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As far as being a fan of problematic artists, that‘s a very personal demarcation. I find death of the author easier applicable to art that stands on its own.

Reviews Articles

	Madre Embryo
	Suicide Silence Remember... You Must Die
	Enslaved Heimdal
	Downfall Of Gaia Silhouettes Of Disgust
	TDK Nemesta
	Eyes Congratulations
	Transgressive Extreme Transgression
	Gorod The Orb
	Vitriolic Sage 梦路
	Kamelot The Awakening

21.03 - MS Awards 2022 - Staff Picks!!

17.03 - E-an-na - Alveolar Release Party, Bucharest, Romania, 16.03.2023

12.03 - Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! - February 2023

05.03 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 13 Issue #2 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

15.02 - Leprous & Monuments - Aphelion European Tour, O2 Empire Shepherd's Bush, London, UK, 07.02.2023

11.02 - Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! - January 2023

08.02 - Katatonia - Helitehas, Tallinn, Estonia, 22.01.2023

04.02 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 13 Issue #1 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

Events Now online Today

09.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2023 8

21.04 - Serbia
Soilwork & Kataklysm: European Tour 2023 7

02.08 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2023 4

21.04 - Spain
Draconian & Swallow The Sun: European Tour 2023 4

20.04 - The Netherlands
Roadburn Festival 2023 3

06.04 - The Netherlands
Draconian & Swallow The Sun: European Tour 2023 3

29.03 - Czech Republic
Cult Of Luna & Russian Circles: European Tour 2023 3

Staff / Elite: 3

Baz Anderson

Starvynth

Yaniv

Members: 26

Guests: 720

Musicians' birthdays:

44 - Aaron North
35 - Alexandra Popova
46 - Bas Rensen
44 - Carl-Gustav Karlsson
29 - Carlos Sanglas
44 - Cédric "Cede" Dupont
44 - Charli Sangar
46 - Christian "Barnes" Barke
31 - Christopher Edward "Chris" Brown
33 - Cornelius Heck
49 - Cyril Mendre
42 - Damien Sisson
44 - Dimitri Keiski
53 - Egidio "Egi" Casati
38 - Gunnar Sigurður Valdímarsson
42 - Harri Pikka
52 - Jason Ventura
44 - Jenni Signorino
33 - Jimmy Bolduc
46 - John Otto
34 - Katy Montgomerie
64 - Leather Leone
37 - Lucas "Surtur Impurus"
52 - Luis Mariutti
47 - Nicke Grabowski
30 - Noah Young
49 - Patrick Bruss
34 - Pavel Mosin
57 - Perry Strickland
(1948-1993) - Randy Jo Hobbs
58 - Tony Kampner
68 - Vladimir "McLazar" Lazerson
(1968-1993) - Øystein Aarseth

RIP:

1979 - Clayborn Pinkins
2011 - Frank "Frankie" Sparcello Jr.
2019 - Jared R. Pullins
2018 - Vincent Lindsay

Charts Top of 2023 Top 200

1.	Insomnium Anno 1696
2.	Enslaved Heimdal
3.	Hellripper Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
4.	Riverside ID.Entity
5.	...And Oceans As In Gardens, So In Tombs

1.	Death Symbolic
2.	Megadeth Rust In Peace
3.	Judas Priest Painkiller
4.	Metallica Master Of Puppets
5.	Metallica Ride The Lightning
6.	Opeth Blackwater Park
7.	Black Sabbath Paranoid
8.	Iron Maiden Powerslave
9.	Death The Sound Of Perseverance
10.	Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Anathema 1990-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1990	-	1614
2	Antimatter 1998-	Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1998	-	273
3	Anneke Van Giersbergen 2007-	Atmospheric rock	The Netherlands	2007	-	90
4	Storm Corrosion 2011-	Atmospheric rock Progressive rock	Sweden	2011	-	78
5	Klimt 1918 1999-	Shoegaze Atmospheric rock	Italy	1999	-	58
6	Gazpacho 1996-	Progressive rock Atmospheric rock	Norway	1996	-	35
7	The Wounded 1998-	Gothic metal Atmospheric rock	The Netherlands	1998	-	15
8	Palefeather 2012-	Atmospheric rock	Sweden	2012	-	7
9	Regardless Of Me 2007-	Atmospheric rock Progressive death metal Math metal	Italy	2007	-	7
10	Seigmen 1989-	Gothic metal Atmospheric rock	Norway	1989	-	7
11	Sleeping Pulse 2013-	Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	2013	-	7
12	Moonlight 1991-	Gothic metal Atmospheric rock Experimental rock	Poland	1991	-	2
13	Evelin 2001-	Avantgarde metal Atmospheric rock	Mexico	2001	-	0

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Opeth 1990-	Extreme progressive metal Progressive metal Progressive rock	Sweden	1990	-	4881
2	Megadeth 1983-	Thrash metal Heavy metal Hard rock	USA	1983	-	3680
3	Black Sabbath 1968-2017	Doom metal Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	2017	2847
4	Judas Priest 1969-	Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1969	-	2655
5	Katatonia 1991-	Blackened doom metal Death doom metal Alternative rock Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1991	-	2121
6	Anathema 1990-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1990	-	1614
7	Porcupine Tree 1987-	Progressive rock Progressive metal	United Kingdom	1987	-	1303
8	Led Zeppelin 1968-1980	Blues rock Progressive hard rock Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1968	1980	1261
9	AC/DC 1973-	Hard rock Blues rock	Australia	1973	-	1102
10	Ayreon 1995-	Progressive metal Progressive rock	The Netherlands	1995	-	1052
11	Rush 1968-2018	Progressive rock	Canada	1968	2018	956
12	Deep Purple 1968-	Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	-	891
13	Ghost 2008-	Hard rock Heavy metal	Sweden	2008	-	790
14	Pain Of Salvation 1984-	Progressive metal Progressive rock	Sweden	1984	-	713
15	Scorpions 1965-	Progressive rock Hard rock Heavy metal	Germany	1965	-	649
16	Rainbow 1975-	Hard rock Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1975	-	642
17	Guns N' Roses 1985-	Hard rock	USA	1985	-	575
18	The Gathering 1989-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric gothic metal Experimental rock	The Netherlands	1989	-	521
19	Steven Wilson 2000-	Progressive rock	United Kingdom	2000	-	474
20	Queensrÿche 1981-	Heavy metal Progressive heavy metal Progressive rock	USA	1981	-	464
21	Alice Cooper 1964-	Hard rock Glam rock New Wave Heavy metal	USA	1964	-	445
22	King Crimson 1969-	Progressive rock	United Kingdom	1969	-	432
23	Nine Inch Nails 1988-	Industrial rock Industrial metal	USA	1988	-	422
24	KISS 1972-	Hard rock Symphonic rock Glam metal Heavy metal	USA	1972	-	414
25	Baroness 2003-	Sludge metal Stoner rock Progressive rock	USA	2003	-	397
26	Bruce Dickinson 1989-	Hard rock Heavy metal	United Kingdom	1989	-	395
27	Marilyn Manson 1989-	Industrial rock Alternative metal Industrial metal Glam rock Alternative rock	USA	1989	-	375
28	Kyuss 1988-1995	Stoner metal Stoner rock	USA	1988	1995	352
29	Danzig 1987-	Hard rock	USA	1987	-	331
30	Godsmack 1995-	Alternative metal Hard rock	USA	1995	-	327
31	Volbeat 2001-	Heavy metal Hard rock	Denmark	2001	-	327
32	Van Halen 1972-2020	Hard rock Heavy metal	USA	1972	2020	326
33	Whitesnake 1978-	Hard rock	United Kingdom	1978	-	308
34	Mötley Crüe 1981-	Glam rock Glam metal	USA	1981	-	290
35	Joe Satriani 1984-	Hard rock Rock Instrumental	USA	1984	-	286
36	Skid Row 1987-	Hard rock Heavy metal	USA	1987	-	276
37	Def Leppard 1977-	New wave of British heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1977	-	275
38	Antimatter 1998-	Atmospheric rock	United Kingdom	1998	-	273
39	Stone Sour 1992-	Hard rock Alternative metal	USA	1992	-	259
40	Alter Bridge 2004-	Hard rock Rock	USA	2004	-	256
41	Clutch 1990-	Hard rock Stoner rock	USA	1990	-	254
42	Queens Of The Stone Age 1997-	Stoner metal Stoner rock	USA	1997	-	245
43	Twisted Sister 1972-	Hard rock Glam metal	USA	1972	-	228
44	Steve Vai 1982-	Progressive rock	USA	1982	-	216
45	Lordi 1992-	Hard rock Glam metal	Finland	1992	-	215
46	Uriah Heep 1969-	Hard rock	United Kingdom	1969	-	215
47	Thin Lizzy 1969-	Hard rock Heavy metal	Ireland	1969	-	201
48	White Zombie 1985-1998	Noise rock Thrash metal Alternative metal Industrial metal	USA	1985	1998	200
49	Battle Beast 2008-	Heavy metal Power metal Pop rock	Finland	2008	-	196
50	Lacrimas Profundere 1993-	Gothic metal Gothic doom metal Gothic rock	Germany	1993	-	196