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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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	Tideless Eye Of Water
	Taine Chaos & Contemplation
	Torpor Abscission
	Primal Tyrant Saharan Gods
	TesseracT War Of Being
	Slomatics Strontium Fields
	Baroness Stone
	Cannibal Corpse Chaos Horrific
	Sylosis A Sign Of Things To Come
	Shining Shining

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

Events Now online Today

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: 3

Abattoir

Starvynth

Yaniv

Members: 31

Guests: 1033

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	Slayer 1981-2019	Thrash metal	USA	1981	2019	3492
2	Symphony X 1994-	Progressive metal Symphonic power metal	USA	1994	-	1539
3	Sepultura 1984-	Death metal Thrash metal Groove thrash metal Alternative metal	Brazil	1984	-	1498
4	Sonata Arctica 1996-	Power metal	Finland	1996	-	1336
5	Septicflesh 1990-	Atmospheric death metal Symphonic death metal	Greece	1990	-	1327
6	Stratovarius 1982-	Heavy metal Power metal	Finland	1982	-	1212
7	System Of A Down 1995-	Alternative metal	USA	1995	-	1206
8	Slipknot 1995-	Alternative metal Nu metal	USA	1995	-	1194
9	Swallow The Sun 2000-	Melodic death metal Melodic doom metal	Finland	2000	-	1188
10	Sodom 1980-	Teutonic thrash metal	Germany	1980	-	1001
11	Sabaton 1999-	Power metal	Sweden	1999	-	997
12	Summoning 1993-	Atmospheric black metal	Austria	1993	-	984
13	Satyricon 1990-	Black metal	Norway	1990	-	936
14	Soilwork 1995-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1995	-	849
15	Saturnus 1991-	Death metal Gothic doom metal	Denmark	1991	-	672
16	Scorpions 1965-	Progressive rock Hard rock Heavy metal	Germany	1965	-	657
17	Scar Symmetry 2004-	Melodic death metal Progressive power metal	Sweden	2004	-	650
18	Savatage 1978-	Progressive heavy metal	USA	1978	-	623
19	Suffocation 1990-	Brutal death metal	USA	1990	-	621
20	Sentenced 1988-2005	Death metal Melodic death metal Suomi metal Depressive heavy metal	Finland	1988	2005	587
21	Sirenia 2001-	Symphonic gothic metal	Norway	2001	-	558
22	Soen 2004-	Progressive metal Alternative metal	Sweden	2004	-	529
23	Saxon 1976-	New wave of British heavy metal Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1976	-	519
24	Soulfly 1997-	Groove thrash metal Nu metal	USA	1997	-	517
25	Strapping Young Lad 1995-2007	Industrial metal Thrash metal	Canada	1995	2007	499
26	Shining 1996-	Depressive black metal Progressive black metal	Sweden	1996	-	498
27	Samael 1987-	Black metal Electro industrial metal	Switzerland	1987	-	477
28	Steven Wilson 2000-	Progressive rock	United Kingdom	2000	-	474
29	Sólstafir 1995-	Atmospheric black metal Post-rock	Iceland	1995	-	418
30	Skeletonwitch 2003-	Blackened thrash metal	USA	2003	-	404
31	Shape Of Despair 1995-	Funeral doom metal	Finland	1995	-	395
32	Sylosis 2000-	Melodic death metal Progressive thrash metal	United Kingdom	2000	-	358
33	Suidakra 1994-	Melodic death metal Folk metal	Germany	1994	-	319
34	Six Feet Under 1993-	Death metal	USA	1993	-	312
35	Saor 2013-	Atmospheric black metal Folk metal	United Kingdom	2013	-	292
36	Shade Empire 1999-	Symphonic black metal	Finland	1999	-	291
37	Sigh 1989-	Death metal Black metal Thrash metal Avantgarde metal	Japan	1989	-	287
38	Soundgarden 1984-	Grunge Stoner metal	USA	1984	-	284
39	Seventh Wonder 2000-	Progressive metal	Sweden	2000	-	282
40	Skid Row 1987-	Hard rock Heavy metal	USA	1987	-	277
41	Stone Sour 1992-	Hard rock Alternative metal	USA	1992	-	260
42	Suicidal Tendencies 1981-	Crossover thrash metal Hardcore Punk	USA	1981	-	259
43	Slumber 2002-2010	Melodic doom metal	Sweden	2002	2010	256
44	Sleep 1990-	Stoner metal Stoner doom metal	USA	1990	-	245
45	Steve Vai 1982-	Progressive rock	USA	1982	-	218
46	Shadows Fall 1996-	Melodic death metal Modern thrash metal	USA	1996	-	204
47	Star One 2002-	Progressive metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	200
48	Spawn Of Possession 1997-2017	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	Sweden	1997	2017	199
49	Sanctuary 1985-	US power metal	USA	1985	-	195
50	Suicide Silence 2002-	Deathcore	USA	2002	-	192