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31.05 - Crypta - Releasing 'Shades Of Sorrow' Album In August

31.05 - King's X - Summer U.S. Shows Announced

31.05 - Körgull The Exterminator - Drop 'In The Darkest Of Times' Single

31.05 - Soen - Set To Release New Record In September

31.05 - Uada - Parted Ways With Guitarist James Sloan

31.05 - Elizium - Begin Recording New Music

31.05 - Primal Fear - Debut New Single Online

31.05 - Destruction - 40th Anniversary European Shows Confirmed

31.05 - Blut Aus Nord - Announce & Detail 'Disharmonium - Nahab' Record

31.05 - Blackscape - Reveal Lyric Video For 'Suffocated By The Sun' Track

31.05 - Dead End Finland - Working On Material For Next Music Output

31.05 - Firstborne - Another New Song Premieres

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20:53 - Vellichor

Avenged Sevenfold album leaked, it’s actually quite different from rest of their stuff

20:28 - Bad English

Puhaste

18:10 - Illusion's_Void

anybody has recent news about how are things going regarding advent sorrow's dispute?

17:20 - Metren

I'm afraid to say @BE Just in case there are some beer experts here who only drink the fine craft stuff XD

17:06 - Bad English

What beer,?

16:06 - Liafev

Will have a listen to those, thanks :)

15:47 - Metren

Alright, time to open a beer and listen to Clandestine Cuts from May. Should a nice way to spend this fine Wednesday eve.

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29.05 - Of Image and Images

24.05 - Incineration Festival 2023

21.05 - Roadburn 2023

17.05 - Desertfest London 2023

13.05 - Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! - April 2023

06.05 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 13 Issue #4 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

04.05 - Getting Into: Skyclad

03.05 - Warbringer - Live In London, 29.04.2023, London, UK

Events Now online Today

09.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2023 9

08.06 - Spain
Z! Live Rock Fest 2023 4

02.08 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2023 4

01.06 - Czech Republic
Ne Obliviscaris: Exul European Tour 2023 3

09.06 - Latvia
Zobens Un Lemess 2023 3

07.06 - Poland
Mystic Festival 2023 3

20.06 - Norway
Tons Of Rock 2023 3

Musicians' birthdays:

35 - "Lovely"
27 - Connor Carlson
51 - Dino Fiorenza
60 - Eirik Hanssen
21 - Fami
38 - Gema Hernández
40 - Hideaki Yumida
44 - Ignacio Ruíz Barba
36 - Ivan Dzyubinsky
40 - Jan Sinkiewicz
39 - Jarno Kolehmainen
53 - Jorge Arca Goya
50 - Lars Plegge
30 - Manri Vivó Vidal
(1972-2017) - Mário Linhares
46 - Markus Hammer
52 - Markus Jüllich
33 - Michał M. Łysejko
50 - Niklas "Viper" Stålvind
46 - Oscar
89 - Pat Boone
46 - Paul Cook
51 - Rob Elliott
53 - Robert James "Bob" Vigna
36 - Sergei Dmitrik
(1966-1995) - Shawn Williams
44 - Simos Lantides
38 - Steffen Kummerer

RIP:

2015 - Kirill Pokrovski
2014 - Victor Alexander Agnello

Charts Top of 2023 Top 200

1.	Fires In The Distance Air Not Meant For Us
2.	Cattle Decapitation Terrasite
3.	Ne Obliviscaris Exul
4.	Kalmah Kalmah
5.	Insomnium Anno 1696
6.	Cloak Black Flame Eternal
7.	Enslaved Heimdal
8.	Hellripper Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
9.	Enforced War Remains
10.	Overkill Scorched

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Iron Maiden 1975-	New wave of British heavy metal Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1975	-	5174
2	Opeth 1990-	Extreme progressive metal Progressive metal Progressive rock	Sweden	1990	-	4898
3	Metallica 1981-	Bay Area thrash metal Heavy metal	USA	1981	-	4424
4	Megadeth 1983-	Thrash metal Heavy metal Hard rock Heavy metal Thrash metal	USA	1983	-	3690
5	Slayer 1981-2019	Thrash metal	USA	1981	2019	3477
6	Amon Amarth 1988-	Melodic death metal	Sweden	1988	-	3475
7	Death 1983-2001	Death metal Progressive death metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	1983	2001	3428
8	Black Sabbath 1968-2017	Doom metal Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	2017	2869
9	Dream Theater 1985-	Progressive metal	USA	1985	-	2756
10	Judas Priest 1969-	Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1969	-	2669
11	Nightwish 1996-	Symphonic power metal Symphonic metal	Finland	1996	-	2527
12	Children Of Bodom 1993-2019	Extreme power metal	Finland	1993	2019	2457
13	Blind Guardian 1984-	Power metal Speed metal	Germany	1984	-	2367
14	Agalloch 1995-2016	Atmospheric black metal Neofolk	USA	1995	2016	2289
15	Dark Tranquillity 1989-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1989	-	2282
16	Pantera 1981-2003	Heavy metal Groove thrash metal Groove metal	USA	1981	2003	2240
17	In Flames 1990-	Gothenburg metal Alternative metal	Sweden	1990	-	2230
18	Katatonia 1991-	Blackened doom metal Death doom metal Alternative rock Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1991	-	2127
19	Behemoth 1991-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1991	-	2073
20	Ensiferum 1995-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	1995	-	2072
21	Kreator 1982-	Teutonic thrash metal	Germany	1982	-	2070
22	Arch Enemy 1996-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1996	-	2044
23	Insomnium 1997-	Melodic death metal	Finland	1997	-	2034
24	Amorphis 1990-	Death metal Folk metal Progressive metal Melodic death metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1990	-	2027
25	Dimmu Borgir 1993-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1993	-	1968
26	Wintersun 2004-	Extreme power metal	Finland	2004	-	1915
27	Tool 1988-	Progressive metal Alternative metal	USA	1988	-	1906
28	Testament 1983-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1983	-	1853
29	Helloween 1978-	Power metal Speed metal	Germany	1978	-	1808
30	Gojira 1996-	Progressive death metal Alternative metal	France	1996	-	1797
31	Immortal 1990-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1990	-	1719
32	Kamelot 1991-	Symphonic power metal	USA	1991	-	1703
33	Epica 2002-	Symphonic metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	1684
34	Lamb Of God 1999-	Groove thrash metal	USA	1999	-	1681
35	Anathema 1990-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1990	-	1620
36	Iced Earth 1985-	Heavy metal US power metal	USA	1985	-	1602
37	Mastodon 1999-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	USA	1999	-	1564
38	Rammstein 1994-	Industrial metal	Germany	1994	-	1556
39	Symphony X 1994-	Progressive metal Symphonic power metal	USA	1994	-	1535
40	Eluveitie 2002-	Celtic folk metal Gothenburg metal	Switzerland	2002	-	1506
41	Sepultura 1984-	Death metal Thrash metal Groove thrash metal Alternative metal	Brazil	1984	-	1490
42	Enslaved 1991-	Viking black metal Progressive black metal	Norway	1991	-	1461
43	Be'lakor 2004-	Melodic death metal	Australia	2004	-	1444
44	Paradise Lost 1988-	Death doom metal Gothic metal Doom metal Death doom metal	United Kingdom	1988	-	1433
45	Emperor 1991-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1991	-	1419
46	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1398
47	Cannibal Corpse 1988-	Death metal	USA	1988	-	1384
48	Nile 1993-	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	USA	1993	-	1348
49	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1337
50	Sonata Arctica 1996-	Power metal	Finland	1996	-	1331