USA	1986	-	0
9920	Anicon 2010-	Atmospheric black metal	USA	2010	-	2
9921	Animals As Leaders 2007-	Progressive metal Djent Instrumental	USA	2007	-	439
9922	Animårum 2021-	Progressive death metal	USA	2021	-	1
9923	Annihilus 2019-	Ambient black metal	USA	2019	-	1
9924	Anomalous 2001-	Technical death metal	USA	2001	-	11
9925	Anthea 2015-	Symphonic metal	USA	2015	-	3
9926	Anthrax 1981-	Thrash metal Heavy metal Thrash metal	USA	1981	-	1223
9927	Anthropic 2016-	Grindcore	USA	2016	-	0
9928	Anthropophagous 2019-	Death metal	USA	2019	-	1
9929	Antica Arcana 2009-	Experimental black metal	USA	2009	-	0
9930	Antichrist Siege Machine 2016-	Black metal Death metal	USA	2016	-	5
9931	Antiverse 2013-	Death metal Thrash metal	USA	2013	-	0
9932	Anup Sastry 2012-	Progressive metal Djent Instrumental	USA	2012	-	13
9933	Anvil Bitch 1983-2019	Thrash metal	USA	1983	2019	1
9934	Aoratos 2017-	Black metal	USA	2017	-	19
9935	Ape Cave 2014-	Sludge metal Stoner metal	USA	2014	-	0
9936	Apeiron Bound 2018-	Progressive metal	USA	2018	-	0
9937	Apocrophex 2013-	Technical death metal	USA	2013	-	0
9938	Apocrypha 1987-1991	US power metal Thrash metal	USA	1987	1991	7
9939	Apostle Of Solitude 2004-	Doom metal	USA	2004	-	5
9940	Apothecary 2012-	Death doom metal	USA	2012	-	1
9941	Apothesary 2009-	Thrash metal Melodic death metal	USA	2009	-	1
9942	Appalachian Winter 2008-	Symphonic black metal	USA	2008	-	21
9943	Apparition (USA) 2019-	Death metal	USA	2019	-	2
9944	Appice 2014-	Hard rock	USA	2014	-	4
9945	Ara 2012-2021	Technical death metal	USA	2012	2021	0
9946	Arachnid 1989-	Thrash metal	USA	1989	-	0
9947	Aragon 1984-	Thrash metal	USA	1984	-	0
9948	Arbor 2011-	Folk metal Doom metal Progressive metal	USA	2011	-	8
9949	Arcane (USA) 1986-1994	Technical thrash metal US power metal	USA	1986	1994	1
9950	Arch/Matheos 2010-	Progressive metal	USA	2010	-	31