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08:25 - Bad English

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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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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

Staff / Elite: 3

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Members: 27

Guests: 1196

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	Mastodon 1999-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	USA	1999	-	1571
2	Dvne 2013-	Progressive sludge metal Stoner metal	United Kingdom	2013	-	49
3	Pull Down The Sun 2014-	Progressive sludge metal	New Zealand	2014	-	19
4	Boss Keloid 2010-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	United Kingdom	2010	-	10
5	Ashbreather 2016-	Progressive death metal Progressive sludge metal	Canada	2016	-	9
6	Kevel 2012-	Progressive sludge metal Post-metal	Greece	2012	-	7
7	Die Like Gentlemen 2012-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2012	-	4
8	Krokodil 2011-	Progressive sludge metal	United Kingdom	2011	-	4
9	Bloodmoon 2010-	Progressive sludge metal Doom metal	USA	2010	-	3
10	Path Of Might 2014-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2014	-	3
11	Wells Valley 2011-	Post-metal Progressive sludge metal	Portugal	2011	-	3
12	Casamatta 2016-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	Russia	2016	-	2
13	Druids 2008-	Progressive stoner metal Progressive sludge metal	USA	2008	-	2
14	Existem 2010-	Progressive metalcore Progressive sludge metal	USA	2010	-	2
15	Forming The Void 2013-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	USA	2013	-	2
16	Orwell 2004-	Progressive sludge metal Post-metal	USA	2004	-	2
17	VAK 2013-	Progressive sludge metal	Sweden	2013	-	2
18	A Cold Dead Body	Progressive sludge metal Hardcore	Italy	-	-	1
19	Burnsred 2007-	Progressive sludge metal Doom metal Post-metal	USA	2007	-	1
20	Snakefeast 2012-	Jazz Fusion Progressive sludge metal	USA	2012	-	1
21	A Constant Knowledge Of Death 2012-	Progressive sludge metal Post-metal Post hardcore	USA	2012	-	0
22	Alkymist 2016-	Doom metal Progressive sludge metal	Denmark	2016	-	0
23	Colossus 2008-	Progressive sludge metal	Sweden	2008	-	0
24	Dead Empires 2009-	Progressive sludge metal Instrumental	USA	2009	-	0
25	Drude 2010-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2010	-	0
26	Exosphere 2017-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2017	-	0
27	Kessef 2011-	Progressive sludge metal	Israel	2011	-	0
28	Radiant Knife 2016-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2016	-	0
29	Sarvas 2012-	Progressive sludge metal	Finland	2012	-	0
30	Suns Of The Morning Star 2011-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2011	-	0
31	Tellusian 2010-	Progressive sludge metal	Sweden	2010	-	0
32	Utopia 2020-	Extreme progressive metal Technical death metal Progressive sludge metal Grindcore Experimental death metal	United Kingdom	2020	-	0
33	Vorvaň 2009-	Progressive sludge metal Experimental hardcore Crust punk Grindcore	Russia	2009	-	0
34	Zhora 2011-	Progressive sludge metal	Ireland	2011	-	0

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Mastodon 1999-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	USA	1999	-	1571
2	Isis 1997-2010	Atmospheric sludge metal Post-metal	USA	1997	2010	516
3	Cult Of Luna 1998-	Post-metal Sludge metal	Sweden	1998	-	464
4	The Ocean 2000-	Post-metal Atmospheric sludge metal Hardcore Progressive metal	Germany	2000	-	431
5	Neurosis 1985-	Post-hardcore Atmospheric sludge metal Post-metal	USA	1985	-	411
6	Baroness 2003-	Sludge metal Stoner rock Progressive rock	USA	2003	-	406
7	Down 1991-	Heavy metal Sludge metal Stoner metal	USA	1991	-	395
8	High On Fire 1998-	Stoner metal Sludge metal	USA	1998	-	339
9	Acid Bath 1990-1997	Doom metal Sludge metal	USA	1990	1997	214
10	Crowbar 1989-	Sludge metal	USA	1989	-	181
11	Kylesa 2001-	Sludge metal	USA	2001	-	181
12	Slugdge 2012-	Blackened death metal Sludge metal	United Kingdom	2012	-	165
13	Melvins 1984-	Sludge metal Doom metal	USA	1984	-	151
14	Intronaut 2004-	Post-metal Atmospheric sludge metal	USA	2004	-	136
15	Amenra 2003-	Doom metal Sludge metal Hardcore	Belgium	2003	-	124
16	Eyehategod 1988-	Doom metal Sludge metal	USA	1988	-	121
17	Obscure Sphinx 2008-	Post-metal Doom metal Sludge metal	Poland	2008	-	118
18	Rosetta 2003-	Post-metal Sludge metal	USA	2003	-	117
19	Process Of Guilt 2002-	Doom metal Atmospheric sludge metal	Portugal	2002	-	90
20	SubRosa 2005-2019	Sludge metal	USA	2005	2019	82
21	Year Of No Light 2001-	Atmospheric sludge metal	France	2001	-	81
22	Dragged Into Sunlight 2006-	Blackened sludge metal Death metal	United Kingdom	2006	-	75
23	Thou 2005-	Sludge metal Doom metal	USA	2005	-	58
24	Inter Arma 2006-	Blackened sludge metal	USA	2006	-	55
25	Glorior Belli 2002-	Black metal Sludge metal	France	2002	-	54
26	Lord Mantis 2008-	Blackened sludge metal	USA	2008	-	54
27	Black Tusk 2005-	Sludge metal Hardcore Punk	USA	2005	-	51
28	Downfall Of Gaia 2008-	Atmospheric sludge metal Post-metal Atmospheric black metal	Germany	2008	-	51
29	Tombs 2007-	Black metal Sludge metal	USA	2007	-	50
30	Dvne 2013-	Progressive sludge metal Stoner metal	United Kingdom	2013	-	49
31	Dirge 1994-2019	Industrial metal Sludge metal Doom metal Atmospheric sludge metal	France	1994	2019	47
32	Mouth Of The Architect 2003-	Atmospheric sludge metal Post-metal	USA	2003	-	46
33	Torche 2004-	Stoner metal Sludge metal	USA	2004	-	46
34	Regarde Les Hommes Tomber 2011-	Black metal Post-metal Sludge metal	France	2011	-	45
35	Weedeater 1998-	Sludge metal Stoner metal	USA	1998	-	44
36	Celeste 2005-	Black metal Sludge metal Hardcore	France	2005	-	41
37	Superjoint Ritual 1993-2004	Sludge metal	USA	1993	2004	40
38	Primitive Man 2012-	Blackened sludge metal Noise	USA	2012	-	37
39	Coffinworm 2007-2016	Blackened sludge metal Doom metal	USA	2007	2016	36
40	Bongripper 2005-	Drone doom metal Sludge metal Instrumental	USA	2005	-	35
41	Khanate 2000-	Extreme sludge metal Doom metal	USA	2000	-	34
42	Kongh 2004-	Sludge metal Doom metal	Sweden	2004	-	34
43	The Body 1999-	Sludge metal Industrial metal Avantgarde metal	USA	1999	-	32
44	Indian 2003-	Blackened sludge metal Doom metal	USA	2003	-	30
45	Disbelief 1990-	Death metal Sludge metal	Germany	1990	-	29
46	Bison B.C. 2006-	Sludge metal	Canada	2006	-	27
47	Cough 2005-	Doom metal Sludge metal Stoner metal	USA	2005	-	27
48	Dead To A Dying World 2010-	Blackened doom metal Sludge metal Crust Punk	USA	2010	-	27
49	Old Man Gloom 1999-	Post-metal Sludge metal	USA	1999	-	27
50	Mantar 2012-	Sludge metal	Germany	2012	-	25