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29.09 - Gnaw Their Tongues - Announce & Detail Studio Album No. 10

29.09 - Blood Red Throne - Drop New Track

29.09 - Jarhead Fertilizer - To Embark On North American Tour

29.09 - Malokarpatan - Debut 'Maharal A Golem' Single

29.09 - Skiltron - Sixth Full Length Record Announced

29.09 - Décembre Noir - New Track Streaming Online

29.09 - Within Temptation - Premiere 'Ritual' Song

29.09 - Exodus - Writing New Album

29.09 - Gaerea - Drop New Music Video

29.09 - Vo Skorbyah - Former Member Died

29.09 - Bewitcher - 'Manifesting Darkness' Single Unleashed

29.09 - Superlynx - Shows In Norway Confirmed

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09:43 - M C Vice

Much wailing and gnashiing of teeth tomorrow

09:42 - M C Vice

And since Souths and Newcastle won the first 2 games today, if Penrith win, Brisbane will be 0 from 3, and QLD will be 0 from 4 over the weekend

08:39 - Ball Fondlers

Yep. Collingwood by less than a goal with a controversial umpire call at the end. Luckiest team all year

08:16 - M C Vice

Im I a traitor for wanting Portugal to beat the Wallabies? I see it as anything to undermine Aus union is good for Aus league.

05:40 - Liafev

@no one: Niice! Thanks for sharing. I have such an emotional connection to his music, curious to hear the new stuff :)

22:09 - no one

Looks like they're doing a deathgasm 2. I haven't even seen deathgasm 1

21:10 - no one

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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

09.10 - The Netherlands
The Ocean & This Will Destroy You: European Tour 2023 2

29.10 - The Netherlands
Amorphis: Halo European Tour 2023 2

18.10 - Czech Republic
Saturnus & In The Woods...: European Tour 2023 2

06.10 - The Netherlands
ProgPower Europe 2023 2

06.10 - Czech Republic
Ultima Ratio Fest 2023 2

Musicians' birthdays:

53 - Aesop Dekker
36 - Anthony Longordo
26 - Anđelina Mitić
(1990-2007) - Avery James Sabo
47 - Bahb Branca
37 - David Wilbraham
51 - Esa Holopainen
44 - Ethan Brosh
42 - Germán Vazquez
29 - Guilherme Henriques
39 - Jefferson Lopez
30 - Jesper K.
43 - Kevin Storm
25 - Kiryu Zhang
31 - Mathias van Echelpoel
45 - Matthias Zimmer
47 - Metehan Mert Çakir
47 - Mikkel Sandager
44 - Nadja Peulen
32 - Nicholas Bonavoglia
44 - Ola Aarrestad
42 - Oliver Hedegaard Holm
(1980-2012) - Ryan N. Proffer
(1967-2017) - Tim Schallenberg
44 - Timo Claas
35 - Vjacheslav Safonkin
57 - Wayne Fabra
39 - Ziad El Alam
47 - Þráinn Árni Baldvinsson

RIP:

2018 - Daniel Héctor Telis
2022 - Davide Ponzetto
2018 - Edward Allan Clarke
2005 - Glenn Rambo

Charts Top of 2023 Top 200

1.	Fires In The Distance Air Not Meant For Us
2.	Moonlight Sorcery Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle
3.	Sworn A Journey Told Through Fire
4.	Cattle Decapitation Terrasite
5.	Ne Obliviscaris Exul
6.	Primordial How It Ends
7.	Insomnium Anno 1696
8.	Hellripper Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
9.	Blackbraid Blackbraid II
10.	Thy Catafalque Alföld

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Moonsorrow 1995-	Viking folk metal	Finland	1995	-	1146
2	Equilibrium 2001-	Viking folk metal Gothenburg metal	Germany	2001	-	807
3	Falkenbach 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Viking folk metal	Germany	1989	-	393
4	Månegarm 1995-	Black metal Viking folk metal	Sweden	1995	-	238
5	Einherjer 1993-	Viking folk metal	Norway	1993	-	174
6	Skálmöld 2009-	Viking folk metal	Iceland	2009	-	114
7	Mistur 2005-	Black metal Viking folk metal	Norway	2005	-	89
8	Lumsk 2000-	Viking folk metal	Norway	2000	-	80
9	XIV Dark Centuries 1998-	Viking folk metal	Germany	1998	-	71
10	Heathen Foray 2005-	Viking folk metal Pagan folk metal	Austria	2005	-	65
11	Gwydion 1995-	Viking folk metal	Portugal	1995	-	44
12	Crom 1997-	Viking folk metal Power metal	Germany	1997	-	42
13	Nomans Land 1996-	Doom metal Viking folk metal Viking black metal	Russia	1996	-	40
14	Ásmegin 1998-	Viking folk metal	Norway	1998	-	39
15	Runic 2001-	Viking folk metal Extreme power metal	Spain	2001	-	34
16	Glittertind 2001-	Viking folk metal Punk rock	Norway	2001	-	27
17	Irminsul 2005-	Viking folk metal	Sweden	2005	-	26
18	Vanir 2009-	Viking folk metal Melodic death metal	Denmark	2009	-	21
19	Heidra 2006-	Viking folk metal	Denmark	2006	-	19
20	Folkodia 2007-	Viking folk metal	Lithuania	2007	-	17
21	Oakenshield 2004-	Viking folk metal	United Kingdom	2004	-	15
22	Kylfingar 2012-	Viking folk metal Black metal	Hungary	2012	-	11
23	Incursed 2007-	Pagan folk metal Viking folk metal	Spain	2007	-	10
24	Fall Of Eden 2003-	Melodic death metal Viking folk metal	USA	2003	-	9
25	Slartibartfass 2005-	Viking folk metal	Germany	2005	-	9
26	Windrider 2008-	Viking folk metal	United Kingdom	2008	-	9
27	Heorot 2002-	Viking folk metal	Finland	2002	-	8
28	Gjallarhorn 2003-	Viking folk metal	Italy	2003	-	7
29	Hildr Valkyrie 2003-	Viking folk metal	Greece	2003	-	7
30	Antiquus Scriptum 1998-	Black metal Viking folk metal	Portugal	1998	-	4
31	Conorach 2005-2018	Viking folk metal Power metal Folk metal	The Netherlands	2005	2018	4
32	Nifrost 2005-	Viking folk metal Folk black metal	Norway	2005	-	4
33	Odhinn 1995-	Viking folk metal	Sweden	1995	-	4
34	Pimeä Metsä 2006-	Viking folk metal	Spain	2006	-	4
35	Encorion 2007-	Viking folk metal	The Netherlands	2007	-	3
36	Hulkoff 2017-	Viking folk metal	Sweden	2017	-	3
37	Alphayn 2013-	Melodic death metal Viking folk metal	Austria	2013	-	1
38	Norden 1993-	Viking black metal Viking folk metal	Poland	1993	-	1
39	Achsar 2004-	Viking folk metal	Slovak Republic	2004	-	0
40	Forgotten Land 2006-2015	Viking folk metal Viking black metal	Italy	2006	2015	0
41	Nordverg 2011-	Viking folk metal	Russia	2011	-	0
42	Sovengar 2013-	Viking folk metal	Spain	2013	-	0

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Ensiferum 1995-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	1995	-	2075
2	Amorphis 1990-	Death metal Folk metal Progressive metal Melodic death metal Melodic death metal	Finland	1990	-	2037
3	Eluveitie 2002-	Celtic folk metal Gothenburg metal	Switzerland	2002	-	1509
4	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1405
5	Moonsorrow 1995-	Viking folk metal	Finland	1995	-	1146
6	Finntroll 1997-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	1997	-	1067
7	Korpiklaani 2003-	Folk metal	Finland	2003	-	929
8	Equilibrium 2001-	Viking folk metal Gothenburg metal	Germany	2001	-	807
9	Orphaned Land 1991-	Death metal Death doom metal Melodic death metal Oriental folk metal Progressive metal Symphonic metal	Israel	1991	-	768
10	Primordial 1987-	Black metal Celtic folk metal	Ireland	1987	-	750
11	Turisas 1997-	Folk metal	Finland	1997	-	713
12	Ulver 1992-	Folk metal Black metal Electronic Avantgarde	Norway	1992	-	697
13	Alestorm 2004-	Folk metal Power metal	United Kingdom	2004	-	689
14	Empyrium 1994-	Doom metal Folk metal Neofolk	Germany	1994	-	598
15	Týr 1998-	Folk metal	Faroe Islands	1998	-	594
16	Arkona 2002-	Pagan folk metal Progressive black metal	Russia	2002	-	524
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	-	387
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	-	319
22	Falconer 1999-2020	Folk metal Power metal	Sweden	1999	2020	301
23	Saor 2013-	Atmospheric black metal Folk metal	United Kingdom	2013	-	292
24	Negură Bunget 1995-2017	Black metal Folk metal	Romania	1995	2017	289
25	Vintersorg 1994-	Black metal Folk metal Progressive metal	Sweden	1994	-	284
26	Caladan Brood 2008-	Atmospheric black metal Folk metal	USA	2008	-	266
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	-	261
29	Månegarm 1995-	Black metal Viking folk metal	Sweden	1995	-	238
30	Heidevolk 2002-	Folk metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	236
31	Finsterforst 2004-	Pagan folk metal	Germany	2004	-	230
32	Chthonic 1995-	Folk metal Melodic black metal Extreme power metal	Taiwan	1995	-	220
33	Brymir 2006-	Extreme folk metal	Finland	2006	-	205
34	Orden Ogan 1996-	Medieval folk metal Power metal	Germany	1996	-	202
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	-	181
38	Einherjer 1993-	Viking folk metal	Norway	1993	-	174
39	Skyclad 1990-	Folk metal	United Kingdom	1990	-	163
40	In Extremo 1995-	Medieval folk metal	Germany	1995	-	157
41	Wuthering Heights 1989-	Progressive power metal Folk metal	Denmark	1989	-	156
42	Wolfchant 2003-	Pagan folk metal Pagan black metal	Germany	2003	-	152
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	-	137
46	Svartsot 2005-	Folk metal	Denmark	2005	-	120
47	Metsatöll 1999-	Heavy metal Folk metal	Estonia	1999	-	119
48	Skálmöld 2009-	Viking folk metal	Iceland	2009	-	114
49	Trollfest 2004-	Folk metal	Norway	2004	-	114
50	Aeternam 2007-	Melodic death metal Oriental folk metal Symphonic death metal	Canada	2007	-	111