Featured bands

	Piah Mater Under The Shadow Of A Foreign Sun
	John Haughm 46°59'15.9"N // 120°32'15.4"W: The Devil’s Coil
	Al-Namrood Al Aqrab
	Vuur & Zijde Boezem
	Sumac The Healer
	Ceremony Of Silence Hálios
	Colmaar Eternel
	Category 7 Category 7
	Blind Girls An Exit Exists
	Octoploid Beyond The Aeons

	Splitting Hairs / Hearing Splits (Jan-Jun 2024)
	Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! June 2024
	AC/DC 3.7.2024, Wembley Stadium, London, UK
	Clandestine Cuts Vol. 14 Issue #6 Awesome New Demos and EPs
	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)

Events Now online Today

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2024 15

30.07 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Festival 2024 6

12.10 - Austria
Vienna Metal Meeting 2024 4

07.08 - Spain
Leyendas Del Rock Festival 2024 3

15.11 - Spain
Dark Tranquillity: Endtime Signals European Tour 2024 3

27.09 - Spain
Be Prog! My Friend... Festival 2024 3

07.08 - The Netherlands
Opeth: European Summer Tour 2024 2

Members: 4

Guests: 551

Musicians' birthdays:

51 - Abraham "Abe" Cunningham
50 - Adam Mamok
36 - Alessandro Concu
41 - Alexandra Bruzzo
36 - Andri Jóhannsson
43 - Antti Hakkala
69 - Bobby Rondinelli
33 - Cameron McBride
44 - Cesare Bogazzi
56 - Claus Langeskov
43 - Conrad Rontani
34 - Daniel "Dan" Harris
37 - Diego Andres Tejeida Ledesma
44 - Doug Dennis
37 - Emil Nyström
60 - Geno Arce
29 -
45 - Jo-O Mantheravathee
32 - Jordan Bonnevialle
46 - Kristoffer Gildenlöw
(1971-2022) - Krzysztof Jankowski
56 - László Pálvölgyi
34 - Luka Matković
24 - Maksim Kobzev
70 - Mark Stanway
30 -
28 - Nikola Sima Simonović
(1979-2016) - Raphael "Ray" Greaves
53 - René Sehic
60 - Rex Robert Brown
48 - Rogério Pereira Nunes
30 -
47 - Sami Uusitalo
43 - Sarkueil
42 - Silvia Saccani
55 - Thomas Seltzer
49 - Tobias Sidegård
59 - Todd Moyer
55 - Toni Scherrer
48 - Victor Gómez Mas

RIP:

2008 - Alberto "Chicho" Villagra
2003 - David "Dave" Hval
2008 - Graeme Crallan
2000 - Jim Mooney
2023 - Jonathan Spagnuolo
2022 - Kaleb Luebchow
2018 - Mark Shelton

Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Vektor 2002-	Technical thrash metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	2002	-	584
2	Carpathian Forest 1990-	Black metal	Norway	1990	-	317
3	Quo Vadis 1992-2011	Technical death metal	Canada	1992	2011	284
4	Vital Remains 1989-	Death metal	USA	1989	-	263
5	Stream Of Passion 2005-	Symphonic progressive metal	The Netherlands	2005	-	185
6	Kalisia 1994-	Progressive death metal	France	1994	-	149
7	Dan Swanö 1998-1999	Extreme progressive metal	Sweden	1998	1999	140
8	Ouroboros 2001-	Technical death metal Thrash metal	Australia	2001	-	137
9	Conception 1989-	Thrash metal Progressive metal Power metal	Norway	1989	-	132
10	Mechina 2004-	Industrial symphonic metal	USA	2004	-	126
11	Nocturnus 1987-2002	Atmospheric death metal	USA	1987	2002	126
12	Shadow Of Intent 2014-	Symphonic deathcore	USA	2014	-	126
13	Neurotech 2007-	Industrial metal Symphonic metal	Slovenia	2007	-	122
14	Dreamtale 1998-	Power metal	Finland	1998	-	121
15	MyGrain 2004-	Gothenburg metal	Finland	2004	-	107
16	The Project Hate MCMXCIX 1998-	Industrial death metal	Sweden	1998	-	101
17	Grim Reaper 1979-1988	Heavy metal New wave of British heavy metal	United Kingdom	1979	1988	100
18	Penumbra 1996-	Symphonic gothic metal	France	1996	-	99
19	Blackbraid 2020-	Atmospheric black metal Melodic black metal	USA	2020	-	95
20	Thorns 1989-	Black metal Industrial black metal	Norway	1989	-	91
21	Ark 1990-2011	Heavy metal Progressive metal	Norway	1990	2011	90
22	Bloodshot Dawn 2003-	Melodic death metal	United Kingdom	2003	-	90
23	Cormorant 2007-	Melodic death metal Progressive metal	USA	2007	-	90
24	Lich King 2004-	Thrash metal	USA	2004	-	90
25	Angel Dust 1984-	Thrash metal Power metal	Germany	1984	-	88
26	Bucovina 2000-	Folk metal	Romania	2000	-	86
27	Ajattara 1996-	Black metal	Finland	1996	-	85
28	Duskmourn 2012-	Folk metal Melodic death metal	USA	2012	-	83
29	Words Of Farewell 2007-	Melodic death metal	Germany	2007	-	82
30	Dragged Into Sunlight 2006-	Blackened sludge metal Death metal	United Kingdom	2006	-	78
31	Keldian 2005-	Symphonic power metal Adult Oriented rock	Norway	2005	-	78
32	Sworn 2005-	Melodic black metal	Norway	2005	-	78
33	Desire 1992-	Doom metal	Portugal	1992	-	75
34	Brain Drill 2005-	Technical death metal Grindcore	USA	2005	-	73
35	Conquering Dystopia 2013-	Progressive metal	USA	2013	-	69
36	Euphoreon 2009-	Extreme power metal	New Zealand	2009	-	69
37	Nekrogoblikon 2006-	Extreme folk metal Extreme power metal Melodic death metal	USA	2006	-	69
38	Myrkgrav 2003-	Black metal Folk metal	Norway Finland	2003	-	68
39	Falloch 2010-	Folk metal Post-Rock	United Kingdom	2010	-	66
40	Hannes Grossmann 2013-	Progressive death metal Technical death metal	Germany	2013	-	65
41	Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy 1995-	Folk doom metal	Czech Republic	1995	-	65
42	Rishloo 2002-	Alternative metal Progressive metal	USA	2002	-	62
43	Infant Annihilator 2012-	Technical death metal Deathcore	United Kingdom	2012	-	59
44	Earthside 2014-	Progressive metal	USA	2014	-	58
45	Pan.thy.monium 1990-1996	Avantgarde metal Progressive death metal	Sweden	1990	1996	58
46	!T.O.O.H.! 1990-	Technical death metal Progressive grindcore	Czech Republic	1990	-	57
47	Intervals 2011-	Progressive metal	Canada	2011	-	57
48	The Man-Eating Tree 2009-	Suomi metal	Finland	2009	-	56
49	Cloudkicker 2005-	Progressive metal Instrumental	USA	2005	-	55
50	Girlschool 1975-	New wave of British heavy metal Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1975	-	55

Style

Vektor

2002-

Technical thrash metal
Progressive thrash metal

USA

2002

584

Carpathian Forest

1990-

Black metal

Norway

1990

317

Quo Vadis

1992-2011

Technical death metal

Canada

1992

2011

284

Vital Remains

1989-

Death metal

USA

1989

263

Stream Of Passion

2005-

Symphonic progressive metal

The Netherlands

2005

185

Kalisia

1994-

Progressive death metal

France

1994

149

Dan Swanö

1998-1999

Extreme progressive metal

Sweden

1998

1999

140

Ouroboros

2001-

Technical death metal
Thrash metal

Australia

2001

137

Conception

1989-

Thrash metal
Progressive metal
Power metal

Norway

1989

132

Mechina

2004-

Industrial symphonic metal

USA

2004

126

Nocturnus

1987-2002

Atmospheric death metal

USA

1987

2002

126

Shadow Of Intent

2014-

Symphonic deathcore

USA

2014

126

Neurotech

2007-

Industrial metal
Symphonic metal

Slovenia

2007

122

Dreamtale

1998-

Power metal

Finland

1998

121

MyGrain

2004-

Gothenburg metal

Finland

2004

107

The Project Hate MCMXCIX

1998-

Industrial death metal

Sweden

1998

101

Grim Reaper

1979-1988

Heavy metal
New wave of British heavy metal

United Kingdom

1979

1988

100

Penumbra

1996-

Symphonic gothic metal

France

1996

Blackbraid

2020-

Atmospheric black metal
Melodic black metal

USA

2020

Thorns

1989-

Black metal
Industrial black metal

Norway

1989

Ark

1990-2011

Heavy metal
Progressive metal

Norway

1990

2011

Bloodshot Dawn

2003-

Melodic death metal

United Kingdom

2003

Cormorant

2007-

Melodic death metal
Progressive metal

USA

2007

Lich King

2004-

Thrash metal

USA

2004

Angel Dust

1984-

Thrash metal
Power metal

Germany

1984

Bucovina

2000-

Folk metal

Romania

2000

Ajattara

1996-

Black metal

Finland

1996

Duskmourn

2012-

Folk metal
Melodic death metal

USA

2012

Words Of Farewell

2007-

Melodic death metal

Germany

2007

Dragged Into Sunlight

2006-

Blackened sludge metal
Death metal

United Kingdom

2006

Keldian

2005-

Symphonic power metal
Adult Oriented rock

Norway

2005

Sworn

2005-

Melodic black metal

Norway

2005

Desire

1992-

Doom metal

Portugal

1992

Brain Drill

2005-

Technical death metal
Grindcore

USA

2005

Conquering Dystopia

2013-

Progressive metal

USA

2013

Euphoreon

2009-

Extreme power metal

New Zealand

2009

Nekrogoblikon

2006-

Extreme folk metal
Extreme power metal
Melodic death metal

USA

2006

Myrkgrav

2003-

Black metal
Folk metal

Norway
Finland

2003

Falloch

2010-

Folk metal
Post-Rock

United Kingdom

2010

Hannes Grossmann

2013-

Progressive death metal
Technical death metal

Germany

2013

Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy

1995-

Folk doom metal

Czech Republic

1995

Rishloo

2002-

Alternative metal
Progressive metal

USA

2002

Infant Annihilator

2012-

Technical death metal
Deathcore

United Kingdom

2012

Earthside

2014-

Progressive metal

USA

2014

Pan.thy.monium

1990-1996

Avantgarde metal
Progressive death metal

Sweden

1990

1996

!T.O.O.H.!

1990-

Technical death metal
Progressive grindcore

Czech Republic

1990

Intervals

2011-

Progressive metal

Canada

2011

The Man-Eating Tree

2009-

Suomi metal

Finland

2009

Cloudkicker

2005-

Progressive metal
Instrumental

USA

2005

Girlschool

1975-

New wave of British heavy metal
Heavy metal

United Kingdom

1975

1.	Hail Spirit Noir Fossil Gardens
2.	200 Stab Wounds Manual Manic Procedures
3.	Ulcerate Cutting The Throat Of God
4.	Akhlys House Of The Black Geminus
5.	Sear Bliss Heavenly Down
6.	Wormed Omegon
7.	Orden Ogan The Order Of Fear
8.	Crystal Viper The Silver Key
9.	Cavalera Conspiracy Schizophrenia (Re-Recorded)
10.	My Dying Bride A Mortal Binding

1.	Megadeth Rust In Peace
2.	Judas Priest Painkiller
3.	Death Symbolic
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.	Sgàile Traverse The Bealach
5.	In Vain Solemn
6.	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will
7.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
8.	Cavalera Conspiracy Schizophrenia (Re-Recorded)
9.	Borknagar Fall
10.	Eternal Storm A Giant Bound To Fall