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28.06 - Finland
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31.07 - Romania
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17.05 - Germany
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24.05 - Serbia
Rammstein: European Stadium Tour 2024 2

05.06 - Poland
Mystic Festival 2024 2

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Staff / Elite: 4

Members: 12

Guests: 855

Musicians' birthdays:

41 - Ádám Gyulai
38 - Alberto Martínez
44 - Aleksej Obradovic
34 - Angélica Bastos
34 - Ashton George
64 - Brian Tatler
36 - Dan Beauregard
41 - Daniel Tompkins
39 - Daniel Valdes
66 - Derek William Dick
50 - Eduardo Boccomino
46 - Elyghen
49 - Fabrizio Giannese
45 - Fredrik Hedström
43 - Hans Gustav Albert Olsson
62 - Hans Peter Katzenburg
47 - Henrik Båth
43 - Ilia Badrov
55 - Ion Bogdan Ştefănescu
51 - James Thompson
35 - Jan Benkwitz
42 - Javier Jiménez
37 - Joel Lindholm
58 - Joey Richard Montelongo
33 - Jon Rossi
45 - Leandro Pimenta
49 - Lindy-Fay Hella
22 - Martino Boneschi
36 - Mihai
51 - Nicholas Barker
34 - Osman Ramadanović
42 - Patric "Guzten" Gustafsson
(1960-2002) - Paul Baloff
53 - Pietro "Duracell" Grassilli
52 - Sean Solley
43 - Sebastian Busacker
43 - Sergey "Rhino" Gordeev
34 - Sultan "Deimos"
51 - Tesk Pörksen
41 - Tommi Siniranta
34 - Tommy Rosenberg
35 - Vegard M. Berg
68 - Victor Rivarola
55 - Wojtek Lisicki
49 - Zé Bocchi

RIP:

2020 - Arturo Enrique Hernández Huizar
2020 - José Baltazar
2003 - Jozef Dubán
2018 - Micke Eriksson

Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

1.	Týr Battle Ballads
2.	My Dying Bride A Mortal Binding
3.	Ingested The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams
4.	Judas Priest Invincible Shield
5.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
6.	Hamferð Men Guðs Hond Er Sterk
7.	The Vision Bleak Weird Tales
8.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
9.	Benighted Ekbom
10.	Horndal Head Hammer Man

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

1.	Judas Priest Invincible Shield
2.	My Dying Bride A Mortal Binding
3.	In Vain Solemn
4.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
5.	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will
6.	Borknagar Fall
7.	Sgàile Traverse The Bealach
8.	Eternal Storm A Giant Bound To Fall
9.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
10.	Necrophobic In The Twilight Grey

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Mastodon 1999-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	USA	1999	-	1600
2	Dvne 2013-	Progressive sludge metal Stoner metal	United Kingdom	2013	-	63
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	-	8
7	Krokodil 2011-	Progressive sludge metal	United Kingdom	2011	-	4
8	Bloodmoon 2010-	Progressive sludge metal Doom metal	USA	2010	-	3
9	Die Like Gentlemen 2012-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2012	-	3
10	Wells Valley 2011-	Post-metal Progressive sludge metal	Portugal	2011	-	3
11	Casamatta 2016-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	Russia	2016	-	2
12	Druids 2008-	Progressive stoner metal Progressive sludge metal	USA	2008	-	2
13	Orwell 2004-	Progressive sludge metal Post-metal	USA	2004	-	2
14	Path Of Might 2014-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2014	-	2
15	VAK 2013-	Progressive sludge metal	Sweden	2013	-	2
16	A Cold Dead Body	Progressive sludge metal Hardcore	Italy	-	-	1
17	A Constant Knowledge Of Death 2012-	Progressive sludge metal Post-metal Post hardcore	USA	2012	-	1
18	Burnsred 2007-	Progressive sludge metal Doom metal Post-metal	USA	2007	-	1
19	Existem 2010-	Progressive metalcore Progressive sludge metal	USA	2010	-	1
20	Forming The Void 2013-	Progressive sludge metal Progressive stoner metal	USA	2013	-	1
21	Radiant Knife 2016-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2016	-	1
22	Snakefeast 2012-	Jazz Fusion Progressive sludge metal	USA	2012	-	1
23	Utopia 2020-	Extreme progressive metal Technical death metal Progressive sludge metal Grindcore Experimental death metal	United Kingdom	2020	-	1
24	Alkymist 2016-	Doom metal Progressive sludge metal	Denmark	2016	-	0
25	Bushwhacker 2010-	Progressive sludge metal	Canada	2010	-	0
26	Colossus 2008-	Progressive sludge metal	Sweden	2008	-	0
27	Dead Empires 2009-	Progressive sludge metal Instrumental	USA	2009	-	0
28	Drude 2010-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2010	-	0
29	Exosphere 2017-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2017	-	0
30	Kessef 2011-	Progressive sludge metal	Israel	2011	-	0
31	Sarvas 2012-	Progressive sludge metal	Finland	2012	-	0
32	Shadow Limb 2013-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2013	-	0
33	Suns Of The Morning Star 2011-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2011	-	0
34	Tellusian 2010-	Progressive sludge metal	Sweden	2010	-	0
35	Voidgazer 2016-	Progressive sludge metal	USA	2016	-	0
36	Vorvaň 2009-	Progressive sludge metal Experimental hardcore Crust punk Grindcore	Russia	2009	-	0
37	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	-	1600
2	Isis 1997-2010	Atmospheric sludge metal Post-metal	USA	1997	2010	522
3	Cult Of Luna 1998-	Post-metal Sludge metal	Sweden	1998	-	476
4	The Ocean 2000-	Post-metal Atmospheric sludge metal Hardcore Progressive metal	Germany	2000	-	441
5	Neurosis 1985-	Post-hardcore Atmospheric sludge metal Post-metal	USA	1985	-	419
6	Baroness 2003-	Sludge metal Stoner rock Progressive rock	USA	2003	-	412
7	Down 1991-	Heavy metal Sludge metal Stoner metal	USA	1991	-	402
8	High On Fire 1998-	Stoner metal Sludge metal	USA	1998	-	350
9	Acid Bath 1990-1997	Doom metal Sludge metal	USA	1990	1997	226
10	Crowbar 1989-	Sludge metal	USA	1989	-	188
11	Kylesa 2001-	Sludge metal	USA	2001	-	183
12	Slugdge 2012-	Blackened death metal Sludge metal	United Kingdom	2012	-	168
13	Melvins 1984-	Sludge metal Doom metal	USA	1984	-	155
14	Intronaut 2004-	Post-metal Atmospheric sludge metal	USA	2004	-	138
15	Amenra 2003-	Doom metal Sludge metal Hardcore	Belgium	2003	-	129
16	Eyehategod 1988-	Doom metal Sludge metal	USA	1988	-	126
17	Obscure Sphinx 2008-	Post-metal Doom metal Sludge metal	Poland	2008	-	120
18	Rosetta 2003-	Post-metal Sludge metal	USA	2003	-	120
19	Process Of Guilt 2002-	Doom metal Atmospheric sludge metal	Portugal	2002	-	92
20	SubRosa 2005-2019	Sludge metal	USA	2005	2019	82
21	Year Of No Light 2001-	Atmospheric sludge metal	France	2001	-	82
22	Dragged Into Sunlight 2006-	Blackened sludge metal Death metal	United Kingdom	2006	-	78
23	Dvne 2013-	Progressive sludge metal Stoner metal	United Kingdom	2013	-	63
24	Thou 2005-	Sludge metal Doom metal	USA	2005	-	59
25	Lord Mantis 2008-	Blackened sludge metal	USA	2008	-	58
26	Inter Arma 2006-	Blackened sludge metal	USA	2006	-	57
27	Glorior Belli 2002-	Black metal Sludge metal	France	2002	-	56
28	Downfall Of Gaia 2008-	Atmospheric sludge metal Post-metal Atmospheric black metal	Germany	2008	-	53
29	Black Tusk 2005-	Sludge metal Hardcore Punk	USA	2005	-	51
30	Tombs 2007-	Black metal Sludge metal	USA	2007	-	50
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	-	47
33	Regarde Les Hommes Tomber 2011-	Black metal Post-metal Sludge metal	France	2011	-	47
34	Torche 2004-	Stoner metal Sludge metal	USA	2004	-	46
35	Celeste 2005-	Black metal Sludge metal Hardcore	France	2005	-	44
36	Weedeater 1998-	Sludge metal Stoner metal	USA	1998	-	44
37	Superjoint Ritual 1993-2004	Sludge metal	USA	1993	2004	40
38	Primitive Man 2012-	Blackened sludge metal Noise	USA	2012	-	39
39	Bongripper 2005-	Drone doom metal Sludge metal Instrumental	USA	2005	-	36
40	Coffinworm 2007-2016	Blackened sludge metal Doom metal	USA	2007	2016	36
41	The Body 1999-	Sludge metal Industrial metal Avantgarde metal	USA	1999	-	36
42	Kongh 2004-	Sludge metal Doom metal	Sweden	2004	-	34
43	Khanate 2000-	Extreme sludge metal Doom metal	USA	2000	-	33
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	-	26