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now online is a snapshot of the last five minutes. But yes, right now that number is correct in that every single IP loading the site once counts as one "guest" for the next five minutes.

21:29 - corrupt

Most of that is Amazon's Claude bot coming from like a million different IPs

21:20 - F3ynman2000

huh I never really paid attention to the "now online" thing. There are really 800+ non-members looking at MS right now? crazy

21:16 - no one

I like it

21:16 - no one

I was notified that there was a new shout

Reviews Articles

	Verwoed The Mother
	Frail Body Artificial Bouquet
	The Vision Bleak Weird Tales
	Vulcano Epilogue
	Griefgod Deterioration
	Austere Beneath The Threshold
	High On Fire Cometh The Storm
	Ὁπλίτης Παραμαινομένη
	Castle Rat Into The Realm
	Týr Battle Ballads

	Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! March 2024
	Clandestine Cuts Vol. 14 Issue #3 Awesome New Demos and EPs
	Emperor Glasgow, Scotland, 22nd March 2024
	Wait A Minute! This Isn't Metal! February 2024
	Celestial Darkness Festival 2024
	MS Awards 2023 Staff Picks!!
	Clandestine Cuts Vol. 14 Issue #2 Awesome New Demos and EPs
	Shattering Xpectations Xentrix Live In Reading

Events Now online Today

07.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2024 11

28.06 - Finland
Tuska Festival 2024 6

31.07 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Festival 2024 4

20.07 - Germany
Klash Of The Ruhrpott Festival 2024 3

17.05 - Germany
Rock Hard Festival 2024 3

24.05 - Serbia
Rammstein: European Stadium Tour 2024 2

05.06 - Poland
Mystic Festival 2024 2

Staff / Elite: 2

corrupt

Abattoir

Members: 20

Guests: 859

Musicians' birthdays:

45 - Alexandre de Orio
58 - Alfred Koffler
40 - Arif Suhaimi
41 - Artyom Serdyuk
25 - Attila Dudás
36 - Brian Westbrook
61 - Claudio Alberto Castro
69 - Eddie Jobson
39 - Einar Solberg
54 - Fred Sablan
27 - Gabriel Puente
58 - Gary Nagy
46 - Gerit Lamm
68 - Göran Edman
37 - Gregory Massera
55 - Javier Navarro
31 - Jay Plested
59 - Karl Mojaleski
53 - Kræn Meier
52 - Leo Stivala
40 - Luis Fernando "Nando" de Moura Cagnin
59 - Martin Helmantel
51 - Matt Fox
51 - Matthew Ian "Matt" Fox
37 - Micke Hasselqvist
39 - Milan Kovačević
46 - Moisés Lugo
27 - Pablo Marina Real
47 - Pan Vogiatzis
55 - Pascal Cliche
49 - Pia Kristina Stjärnvind
55 - Sammy Pierre Duet
46 - Sergio Daniel Gómez
47 - Stephen "Steve" Maher

RIP:

2020 - Brian "Bob" Fouts
2021 - Frederick John Hinch
2021 - Helge Engelke
2015 - Ian Mason Maggard
1999 - Osvaldo Civile

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.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
5.	The Vision Bleak Weird Tales
6.	Accept Humanoid
7.	Judas Priest Invincible Shield
8.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
9.	Hamferð Men Guðs Hond Er Sterk
10.	Belore Eastern Tales

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

	Band - Album	Year	Type	Style	Rating	Votes	Rev.	Lyrics
61	Anaal Nathrakh - Total Fucking Necro Compilation Black	2000	Comp		8.1 (16)	16
62	Anal Cunt - The Early Years 1988-1991 Comp Grindcore, Noisecore	2000	Comp	Noisecore
63	Anal Cunt - Split E.P. Split Grindcore, Noisecore	2000	Split	Noisecore	5 (1)	1
64	Anasarca - Moribund Death	2000	Studio		8 (2)	2
65	Ancestral - Travel In A Forgotten Time Demo Power	2000	Demo
66	Ancestral Legacy - Ancestral Legacy Demo Symphonic black	2000	Demo	Symphonic black
67	Ancient Ceremony - Synagoga Diabolica Melodic black	2000	Studio	Melodic black	7.3 (4)	4
68	Ancient Wisdom - ... And The Physical Shape Of Light Bled Atmospheric black	2000	Studio	Atmospheric black	8.2 (29)	29		6
69	Andralls - Massacre, Corruption, Destruction... Thrash	2000	Studio
70	Andras - Demo Demo Black	2000	Demo
71	Andras - Quest Of Deliverance Black	2000	Studio		7 (3)	3
72	Angel Dust - Enlighten The Darkness Power	2000	Studio		8.2 (92)	92		11
73	Angel Witch - 2000: Live At The LA2 Live Heavy	2000	Live		8 (1)	1
74	Annihilator / Overkill - Promotional Radio Sampler Split Thrash	2000	Split		8 (1)	1
75	Anonymus - Virtually Insane / Evil Blood Promo 2000 Demo Thrash	2000	Demo
76	Anorexia Nervosa - Drudenhaus Symphonic black	2000	Studio	Symphonic black	8.2 (117)	117	1	9
77	Anoxia - Far From This Time Demo Heavy, Thrash	2000	Demo
78	Antaeus - Cut Your Flesh And Worship Satan Black	2000	Studio		7.2 (21)	21
79	Anthem - Gypsy Ways (Win, Lose Or Draw) Single Heavy	2000	Single		7 (1)	1
80	Anthem - Heavy Metal Anthem Heavy	2000	Studio		7.4 (11)	11
81	Anthemon - Talvi EP Atmospheric doom	2000	EP	Atmospheric doom	8 (2)	2
82	Anvil - Anthology Of Anvil Comp Heavy	2000	Comp		7.6 (5)	5
83	Apocalyptica - Apocalyptica EP EP Symphonic heavy	2000	EP	Symphonic heavy
84	Apocalyptica - Path Single Symphonic heavy	2000	Single	Symphonic heavy	7.2 (6)	6
85	Apocalyptica - Cult Symphonic heavy	2000	Studio	Symphonic heavy	8.2 (285)	285	1
86	Arachnes - Metamorphosis EP Power	2000	EP		8 (1)	1
87	Arakain - Gambrinus Live! Live Thrash	2000	Live		8 (3)	3
88	Arch Enemy - Burning Japan Live 1999 Live Gothenburg	2000	Live		8 (68)	68
89	Arena - Immortal? Progressive	2000	Studio		8.5 (41)	41		7
90	Argus (ROM) - Obscur Si Etern Black	2000	Studio		7 (4)	4