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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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Oh man that's awful news, my thoughts are with the band and his family

03:55 - M C Vice

Voyager's frontman's been diagnosed with cancer, Euro tour cancelled. [link]

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	Cannibal Corpse Chaos Horrific
	Sylosis A Sign Of Things To Come
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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

Staff / Elite: 4

Members: 24

Guests: 1182

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	Septicflesh 1990-	Atmospheric death metal Symphonic death metal	Greece	1990	-	1327
2	Witherscape 2013-	Atmospheric death metal Extreme progressive metal	Sweden	2013	-	213
3	Nocturnus 1987-2002	Atmospheric death metal	USA	1987	2002	122
4	The Monolith Deathcult 2002-	Death metal Atmospheric death metal Brutal death metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	88
5	Mithras 1998-	Atmospheric death metal Brutal death metal	United Kingdom	1998	-	49
6	Kardashev 2012-	Atmospheric death metal Deathcore	USA	2012	-	46
7	Nocturnus AD 1999-	Atmospheric death metal Technical death metal	USA	1999	-	45
8	Horrified 1989-2004	Atmospheric death metal	Greece	1989	2004	19
9	Sweven 2020-	Atmospheric death metal Progressive metal	Sweden	2020	-	16
10	Et Moriemur 2008-	Death doom metal Atmospheric death metal	Czech Republic	2008	-	10
11	Jade 2018-	Atmospheric death metal Doom death metal Atmospheric black metal	Spain	2018	-	6
12	Manufacturer's Pride 2006-2013	Atmospheric death metal	Finland	2006	2013	6
13	Forgotten Sunrise 1992-	Atmospheric death metal Death doom metal Industrial metal	Estonia	1992	-	5
14	Ethereal Blue 2002-	Atmospheric death metal	Greece	2002	-	4
15	Sxuperion 1998-	Atmospheric death metal	USA	1998	-	4
16	Anguish Sublime 1998-	Atmospheric death metal Melodic death metal	Serbia	1998	-	3
17	Hedon Cries 2001-	Atmospheric death metal	Greece	2001	-	3
18	Sepulcros 2019-	Death doom metal Atmospheric death metal	Portugal	2019	-	3
19	Abhoth 2006-	Atmospheric death metal	Montenegro	2006	-	2
20	Unblessed Divine 2020-	Atmospheric death metal	Poland	2020	-	2
21	Aabsinthe 2001-	Atmospheric death metal	France	2001	-	1
22	Belligerence 2004-	Melodic death metal Melodic black metal Atmospheric death metal	Czech Republic	2004	-	1
23	In Reverence 2010-	Atmospheric death metal	Sweden	2010	-	1
24	Mighty D. 1991-	Atmospheric death metal	Germany	1991	-	1
25	Red Rot 2022-	Atmospheric death metal	Italy	2022	-	1
26	AEGOS 2021-	Atmospheric death metal	USA	2021	-	0
27	Inanes 2017-	Atmospheric death metal Atmospheric black metal	Poland	2017	-	0
28	Korrigan 2005-	Atmospheric death metal	Greece	2005	-	0
29	Morgue Son 2007-	Atmospheric death metal Gothic metal	Czech Republic	2007	-	0
30	Separation Anxiety 2009-2018	Atmospheric death metal	Israel	2009	2018	0
31	Tideless 2015-	Death doom metal Shoegaze Atmospheric death metal	USA	2015	-	0

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Amon Amarth 1988-	Melodic death metal	Sweden	1988	-	3481
2	Death 1983-2001	Death metal Progressive death metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	1983	2001	3442
3	Behemoth 1991-	Black metal Blackened death metal	Poland	1991	-	2077
4	Insomnium 1997-	Melodic death metal	Finland	1997	-	2043
5	Amorphis 1990-	Death metal Folk metal Progressive metal Melodic death metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1990	-	2037
6	Gojira 1996-	Progressive death metal Alternative metal	France	1996	-	1815
7	Immortal 1990-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1990	-	1731
8	Sepultura 1984-	Death metal Thrash metal Groove thrash metal Alternative metal	Brazil	1984	-	1498
9	Be'lakor 2004-	Melodic death metal	Australia	2004	-	1457
10	Cannibal Corpse 1988-	Death metal	USA	1988	-	1394
11	Nile 1993-	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	USA	1993	-	1356
12	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1342
13	Therion 1987-	Death metal Symphonic metal	Sweden	1987	-	1336
14	Septicflesh 1990-	Atmospheric death metal Symphonic death metal	Greece	1990	-	1327
15	Carcass 1985-	Grindcore Melodic death metal	United Kingdom	1985	-	1252
16	Swallow The Sun 2000-	Melodic death metal Melodic doom metal	Finland	2000	-	1188
17	Morbid Angel 1984-	Death metal	USA	1984	-	1176
18	Kalmah 1991-	Extreme power metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1991	-	1174
19	Hypocrisy 1990-	Death metal Melodic death metal Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1990	-	1063
20	At The Gates 1990-	Melodic death metal Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1990	-	1048
21	Bloodbath 1998-	Death metal	Sweden	1998	-	1028
22	Mayhem 1984-	Death metal Black metal	Norway	1984	-	1019
23	Dissection 1989-2006	Melodic black metal Melodic death metal	Sweden	1989	2006	1011
24	Darkthrone 1986-	Death metal Black metal Crust punk Heavy metal	Norway	1986	-	985
25	Vader 1983-	Death metal	Poland	1983	-	980
26	Obituary 1984-	Death metal	USA	1984	-	814
27	Orphaned Land 1991-	Death metal Death doom metal Melodic death metal Oriental folk metal Progressive metal Symphonic metal	Israel	1991	-	768
28	Omnium Gatherum 1996-	Melodic death metal	Finland	1996	-	753
29	Bolt Thrower 1986-2016	Grindcore Death metal	United Kingdom	1986	2016	744
30	Deicide 1987-	Death metal	USA	1987	-	741
31	Fleshgod Apocalypse 2007-	Symphonic death metal	Italy	2007	-	733
32	Decapitated 1996-	Technical death metal Death metal Groove metal	Poland	1996	-	713
33	Fear Factory 1989-	Death metal Industrial metal	USA	1989	-	711
34	Haggard 1989-	Experimental death metal Symphonic metal	Germany	1989	-	706
35	Necrophagist 1992-	Technical death metal	Germany	1992	-	683
36	Obscura 2002-	Progressive death metal Technical death metal	Germany	2002	-	681
37	In Mourning 2000-	Gothic metal Melodic death metal Progressive metal	Sweden	2000	-	679
38	Saturnus 1991-	Death metal Gothic doom metal	Denmark	1991	-	672
39	Cynic 1987-	Progressive death metal Progressive metal	USA	1987	-	663
40	Tiamat 1988-	Death metal Atmospheric gothic metal	Sweden	1988	-	656
41	Scar Symmetry 2004-	Melodic death metal Progressive power metal	Sweden	2004	-	650
42	Dying Fetus 1991-	Brutal death metal Deathgrind Technical death metal	USA	1991	-	629
43	Eternal Tears Of Sorrow 1991-	Melodic death metal Extreme power metal	Finland	1991	-	625
44	Edge Of Sanity 1989-2003	Death metal Progressive death metal	Sweden	1989	2003	623
45	Suffocation 1990-	Brutal death metal	USA	1990	-	621
46	Sentenced 1988-2005	Death metal Melodic death metal Suomi metal Depressive heavy metal	Finland	1988	2005	587
47	Kataklysm 1991-	Death metal	Canada	1991	-	586
48	Immolation 1986-	Death metal	USA	1986	-	569
49	Mors Principium Est 1999-	Gothenburg metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1999	-	558
50	Entombed 1987-	Death metal Death 'N' Roll	Sweden	1987	-	519