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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
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	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

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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

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	Katatonia 1991-	Blackened doom metal Death doom metal Alternative rock Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1991	-	2132
2	Kamelot 1991-	Symphonic power metal	USA	1991	-	1711
3	Be'lakor 2004-	Melodic death metal	Australia	2004	-	1457
4	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1405
5	Nile 1993-	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	USA	1993	-	1356
6	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1342
7	Draconian 1994-	Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1994	-	1177
8	Bloodbath 1998-	Death metal	Sweden	1998	-	1028
9	Summoning 1993-	Atmospheric black metal	Austria	1993	-	984
10	Satyricon 1990-	Black metal	Norway	1990	-	936
11	Candlemass 1984-	Epic doom metal	Sweden	1984	-	790
12	Accept 1968-	Heavy metal	Germany	1968	-	767
13	Alestorm 2004-	Folk metal Power metal	United Kingdom	2004	-	687
14	Tristania 1996-2022	Symphonic gothic metal Gothic metal	Norway	1996	2022	673
15	Evergrey 1996-	Progressive metal Power metal	Sweden	1996	-	663
16	Tiamat 1988-	Death metal Atmospheric gothic metal	Sweden	1988	-	656
17	Destruction 1983-	Teutonic thrash metal	Germany	1983	-	589
18	Sirenia 2001-	Symphonic gothic metal	Norway	2001	-	558
19	W.A.S.P. 1982-	Heavy metal	USA	1982	-	558
20	Powerwolf 2003-	Power metal	Germany	2003	-	535
21	Arkona 2002-	Pagan folk metal Progressive black metal	Russia	2002	-	524
22	Shining 1996-	Depressive black metal Progressive black metal	Sweden	1996	-	498
23	Delain 2002-	Symphonic metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	483
24	Samael 1987-	Black metal Electro industrial metal	Switzerland	1987	-	477
25	DevilDriver 2002-	Groove thrash metal Nu metal Melodic death metal	USA	2002	-	475
26	Xandria 1994-	Gothic metal Symphonic metal	Germany	1994	-	451
27	Persefone 2001-	Melodic death metal Progressive metal	Andorra	2001	-	445
28	Before The Dawn 1999-	Melodic death metal Gothic metal	Finland	1999	-	417
29	Ahab 2004-	Funeral doom metal	Germany	2004	-	396
30	Warbringer 2004-	Thrash metal	USA	2004	-	375
31	Unleashed 1989-	Death metal	Sweden	1989	-	336
32	Evile 2004-	Thrash metal	United Kingdom	2004	-	331
33	Wolfheart 2013-	Melodic death metal	Finland	2013	-	324
34	Cavalera Conspiracy 2007-	Thrash metal	USA	2007	-	306
35	Vintersorg 1994-	Black metal Folk metal Progressive metal	Sweden	1994	-	284
36	The Agonist 2004-2023	Metalcore Melodic death metal	Canada	2004	2023	276
37	Alter Bridge 2004-	Hard rock Rock	USA	2004	-	260
38	Crematory 1991-	Gothic metal Death metal	Germany	1991	-	241
39	Månegarm 1995-	Black metal Viking folk metal	Sweden	1995	-	238
40	Heidevolk 2002-	Folk metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	236
41	Gloryhammer 2010-	Power metal	United Kingdom	2010	-	230
42	Brymir 2006-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	2006	-	204
43	Unleash The Archers 2007-	Heavy metal Power metal	Canada	2007	-	198
44	Van Canto 2006-	Power metal A Cappella	Germany	2006	-	190
45	Serenity 2001-	Symphonic power metal	Austria	2001	-	186
46	The Sins Of Thy Beloved 1996-	Symphonic gothic metal	Norway	1996	-	185
47	Legion Of The Damned 2005-	Death metal Thrash metal	The Netherlands	2005	-	184
48	Shylmagoghnar 2004-	Atmospheric black metal Progressive black metal Melodic death metal	The Netherlands	2004	-	184
49	Battlelore 1999-	Folk metal Power metal	Finland	1999	-	181
50	Einherjer 1993-	Viking folk metal	Norway	1993	-	174