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57 - Shauna Reynolds
(1951-2013) - Stanislav "Standa" Hranický
54 - Stéphane Thuriot
63 - Steve Vai
60 - Takamasa Ohuchi
(1989-2022) - Taras Lavriv
47 - Tariq Zulficar
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77 - Tony Levin
(1972-2016) - Vincent Mullins

RIP:

2001 - Brian Duke
1997 - Fred "Death" Duval
2006 - Halysson Rodrigo Dos Santos
2018 - Ralph Santolla
2002 - Robbinson "Robbin" Lantz Crosby

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	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Candlemass 1984-	Epic doom metal	Sweden	1984	-	791
2	Warning 1993-	Epic doom metal	United Kingdom	1993	-	128
3	Isole 1990-	Epic doom metal	Sweden	1990	-	117
4	Atlantean Kodex 2005-	Epic doom metal Heavy metal	Germany	2005	-	52
5	Solstice 1990-	Epic doom metal	United Kingdom	1990	-	48
6	Sorcerer 1988-	Epic doom metal	Sweden	1988	-	40
7	Below 2012-	Epic doom metal	Sweden	2012	-	21
8	Fvneral Fvkk 2015-	Epic doom metal	Germany	2015	-	15
9	Godthrymm 2017-	Epic doom metal	United Kingdom	2017	-	13
10	Scald 1993-	Epic doom metal	Russia	1993	-	12
11	Lord Vigo 2014-	Epic doom metal	Germany	2014	-	6
12	Fer De Lance 2019-	Heavy metal Epic doom metal	USA	2019	-	5
13	Doomshine 2000-	Epic doom metal	Germany	2000	-	4
14	Monasterium 2014-	Epic doom metal	Poland	2014	-	4
15	Evangelist 2008-	Epic doom metal	Poland	2008	-	3
16	Sons Of Crom 2014-	Epic doom metal Heavy metal	Sweden	2014	-	3
17	The Wizar'd 2004-	Epic doom metal	Australia	2004	-	3
18	Old Mother Hell 2015-	Epic doom metal	Germany	2015	-	2
19	Desolate Pathway 2013-	Epic doom metal	United Kingdom	2013	-	1
20	Endonomos 2021-	Epic doom metal	Austria	2021	-	1
21	Gothic Stone 1991-	Epic doom metal	Italy	1991	-	1
22	Nero Or The Fall Of Rome 2018-	Epic doom metal Melodic black metal	Italy	2018	-	1
23	Realmbuilder 2008-	Epic doom metal Heavy metal	USA	2008	-	1
24	Servants To The Tide 2018-	Epic doom metal	Germany	2018	-	1
25	The Living Fields 2002-	Epic doom metal	USA	2002	-	1
26	Watcher's Guard 2014-	Epic doom metal	United Kingdom	2014	-	1
27	Elusive God 2018-	Epic doom metal	Croatia	2018	-	0
28	Litany 2000-	Epic doom metal	Greece	2000	-	0
29	Mind Of Evil 2016-	Epic doom metal	USA	2016	-	0
30	Northern Crown 2013-	Epic doom metal	USA	2013	-	0

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Black Sabbath 1968-2017	Doom metal Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	2017	2872
2	Katatonia 1991-	Blackened doom metal Death doom metal Alternative rock Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1991	-	2127
3	Anathema 1990-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1990	-	1620
4	Paradise Lost 1988-	Death doom metal Gothic metal Doom metal Death doom metal	United Kingdom	1988	-	1433
5	My Dying Bride 1990-	Death doom metal Gothic doom metal Death doom metal	United Kingdom	1990	-	1279
6	Swallow The Sun 2000-	Melodic death metal Melodic doom metal	Finland	2000	-	1182
7	Draconian 1994-	Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1994	-	1165
8	Candlemass 1984-	Epic doom metal	Sweden	1984	-	791
9	Orphaned Land 1991-	Death metal Death doom metal Melodic death metal Oriental folk metal Progressive metal Symphonic metal	Israel	1991	-	766
10	Type O Negative 1989-2010	Gothic metal Doom metal	USA	1989	2010	689
11	Saturnus 1991-	Death metal Gothic doom metal	Denmark	1991	-	664
12	Empyrium 1994-	Doom metal Folk metal Neofolk	Germany	1994	-	592
13	The Gathering 1989-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric gothic metal Experimental rock	The Netherlands	1989	-	521
14	Electric Wizard 1993-	Doom metal Stoner metal	United Kingdom	1993	-	412
15	Ahab 2004-	Funeral doom metal	Germany	2004	-	393
16	Shape Of Despair 1995-	Funeral doom metal	Finland	1995	-	393
17	Novembers Doom 1989-	Death doom metal Melodic death metal	USA	1989	-	381
18	Woods Of Ypres 2002-2011	Melodic black metal Doom metal Gothic doom metal	Canada	2002	2011	367
19	Triptykon 2008-	Doom metal Gothic metal	Switzerland	2008	-	343
20	Novembre 1990-	Death doom metal Extreme progressive metal	Italy	1990	-	320
21	Lake Of Tears 1992-	Gothic metal Doom metal	Sweden	1992	-	307
22	Virgin Black 1995-	Gothic metal Doom metal	Australia	1995	-	292
23	Uaral 1996-	Doom metal Neofolk	Chile	1996	-	281
24	Daylight Dies 1996-	Melodic death metal Doom metal	USA	1996	-	262
25	Kauan 2005-	Black metal Folk metal Doom metal Post-rock	Russia, Ukraine	2005	-	262
26	October Tide 1995-	Death doom metal	Sweden	1995	-	261
27	Esoteric 1992-	Psychedelic doom metal Funeral doom metal	United Kingdom	1992	-	258
28	Slumber 2002-2010	Melodic doom metal	Sweden	2002	2010	253
29	Sleep 1990-	Stoner metal Stoner doom metal	USA	1990	-	245
30	Heaven And Hell 2006-2010	Heavy metal Doom metal	USA	2006	2010	239
31	Estatic Fear 1994-1999	Symphonic doom metal	Austria	1994	1999	237
32	Doom:VS 2004-	Funeral doom metal	Sweden	2004	-	236
33	Cathedral 1989-2013	Doom metal Stoner metal	United Kingdom	1989	2013	222
34	Enshine 2009-	Gothic doom metal		2009	-	220
35	The Foreshadowing 1999-	Doom metal Gothic metal	Italy	1999	-	220
36	Evoken 1992-	Death metal Funeral doom metal	USA	1992	-	216
37	Acid Bath 1990-1997	Doom metal Sludge metal	USA	1990	1997	213
38	Rapture 1998-	Melodic death metal Doom metal	Finland	1998	-	205
39	The Sword 2003-2022	Doom metal Stoner metal	USA	2003	2022	202
40	Lacrimas Profundere 1993-	Gothic metal Gothic doom metal Gothic rock	Germany	1993	-	199
41	The Ruins Of Beverast 2003-	Black metal Doom metal	Germany	2003	-	188
42	Trees Of Eternity 2008-2016	Gothic doom metal	Finland	2008	2016	188
43	Grand Magus 1996-	Doom metal Heavy metal	Sweden	1996	-	186
44	Pallbearer 2008-	Doom metal	USA	2008	-	185
45	Sunn O))) 1998-	Drone doom metal Dark Ambient	USA	1998	-	184
46	Mar De Grises 2000-2013	Doom metal	Chile	2000	2013	182
47	Forest Of Shadows 1997-	Death doom metal Atmospheric doom metal	Sweden	1997	-	181
48	Black Sun Aeon 2008-2013	Melodic death metal Doom metal	Finland	2008	2013	180
49	Pentagram 1971-	Doom metal	USA	1971	-	168
50	Saint Vitus 1979-	Doom metal	USA	1979	-	168