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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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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

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	Rammstein 1994-	Industrial metal	Germany	1994	-	1562
2	Fear Factory 1989-	Death metal Industrial metal	USA	1989	-	711
3	Strapping Young Lad 1995-2007	Industrial metal Thrash metal	Canada	1995	2007	499
4	Samael 1987-	Black metal Electro industrial metal	Switzerland	1987	-	477
5	Theatre Of Tragedy 1993-2010	Gothic metal Gothic industrial metal	Norway	1993	2010	430
6	Nine Inch Nails 1988-	Industrial rock Industrial metal	USA	1988	-	429
7	Blut Aus Nord 1994-	Atmospheric black metal Industrial metal	France	1994	-	422
8	Marilyn Manson 1989-	Industrial rock Alternative metal Industrial metal Glam rock Industrial metal Alternative rock	USA	1989	-	381
9	Rob Zombie 1998-	Alternative metal Industrial metal	USA	1998	-	379
10	Pain 1996-	Gothic industrial metal	Sweden	1996	-	286
11	Ministry 1981-	Synth pop Industrial metal	USA	1981	-	250
12	White Zombie 1985-1998	Noise rock Thrash metal Alternative metal Industrial metal	USA	1985	1998	201
13	Anorexia Nervosa 1995-	Industrial metal Symphonic black metal	France	1995	-	189
14	Static-X 1994-	Industrial metal Nu metal Alternative metal	USA	1994	-	183
15	Godflesh 1988-	Industrial metal	United Kingdom	1988	-	168
16	Sybreed 2003-2013	Groove thrash metal Industrial metal	Switzerland	2003	2013	143
17	Prong 1986-	Crossover thrash metal Groove thrash metal Industrial metal	USA	1986	-	137
18	The Kovenant 1998-	Industrial metal	Norway	1998	-	133
19	Oomph! 1989-	EBM Industrial Industrial metal Industrial rock	Germany	1989	-	124
20	Killing Joke 1979-	Post-Punk Darkwave Industrial metal	United Kingdom	1979	-	123
21	Neurotech 2007-	Industrial metal Symphonic metal	Slovenia	2007	-	122
22	KMFDM 1984-	Industrial metal EBM	Germany, USA	1984	-	116
23	Mushroomhead 1993-	Alternative metal Industrial metal Nu metal	USA	1993	-	110
24	Turmion Kätilöt 2003-	Industrial metal	Finland	2003	-	98
25	Morgoth 1987-2020	Death metal Industrial metal Death metal	Germany	1987	2020	92
26	...And Oceans 1995-	Symphonic black metal Industrial metal Symphonic black metal	Finland	1995	-	89
27	Lindemann 2015-2020	Industrial metal	Germany	2015	2020	89
28	Mnemic 1998-	Industrial metal Nu metal	Denmark	1998	-	88
29	Eisbrecher 2002-	Industrial metal	Germany	2002	-	85
30	Atrocity 1985-	Death metal Gothic industrial metal Symphonic death metal	Germany	1985	-	64
31	Mortiis 1992-	Ambient Darkwave Gothic industrial metal	Norway	1992	-	55
32	Raunchy 1994-	Alternative metal Industrial metal Melodic death metal	Denmark	1994	-	52
33	Dirge 1994-2019	Industrial metal Sludge metal Doom metal Atmospheric sludge metal	France	1994	2019	47
34	Waltari 1986-	Progressive thrash metal Alternative metal Avantgarde metal Symphonic death metal Industrial metal	Finland	1986	-	45
35	Megaherz 1993-	Alternative metal Industrial metal	Germany	1993	-	44
36	Lord Of The Lost 2007-	Gothic metal Industrial metal	Germany	2007	-	41
37	Celldweller 2000-	Industrial metal Electronic rock	USA	2000	-	40
38	Spineshank 1996-	Industrial metal Nu metal	USA	1996	-	37
39	Emigrate 2005-	Industrial metal	Germany	2005	-	35
40	American Head Charge 1996-	Industrial metal Nu metal	USA	1996	-	34
41	Master Boot Record 2016-	Instrumental industrial metal	Italy	2016	-	32
42	Omega Lithium 2007-	Gothic industrial metal	Croatia	2007	-	32
43	The Body 1999-	Sludge metal Industrial metal Avantgarde metal	USA	1999	-	32
44	Illidiance 2004-	Symphonic black metal Industrial metal	Russia	2004	-	30
45	Ruoska 2002-	Industrial metal	Finland	2002	-	30
46	Scar The Martyr 2013-2016	Alternative metal Industrial metal	USA	2013	2016	30
47	Dawn Of Ashes 2001-	Aggrotech Melodic black metal Industrial metal Aggrotech	USA	2001	-	29
48	Khonsu 2012-	Black metal Industrial metal Progressive metal	Norway	2012	-	29
49	Fear Of Domination 2006-	Melodic death metal Industrial metal	Finland	2006	-	28
50	Raubtier 2008-	Industrial metal	Sweden	2008	-	27