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Do you guys remember when Nails blew everyone out with the "You Will Never One Of Us" video? These guys are trying to claiming that spotlight this year: [link]

23:40 - bardberic

But I agree, the Matthew's voice fucking shot. The cleans are terrible, unfortunately. His harsher vocals actually still sound decent enough though

23:39 - bardberic

I think the A7X release is great. Easily their best album

19:33 - ThomasBryant

lol love the voice crack at the end. [link]

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Musicians' birthdays:

31 - Alessio Erriu
54 - Bernd Basmer
35 - Boleslaw "Bolo" Oskroba
39 - David Hradílek
31 - David Rodriguez
59 - Dorothee Pesch
60 - Edward Pursino
50 - Fredrik Söderberg
29 - Geoffrey McWhorter
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42 - Karl Tunander
59 - Kerry Ray King
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48 - Michael Hvolgaard Andersen
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53 - Peter Tägtgren
46 - Piotr Bajus
51 - Rieti Jauhiainen
(1984-2012) - Robert Cranny
50 - Ronny Brandt Hovland
55 - Ronny Guyote
57 - Rudy Ratzinger
43 - Sebastian Bełz
(1966-2016) - Steve Childers
54 - Tommi Salmela
(1973-2012) - Tonmi Lillman

RIP:

2010 - Juan Sebatián Tamayo
2022 - Lohy Fabiano
2004 - Thomas Börje Forsberg

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.	Insomnium Anno 1696
5.	Kalmah Kalmah
6.	Enslaved Heimdal
7.	Cloak Black Flame Eternal
8.	Hellripper Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
9.	Enforced War Remains
10.	Overkill Scorched

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Eluveitie 2002-	Celtic folk metal Gothenburg metal	Switzerland	2002	-	1506
2	Primordial 1987-	Black metal Celtic folk metal	Ireland	1987	-	749
3	Cruachan 1992-	Celtic folk metal	Ireland	1992	-	144
4	Tuatha De Danann 1995-	Celtic folk metal	Brazil	1995	-	72
5	Waylander 1993-	Celtic folk metal	United Kingdom	1993	-	46
6	Heol Telwen 1999-	Celtic black metal Celtic folk metal	France	1999	-	22
7	Bran Barr 1995-	Celtic folk metal	France	1995	-	21
8	Celtachor 2007-	Black metal Celtic folk metal	Ireland	2007	-	15
9	The Wolves Of Avalon 2011-	Pagan black metal Celtic folk metal	United Kingdom	2011	-	7
10	Bellfast 1993-	Celtic folk metal	Japan	1993	-	3
11	Minotaurus 1994-	Celtic folk metal	Germany	1994	-	2
12	Hanternoz 2006-	Celtic folk metal Black metal	France	2006	-	1
13	Na Cruithne 2012-2019	Celtic folk metal	Ireland	2012	2019	1
14	Triddana 2011-	Celtic folk metal Power metal	Argentina	2011	-	1
15	Steignyr 2011-	Celtic folk metal Melodic death metal	Spain	2011	-	0

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Ensiferum 1995-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	1995	-	2072
2	Amorphis 1990-	Death metal Folk metal Progressive metal Melodic death metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1990	-	2028
3	Eluveitie 2002-	Celtic folk metal Gothenburg metal	Switzerland	2002	-	1506
4	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1398
5	Moonsorrow 1995-	Viking folk metal	Finland	1995	-	1144
6	Finntroll 1997-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	1997	-	1068
7	Korpiklaani 2003-	Folk metal	Finland	2003	-	932
8	Equilibrium 2001-	Viking folk metal Gothenburg metal	Germany	2001	-	809
9	Orphaned Land 1991-	Death metal Death doom metal Melodic death metal Oriental folk metal Progressive metal Symphonic metal	Israel	1991	-	766
10	Primordial 1987-	Black metal Celtic folk metal	Ireland	1987	-	749
11	Turisas 1997-	Folk metal	Finland	1997	-	711
12	Ulver 1992-	Folk metal Black metal Electronic Avantgarde	Norway	1992	-	695
13	Alestorm 2004-	Folk metal Power metal	United Kingdom	2004	-	679
14	Týr 1998-	Folk metal	Faroe Islands	1998	-	594
15	Empyrium 1994-	Doom metal Folk metal Neofolk	Germany	1994	-	592
16	Arkona 2002-	Pagan folk metal Progressive black metal	Russia	2002	-	523
17	Falkenbach 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Viking folk metal	Germany	1989	-	393
18	Melechesh 1993-	Melodic black metal Oriental folk metal	Israel, The Netherlands	1993	-	384
19	Myrath 2001-	Progressive metal Oriental folk metal	Tunisia, France	2001	-	362
20	Elvenking 1997-	Folk metal Power metal	Italy	1997	-	330
21	Suidakra 1994-	Melodic death metal Folk metal	Germany	1994	-	320
22	Falconer 1999-2020	Folk metal Power metal	Sweden	1999	2020	300
23	Saor 2013-	Atmospheric black metal Folk metal	United Kingdom	2013	-	291
24	Negură Bunget 1995-2017	Black metal Folk metal	Romania	1995	2017	286
25	Vintersorg 1994-	Black metal Folk metal Progressive metal	Sweden	1994	-	285
26	Caladan Brood 2008-	Atmospheric black metal Folk metal	USA	2008	-	264
27	Wilderun 2012-	Progressive metal Symphonic metal Folk metal	USA	2012	-	263
28	Kauan 2005-	Black metal Folk metal Doom metal Post-rock	Russia, Ukraine	2005	-	262
29	Månegarm 1995-	Black metal Viking folk metal	Sweden	1995	-	239
30	Heidevolk 2002-	Folk metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	235
31	Finsterforst 2004-	Pagan folk metal	Germany	2004	-	229
32	Chthonic 1995-	Folk metal Melodic black metal Extreme power metal	Taiwan	1995	-	221
33	Brymir 2006-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	2006	-	204
34	Orden Ogan 1996-	Medieval folk metal Power metal	Germany	1996	-	200
35	Dalriada 2006-	Folk metal	Hungary	2006	-	185
36	Kampfar 1994-	Black metal Folk metal	Norway	1994	-	182
37	Battlelore 1999-	Folk metal Power metal	Finland	1999	-	179
38	Einherjer 1993-	Viking folk metal	Norway	1993	-	176
39	Skyclad 1990-	Folk metal	United Kingdom	1990	-	163
40	In Extremo 1995-	Medieval folk metal	Germany	1995	-	156
41	Wuthering Heights 1989-	Progressive power metal Folk metal	Denmark	1989	-	155
42	Wolfchant 2003-	Pagan folk metal Pagan black metal	Germany	2003	-	153
43	Cruachan 1992-	Celtic folk metal	Ireland	1992	-	144
44	Forefather 1997-	Folk metal Black metal	United Kingdom	1997	-	137
45	Mägo De Oz 1989-	Heavy metal Folk metal	Spain	1989	-	136
46	Svartsot 2005-	Folk metal	Denmark	2005	-	120
47	Metsatöll 1999-	Heavy metal Folk metal	Estonia	1999	-	119
48	Trollfest 2004-	Folk metal	Norway	2004	-	114
49	Skálmöld 2009-	Viking folk metal	Iceland	2009	-	112
50	Aeternam 2007-	Melodic death metal Oriental folk metal Symphonic death metal	Canada	2007	-	110