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	Helmet Left
	Gama Bomb Bats
	Bjørkø Heartrot
	Varathron The Crimson Temple
	DGM Life
	Hellix Montage
	Exulansis Overtures Of Uprising
	Mountain Of Misery In Roundness
	Sâver From Ember And Rust

03.12 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 13 Issue #11 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

22.11 - Malevolence - 11.11.2023, London, UK

15.11 - Damnation Festival 2023

11.11 - Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! - October 2023

09.11 - Thrash 'Til Death: Destruction - 24.10.2023, London, UK

04.11 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 13 Issue #10 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

01.11 - Thy Article Is Murder: Thy Art Is Murder - 22.10.2023, London, UK

25.10 - Beyond The Redshift 2023

Events Now online Today

29.03 - Czech Republic
Judas Priest: European Tour 2024 5

18.04 - The Netherlands
Roadburn Festival 2024 3

24.07 - Slovenia
Tolminator 2024 3

10.12 - Greece
Paradise Lost: Icon 30th Anniversary Tour 2023 3

17.05 - Germany
Rock Hard Festival 2024 3

14.02 - Latvia
Cradle of Filth: Necromantic Fantasies European Tour 2024 2

24.01 - Portugal
Orphaned Land: The Motocultor European Festival Tour 2024 2

Musicians' birthdays:

34 - Alexander Kurakin
37 - Ben Mazzarol
38 - Blaise Borboën-Léonard
35 - Cecilia Petrini
35 - Cheis Vaelor Chaldaios
36 - Christian Allen
(1966-2003) - Dainis Virga
33 - Daniel Zapata
42 - David (VI)
(1964-2009) - David Taylor (I)
33 - Edoardo "Asmodeo" Natalini
45 - Gerwin Berger
49 - Gianluigi Girardi
44 - Hugo Fuenzalida
30 - Ivan Keller
63 - Jack Russell
55 - Jacob Nordangård
44 - Jairo Alexandre
44 - Jan Kapák
31 - Lars Hägele
20 - Logan Gladden
49 - Lutz Keferstein
38 - Matt Marinelli
32 - Nathan Patchett
44 - Nick "Shred" Richardson
61 - Nivek Ogre
62 - Ralph J. Herrera
38 - Raphael Dantas
38 - Ricardão Banger
(1959-2012) - Robbie France
36 - Robin Holmberg
36 - Roman Hilser
50 - Sheky
37 - Stefan Nordström
54 - Todd Kerns
49 - Tomasz Rejek
57 - Van Williams
40 - Vladimir Sokolov
(1964-2021) - Wes Weaver
29 - Woeslei Johann Andrey Suzin
36 - Yaroslav Lolenko

RIP:

2016 - Adam Sagan
2013 - Anders Persson
2017 - Preston Shrewsbury
2021 - Yasutaka Kajihara

Charts Top of 2023 Top 200

1.	Shylmagoghnar Convergence
2.	Fires In The Distance Air Not Meant For Us
3.	Ne Obliviscaris Exul
4.	Sworn A Journey Told Through Fire
5.	Cattle Decapitation Terrasite
6.	Moonlight Sorcery Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle
7.	Insomnium Anno 1696
8.	Hellripper Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
9.	Blackbraid Blackbraid II
10.	Thy Catafalque Alföld

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Iron Maiden 1975-	New wave of British heavy metal Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1975	-	5233
2	Opeth 1990-	Extreme progressive metal Progressive metal Progressive rock	Sweden	1990	-	4936
3	Metallica 1981-	Bay Area thrash metal Heavy metal	USA	1981	-	4467
4	Megadeth 1983-	Thrash metal Heavy metal Hard rock Heavy metal Thrash metal	USA	1983	-	3721
5	Slayer 1981-2019	Thrash metal	USA	1981	2019	3518
6	Amon Amarth 1988-	Melodic death metal	Sweden	1988	-	3489
7	Death 1983-2001	Death metal Progressive death metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	1983	2001	3470
8	Black Sabbath 1968-2017	Doom metal Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	2017	2906
9	Dream Theater 1985-	Progressive metal	USA	1985	-	2777
10	Judas Priest 1969-	Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1969	-	2705
11	Nightwish 1996-	Symphonic power metal Symphonic metal	Finland	1996	-	2542
12	Children Of Bodom 1993-2019	Extreme power metal	Finland	1993	2019	2471
13	Blind Guardian 1984-	Power metal Speed metal	Germany	1984	-	2393
14	Agalloch 1995-2016	Atmospheric black metal Neofolk	USA	1995	2016	2310
15	Dark Tranquillity 1989-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1989	-	2300
16	Pantera 1981-2003	Heavy metal Groove thrash metal Groove metal	USA	1981	2003	2256
17	In Flames 1990-	Gothenburg metal Alternative metal	Sweden	1990	-	2251
18	Katatonia 1991-	Blackened doom metal Death doom metal Alternative rock Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1991	-	2144
19	Behemoth 1991-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1991	-	2085
20	Ensiferum 1995-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	1995	-	2081
21	Kreator 1982-	Teutonic thrash metal	Germany	1982	-	2076
22	Arch Enemy 1996-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1996	-	2060
23	Insomnium 1997-	Melodic death metal	Finland	1997	-	2052
24	Amorphis 1990-	Death metal Folk metal Progressive metal Melodic death metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1990	-	2051
25	Dimmu Borgir 1993-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1993	-	1982
26	Tool 1988-	Progressive metal Alternative metal	USA	1988	-	1929
27	Wintersun 2004-	Extreme power metal	Finland	2004	-	1920
28	Testament 1983-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1983	-	1869
29	Helloween 1978-	Power metal Speed metal	Germany	1978	-	1829
30	Gojira 1996-	Progressive death metal Alternative metal	France	1996	-	1822
31	Immortal 1990-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1990	-	1739
32	Kamelot 1991-	Symphonic power metal	USA	1991	-	1715
33	Epica 2002-	Symphonic metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	1693
34	Lamb Of God 1999-	Groove thrash metal	USA	1999	-	1686
35	Anathema 1990-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1990	-	1623
36	Iced Earth 1985-	Heavy metal US power metal	USA	1985	-	1615
37	Mastodon 1999-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	USA	1999	-	1577
38	Rammstein 1994-	Industrial metal	Germany	1994	-	1571
39	Symphony X 1994-	Progressive metal Symphonic power metal	USA	1994	-	1540
40	Eluveitie 2002-	Celtic folk metal Gothenburg metal	Switzerland	2002	-	1512
41	Sepultura 1984-	Death metal Thrash metal Groove thrash metal Alternative metal	Brazil	1984	-	1508
42	Enslaved 1991-	Viking black metal Progressive black metal	Norway	1991	-	1475
43	Be'lakor 2004-	Melodic death metal	Australia	2004	-	1463
44	Paradise Lost 1988-	Death doom metal Gothic metal Doom metal Death doom metal	United Kingdom	1988	-	1462
45	Emperor 1991-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1991	-	1434
46	Cannibal Corpse 1988-	Death metal	USA	1988	-	1411
47	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1408
48	Nile 1993-	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	USA	1993	-	1360
49	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1352
50	Sonata Arctica 1996-	Power metal	Finland	1996	-	1348