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ARIA nominations for hard rock/metal album Amity Affliction, Parkway Drive and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, who also have a rock album nomination

08:25 - Bad English

France send Namibia to the school bank [link]

07:04 - Lord Slothrop

I'm currently reading book 7 of the Wheel of Time series. I don't read fantasy much anymore, but I've been enjoying them. Obviously.

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Oh man that's awful news, my thoughts are with the band and his family

03:55 - M C Vice

Voyager's frontman's been diagnosed with cancer, Euro tour cancelled. [link]

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15.09 - Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! - August 2023

03.09 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 13 Issue #8 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

30.08 - ArcTanGent 2023

28.08 - Abattoir's Concert Hunt - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Live In Vienna); Måneskin (Live In Trieste)

23.08 - Bloodstock 2023

17.08 - Rockstadt Extreme Festival 2023

13.08 - Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! - July 2023

10.08 - ArtMania Festival 2023

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15.10 - The Netherlands
Ultima Ratio Fest 2023 5

13.10 - The Netherlands
Soulcrusher Festival 2023 3

25.09 - Czech Republic
The Ocean & This Will Destroy You: European Tour 2023 3

29.09 - Greece
God Is An Astronaut: The Beginning Of The End Euro Tour 2023 2

06.10 - The Netherlands
ProgPower Europe 2023 2

09.10 - The Netherlands
The Ocean & This Will Destroy You: European Tour 2023 2

06.10 - Czech Republic
Ultima Ratio Fest 2023 2

Staff / Elite: 2

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Members: 23

Guests: 1106

Musicians' birthdays:

28 - Adrian Lenhart
41 - Alex Gindu
34 - Aliya Latypova
43 - Ben Sotto
(1958-2009) - Clarence Jenkins
49 - Cristian Giurgiu
72 - David Coverdale
37 - Dean Sykes
53 - Fabien Cortiana
39 - Francesco Paoli
52 - Freeway Migliore
38 - Fursy Teyssier
(1952-1985) - Gary Holton
42 - Giorgio "Giorgioni" Cifuni
46 - Jeremiah Riley
(1950-2007) - Kirill Babitzin
29 - Luke D. Couto
38 - Mark Kwint
45 - Moti "Butchered" Daniel
31 - Nathan Harvey
66 - Nick Cave
53 - Ole-Petter Andreassen
30 - Portia Valis Volkova
(1956-1994) - Rhett Forrester
23 - Thijs Van Der Sluijs
40 - Tim Joyce
21 - Tuure Suomalainen

RIP:

2012 - Ernani Henrique
2022 - Gord Kirchin
2019 - Nate Winger

Charts Top of 2023 Top 200

1.	Fires In The Distance Air Not Meant For Us
2.	Sworn A Journey Told Through Fire
3.	Cattle Decapitation Terrasite
4.	Ne Obliviscaris Exul
5.	Insomnium Anno 1696
6.	Thy Catafalque Alföld
7.	Hellripper Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
8.	Blackbraid Blackbraid II
9.	Saturnus The Storm Within
10.	Dying Fetus Make Them Beg For Death

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Death 1983-2001	Death metal Progressive death metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	1983	2001	3442
2	Dream Theater 1985-	Progressive metal	USA	1985	-	2771
3	Dark Tranquillity 1989-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1989	-	2286
4	Dimmu Borgir 1993-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1993	-	1973
5	Dio 1982-2010	Heavy metal	USA	1982	2010	1260
6	Draconian 1994-	Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1994	-	1177
7	Dissection 1989-2006	Melodic black metal Melodic death metal	Sweden	1989	2006	1011
8	Darkthrone 1986-	Death metal Black metal Crust punk Heavy metal	Norway	1986	-	985
9	Devin Townsend 1996-	Industrial progressive metal Progressive metal	Canada	1996	-	959
10	Deep Purple 1968-	Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	-	903
11	Deicide 1987-	Death metal	USA	1987	-	741
12	Decapitated 1996-	Technical death metal Death metal Groove metal	Poland	1996	-	713
13	Disturbed 1996-	Nu metal Alternative metal	USA	1996	-	711
14	DragonForce 1999-	Power metal	United Kingdom	1999	-	711
15	Dying Fetus 1991-	Brutal death metal Deathgrind Technical death metal	USA	1991	-	629
16	Destruction 1983-	Teutonic thrash metal	Germany	1983	-	589
17	Death Angel 1982-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1982	-	587
18	Dark Funeral 1993-	Black metal	Sweden	1993	-	585
19	Diablo Swing Orchestra 2003-	Avantgarde metal Symphonic metal	Sweden	2003	-	509
20	Drudkh 2002-	Atmospheric black metal Pagan black metal	Ukraine	2002	-	493
21	Deftones 1988-	Alternative metal Nu metal	USA	1988	-	483
22	Delain 2002-	Symphonic metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	483
23	DevilDriver 2002-	Groove thrash metal Nu metal Melodic death metal	USA	2002	-	475
24	Deathspell Omega 1998-	Black metal Avantgarde metal	France	1998	-	432
25	Down 1991-	Heavy metal Sludge metal Stoner metal	USA	1991	-	395
26	Demons & Wizards 1999-	Heavy metal Power metal	USA	1999	-	392
27	Dethklok 2006-	Melodic death metal	USA	2006	-	379
28	Dismember 1988-	Death metal	Sweden	1988	-	360
29	Dark Moor 1994-	Symphonic power metal	Spain	1994	-	353
30	Danzig 1987-	Hard rock	USA	1987	-	336
31	Dark Fortress 1994-2023	Melodic black metal	Germany	1994	2023	328
32	Dream Evil 1999-	Heavy metal Power metal	Sweden	1999	-	284
33	Deafheaven 2010-	Atmospheric black metal Post-metal Shoegaze	USA	2010	-	279
34	Def Leppard 1977-	New wave of British heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1977	-	278
35	Daylight Dies 1996-	Melodic death metal Doom metal	USA	1996	-	264
36	Dragonland 1999-	Symphonic power metal	Sweden	1999	-	261
37	Dark Angel 1981-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1981	-	238
38	Doom:VS 2004-	Funeral doom metal	Sweden	2004	-	237
39	Deathstars 2000-	Industrial gothic metal	Sweden	2000	-	236
40	Disillusion 1994-	Extreme progressive metal Progressive metal	Germany	1994	-	206
41	Darkspace 1999-	Ambient black metal	Switzerland	1999	-	196
42	Disarmonia Mundi 2000-	Gothenburg metal	Italy	2000	-	190
43	Dalriada 2006-	Folk metal	Hungary	2006	-	185
44	Decrepit Birth 2001-	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	USA	2001	-	180
45	Diamond Head 1976-	Heavy metal New wave of British heavy metal	United Kingdom	1976	-	180
46	Deströyer 666 1994-	Blackened thrash metal	Australia, United Kingdom	1994	-	159
47	Doro 1987-	Hard rock Heavy metal	Germany, USA	1987	-	156
48	Dark Lunacy 1997-	Melodic death metal Symphonic metal	Italy	1997	-	153
49	D.R.I. 1982-	Hardcore Punk Crossover thrash metal	USA	1982	-	146
50	Darkest Hour 1995-	Melodic death metal Metalcore	USA	1995	-	142