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As far as being a fan of problematic artists, that‘s a very personal demarcation. I find death of the author easier applicable to art that stands on its own.

Reviews Articles

	Madre Embryo
	Suicide Silence Remember... You Must Die
	Enslaved Heimdal
	Downfall Of Gaia Silhouettes Of Disgust
	TDK Nemesta
	Eyes Congratulations
	Transgressive Extreme Transgression
	Gorod The Orb
	Vitriolic Sage 梦路
	Kamelot The Awakening

21.03 - MS Awards 2022 - Staff Picks!!

17.03 - E-an-na - Alveolar Release Party, Bucharest, Romania, 16.03.2023

12.03 - Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! - February 2023

05.03 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 13 Issue #2 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

15.02 - Leprous & Monuments - Aphelion European Tour, O2 Empire Shepherd's Bush, London, UK, 07.02.2023

11.02 - Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! - January 2023

08.02 - Katatonia - Helitehas, Tallinn, Estonia, 22.01.2023

04.02 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 13 Issue #1 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

Events Now online Today

09.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2023 8

21.04 - Serbia
Soilwork & Kataklysm: European Tour 2023 7

02.08 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2023 4

21.04 - Spain
Draconian & Swallow The Sun: European Tour 2023 4

20.04 - The Netherlands
Roadburn Festival 2023 3

06.04 - The Netherlands
Draconian & Swallow The Sun: European Tour 2023 3

29.03 - Czech Republic
Cult Of Luna & Russian Circles: European Tour 2023 3

Musicians' birthdays:

44 - Aaron North
35 - Alexandra Popova
46 - Bas Rensen
44 - Carl-Gustav Karlsson
29 - Carlos Sanglas
44 - Cédric "Cede" Dupont
44 - Charli Sangar
46 - Christian "Barnes" Barke
31 - Christopher Edward "Chris" Brown
33 - Cornelius Heck
49 - Cyril Mendre
42 - Damien Sisson
44 - Dimitri Keiski
53 - Egidio "Egi" Casati
38 - Gunnar Sigurður Valdímarsson
42 - Harri Pikka
52 - Jason Ventura
44 - Jenni Signorino
33 - Jimmy Bolduc
46 - John Otto
34 - Katy Montgomerie
64 - Leather Leone
37 - Lucas "Surtur Impurus"
52 - Luis Mariutti
47 - Nicke Grabowski
30 - Noah Young
49 - Patrick Bruss
34 - Pavel Mosin
57 - Perry Strickland
(1948-1993) - Randy Jo Hobbs
58 - Tony Kampner
68 - Vladimir "McLazar" Lazerson
(1968-1993) - Øystein Aarseth

RIP:

1979 - Clayborn Pinkins
2011 - Frank "Frankie" Sparcello Jr.
2019 - Jared R. Pullins
2018 - Vincent Lindsay

Charts Top of 2023 Top 200

1.	Insomnium Anno 1696
2.	Enslaved Heimdal
3.	Hellripper Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
4.	Riverside ID.Entity
5.	...And Oceans As In Gardens, So In Tombs

1.	Death Symbolic
2.	Megadeth Rust In Peace
3.	Judas Priest Painkiller
4.	Metallica Master Of Puppets
5.	Metallica Ride The Lightning
6.	Opeth Blackwater Park
7.	Black Sabbath Paranoid
8.	Iron Maiden Powerslave
9.	Death The Sound Of Perseverance
10.	Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Iron Maiden 1975-	New wave of British heavy metal Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1975	-	5154
2	Opeth 1990-	Extreme progressive metal Progressive metal Progressive rock	Sweden	1990	-	4881
3	Metallica 1981-	Bay Area thrash metal Heavy metal	USA	1981	-	4410
4	Megadeth 1983-	Thrash metal Heavy metal Hard rock	USA	1983	-	3680
5	Slayer 1981-2019	Thrash metal	USA	1981	2019	3472
6	Amon Amarth 1988-	Melodic death metal	Sweden	1988	-	3468
7	Death 1983-2001	Death metal Progressive death metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	1983	2001	3415
8	Black Sabbath 1968-2017	Doom metal Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	2017	2847
9	Dream Theater 1985-	Progressive metal	USA	1985	-	2743
10	Judas Priest 1969-	Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1969	-	2655
11	Nightwish 1996-	Symphonic power metal Symphonic metal	Finland	1996	-	2519
12	Children Of Bodom 1993-2019	Extreme power metal	Finland	1993	2019	2452
13	Blind Guardian 1984-	Power metal Speed metal	Germany	1984	-	2362
14	Agalloch 1995-2016	Atmospheric black metal Neofolk	USA	1995	2016	2277
15	Dark Tranquillity 1989-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1989	-	2273
16	Pantera 1981-2003	Heavy metal Groove thrash metal Groove metal	USA	1981	2003	2239
17	In Flames 1990-	Gothenburg metal Alternative metal	Sweden	1990	-	2221
18	Katatonia 1991-	Blackened doom metal Death doom metal Alternative rock Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1991	-	2121
19	Behemoth 1991-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1991	-	2068
20	Ensiferum 1995-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	1995	-	2064
21	Kreator 1982-	Teutonic thrash metal	Germany	1982	-	2063
22	Arch Enemy 1996-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1996	-	2040
23	Amorphis 1990-	Death metal Folk metal Progressive metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1990	-	2025
24	Insomnium 1997-	Melodic death metal	Finland	1997	-	2021
25	Dimmu Borgir 1993-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1993	-	1965
26	Wintersun 2004-	Extreme power metal	Finland	2004	-	1908
27	Tool 1988-	Progressive metal Alternative metal	USA	1988	-	1905
28	Testament 1983-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1983	-	1849
29	Helloween 1978-	Power metal Speed metal	Germany	1978	-	1805
30	Gojira 1996-	Progressive death metal Alternative metal	France	1996	-	1782
31	Immortal 1990-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1990	-	1707
32	Kamelot 1991-	Symphonic power metal	USA	1991	-	1697
33	Lamb Of God 1999-	Groove thrash metal	USA	1999	-	1680
34	Epica 2002-	Symphonic metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	1679
35	Anathema 1990-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1990	-	1614
36	Iced Earth 1985-	Heavy metal US power metal	USA	1985	-	1603
37	Mastodon 1999-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	USA	1999	-	1559
38	Rammstein 1994-	Industrial metal	Germany	1994	-	1549
39	Symphony X 1994-	Progressive metal Symphonic power metal	USA	1994	-	1533
40	Eluveitie 2002-	Celtic folk metal Gothenburg metal	Switzerland	2002	-	1505
41	Sepultura 1984-	Death metal Thrash metal Groove thrash metal Alternative metal	Brazil	1984	-	1484
42	Enslaved 1991-	Viking black metal Progressive black metal	Norway	1991	-	1453
43	Be'lakor 2004-	Melodic death metal	Australia	2004	-	1440
44	Paradise Lost 1988-	Death doom metal Gothic metal Doom metal	United Kingdom	1988	-	1430
45	Emperor 1991-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1991	-	1405
46	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1396
47	Cannibal Corpse 1988-	Death metal	USA	1988	-	1381
48	Nile 1993-	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	USA	1993	-	1346
49	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1333
50	Sonata Arctica 1996-	Power metal	Finland	1996	-	1330