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28.06 - Finland
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31.07 - Romania
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20.07 - Germany
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17.05 - Germany
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12.10 - Austria
Vienna Metal Meeting 2024 3

05.06 - Poland
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Guests: 770

Musicians' birthdays:

50 - Adriano Alameda Molina
38 - Alessandro D'Antone
46 - Alessandro Martina
32 - Alessandro Sansone
37 - Amon Djurhuus Ellingsgaard
45 - Clayton James Ruby
49 - Col Jones
30 - Davide Mazzucco
(1961-2018) - Didier Izard
49 - Flemming Clausen Lund
(1977-2022) - Gabe Serbian
47 - Håkan Sjödin
39 - Jarkko Hyvönen
32 - Jason van den Bergh
(1980-2010) - Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr.
(1972-2010) - Joe Ptacek
45 - Jonathan Alejandro Perez
40 - Juliana Petronillio Hernandes
43 - Mario Franco Macias
42 - Mathieu Reverseau
56 - Michael John "Mike" Henry
54 - Norifumi Shima
45 - Olivier Bogaert
43 - Patrick "Pit" Gast
40 - Peter Smrdel
53 - Piotr Wącisz
(1985-2020) - Riley Gale
40 - Rubina Amaranth
46 - Seif El-Din Moussa
44 - Sergei Vlassov
32 - Susanne Dahle Johansen
38 - Zoltan Simon

RIP:

1986 - Chris "Bones" Jones
1978 - Josef Hartl
2004 - Pasi Takkula
2022 - Richard J. Parnell
2014 - Steven Frydman
1999 - Tom Sedotschenko

Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

1.	My Dying Bride A Mortal Binding
2.	Týr Battle Ballads
3.	Ingested The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams
4.	Accept Humanoid
5.	Darkthrone It Beckons Us All......
6.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
7.	The Vision Bleak Weird Tales
8.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
9.	Necrot Lifeless Birth
10.	Blaze Of Perdition Upharsin

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.	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will
5.	In Vain Solemn
6.	Sgàile Traverse The Bealach
7.	Borknagar Fall
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
51	Bufihimat 2008-	Technical death metal Grindcore	Russia	2008	-	1
52	Butterfly Temple 1995-	Pagan folk metal	Russia	1995	-	36
53	Casamatta 2016-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	Russia	2016	-	2
54	Catharsis 1996-	Doom metal Neoclassical power metal	Russia	1996	-	16
55	Conflict 2004-	Industrial death metal	Russia	2004	-	4
56	Crust 2014-	Sludge metal Blackened doom metal	Russia	2014	-	7
57	Cult Of Decay 2021-	Gothic doom metal	Russia	2021	-	0
58	Cyanide Grenade 2013-	Thrash metal	Russia	2013	-	0
59	Deathaction 2007-	Melodic death metal	Russia	2007	-	0
60	Defect Designer 2005-	Progressive death metal Grindcore	Russia Norway	2005	-	1
61	Dis Pater 1993-	Doom metal	Russia	1993	-	4
62	Disfinite 2013-	Death metal	Russia	2013	-	0
63	Dominia 1999-	Symphonic death metal Melodic death metal Gothic metal	Russia	1999	-	109
64	Eclipse Hunter 2004-	Progressive power metal	Russia	2004	-	3
65	Edoma 2017-	Black metal Death metal	Russia	2017	-	3
66	Eisflammen 2013-	Atmospheric black metal	Russia	2013	-	3
67	Elderwind 2009-	Atmospheric black metal	Russia	2009	-	69
68	Epidemia 1993-	Power metal	Russia	1993	-	22
69	Estate 2012-	Symphonic power metal	Russia	2012	-	0
70	Ethir Anduin 2006-	Atmospheric black metal Blackened doom metal	Russia	2006	-	3
71	Excruciation By Silence 2012-	Thrash metal	Russia	2012	-	0
72	Fferyllt 2003-	Folk metal	Russia	2003	-	34
73	Flash Of Aggression 2012-	Thrash metal	Russia	2012	-	0
74	Forces United 2013-	Power metal	Russia	2013	-	5
75	Forest Stream 1995-	Doom metal	Russia	1995	-	96
76	Fright Night 2005-	Gothic rock Gothic metal	Russia	2005	-	2
77	Frozen Ocean 2005-	Ambient black metal Dark Ambient	Russia	2005	-	1
78	Funeral Oppression 2013-	Atmospheric black metal Depressive black metal	Russia	2013	-	1
79	Funeral Tears 2007-	Funeral doom metal	Russia	2007	-	17
80	Gherzen 2016-	Atmospheric black metal Pagan black metal	Russia	2016	-	6
81	Ghosthill 2006-	Power metal	Russia	2006	-	3
82	Gloosh 2019-	Black metal	Russia	2019	-	4
83	Gothic Sky 1997-	Death doom metal Black metal Gothic metal	Russia	1997	-	2
84	Grace Disgraced 2004-	Technical death metal	Russia	2004	-	0
85	Grima 2014-	Atmospheric black metal	Russia	2014	-	54
86	Halter 2009-	Death doom metal	Russia	2009	-	1
87	Hammerforce 2006-	Symphonic metal Power metal Progressive metal	Russia	2006	-	27
88	Helengard 2004-	Blackened folk metal	Russia	2004	-	27
89	Hell's Thrash Horsemen 2007-	Thrash metal	Russia	2007	-	2
90	Horror God 2006-	Black metal Death metal	Russia	2006	-	0
91	Hounds Of Bayanay 2014-	Folk metal	Russia	2014	-	0
92	Hyperomm 2016-	Melodic death metal	Russia	2016	-	0
93	Icon In Me 2007-	Groove metal Metalcore	Russia	2007	-	1
94	Illidiance 2004-	Symphonic black metal Industrial metal	Russia	2004	-	30
95	Imperial Age 2012-	Symphonic metal	Russia United Kingdom	2012	-	32
96	Infiltrated Mankind 2021-	Brutal death metal	Russia	2021	-	0
97	Infiltration 2017-	Death metal	Russia	2017	-	3
98	Inner Missing 2008-	Death doom metal Gothic metal	Russia Israel	2008	-	1
99	Kalevala 2007-	Folk metal	Russia	2007	-	35
100	Katalepsy 2003-	Brutal death metal	Russia	2003	-	50