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07.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2024 11

28.06 - Finland
Tuska Festival 2024 6

31.07 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Festival 2024 4

17.05 - Germany
Rock Hard Festival 2024 3

11.05 - Serbia
Wolfheart: King Of The North Over Balkans / Eastern Europe Tour 2024 2

24.05 - Serbia
Rammstein: European Stadium Tour 2024 2

05.06 - Poland
Mystic Festival 2024 2

Musicians' birthdays:

35 - Alessandro Chenetti
27 - Andreas Truelsen
42 - Anis Jouini
39 - Artyom
40 - Brian Holmes
46 - Brian Wood
40 - Dani Wang
36 - Davidavi "Vidi" Dolev
34 - Emil "Lemmel" Skelvig
34 - Eric Rhodes
54 - Eugene Simone
54 - Gregory Michael Minier
42 - Jacqueline Govaert
37 - Jamie Smith
44 - Jasmin Wagner
29 - Jeremy Lambert
35 - Joaquín Gomez
33 - Keith Wampler
45 - Kenneth Kapstad
29 - Kiss Szabolcs
41 - Kristofer von Wachenfeldt
(1954-2020) - Louie "L.A." Kouvaris
45 - Luke Cook
42 - Maciej Surowiec
29 - Mateja ''Dekapitator'' Cvetičanin
56 - Matt Fillmore
37 - Michael Joseph "Mike" Leon
57 - Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy
41 - Miguel Trapezaris
32 - Mitchell Scheerder
32 - Patrick Grønbæch Christensen
37 - Ralph Salati
26 - Raphael Dantas (I)
47 - Richard "Ricardo" Chuat
34 - Robert Morey
30 - Ruslan Kharchevnikov
(1968-2004) - Stacey Horne
48 - Sven Varkel
29 - Valentin "Valle" Papp
39 - Víctor Manuel De La Chica Cañas

RIP:

2017 - Bill Tolley
2010 - Eric Duvall Cargile
2017 - Martin Funderud
2011 - Matt LaPorte
2023 - Robert "Dr. Fe" Krčmář

Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

1.	Hamferð Men Guðs Hond Er Sterk
2.	Judas Priest Invincible Shield
3.	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will
4.	Týr Battle Ballads
5.	The Vision Bleak Weird Tales
6.	Hideous Divinity Unextinct
7.	Ingested The Tide Of Death And Fractured Dreams
8.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
9.	Benighted Ekbom
10.	Brodequin Harbinger Of Woe

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.	Borknagar Fall
6.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
7.	Sgàile Traverse The Bealach
8.	Necrophobic In The Twilight Grey
9.	Eternal Storm A Giant Bound To Fall
10.	Dödsrit Nocturnal Will

	Band	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
201	Black Knight Symfonia 2008-	Gothic metal Symphonic metal Power metal	Monaco	2008	-	2
202	Ancestral Legacy 1995-2020	Symphonic black metal Gothic metal	Norway	1995	2020	10
203	Angel Heart 2012-	Gothic metal	Norway	2012	-	1
204	Arania 2018-	Gothic metal Symphonic metal	Norway	2018	-	1
205	Atrox 1990-	Progressive gothic metal	Norway	1990	-	25
206	Enslavement Of Beauty 1995-	Melodic black metal Gothic metal	Norway	1995	-	41
207	Evig Natt 2003-	Death doom metal Gothic metal	Norway	2003	-	12
208	Green Carnation 1990-	Death metal Gothic metal Progressive metal	Norway	1990	-	368
209	Madder Mortem 1993-	Gothic metal Avantgarde metal	Norway	1993	-	110
210	Midnattsol 2002-	Folk metal Gothic metal	Norway Germany	2002	-	108
211	Mørke 2015-	Symphonic gothic metal	Norway	2015	-	3
212	Mortal Love 2000-2011	Gothic metal	Norway	2000	2011	54
213	Mortemia 2009-	Symphonic gothic metal	Norway	2009	-	71
214	Octavia Sperati 2000-	Gothic metal	Norway	2000	-	19
215	Savn 2013-	Symphonic gothic metal	Norway	2013	-	12
216	Seigmen 1989-	Gothic metal Atmospheric rock	Norway	1989	-	6
217	Sirenia 2001-	Symphonic gothic metal	Norway	2001	-	561
218	The Crest 1996-2010	Gothic metal Gothic rock	Norway	1996	2010	10
219	The Sins Of Thy Beloved 1996-	Symphonic gothic metal	Norway	1996	-	187
220	Theatre Of Tragedy 1993-2010	Gothic metal Gothic industrial metal	Norway	1993	2010	433
221	To Cast A Shadow 2005-	Doom metal Gothic metal	Norway	2005	-	29
222	Trail Of Tears 1996-	Gothic metal	Norway	1996	-	153
223	Tristania 1996-2022	Symphonic gothic metal Gothic metal	Norway	1996	2022	674
224	Vagrant God 2007-	Gothic metal	Norway	2007	-	6
225	Where Angels Fall 2003-	Gothic metal	Norway	2003	-	6
226	Artrosis 1995-	Gothic metal	Poland	1995	-	37
227	Darzamat 1995-	Symphonic black metal Gothic metal	Poland	1995	-	74
228	Delight 1997-	Gothic metal	Poland	1997	-	14
229	Hermh 1993-	Black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Poland	1993	-	15
230	Moonlight 1991-	Gothic metal Atmospheric rock Experimental rock	Poland	1991	-	2
231	Naamah 1996-	Gothic metal Progressive metal	Poland	1996	-	4
232	UnSun 2006-2016	Gothic metal	Poland	2006	2016	110
233	A Constant Storm 2013-	Gothic metal Melodic black metal	Portugal	2013	-	1
234	A Dream Of Poe 2005-	Doom metal Gothic metal	Portugal United Kingdom	2005	-	12
235	Dark Wings Syndrome 2008-	Gothic metal Progressive metal	Portugal	2008	-	1
236	Heavenwood 1992-	Death metal Gothic metal Gothic doom metal	Portugal	1992	-	164
237	Icon & The Black Roses 1999-	Gothic metal	Portugal	1999	-	9
238	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1415
239	Seventh Storm 2021-	Heavy metal Gothic metal	Portugal	2021	-	6
240	The Spektrum 2005-	Death metal Gothic metal	Portugal	2005	-	13
241	Thee Orakle 2004-2013	Progressive death metal Gothic metal	Portugal	2004	2013	9
242	GOD · The Barbarian Horde 1993-	Atmospheric gothic metal Pagan folk metal	Romania	1993	-	10
243	Gothic 1992-	Gothic metal Death doom metal	Romania	1992	-	2
244	Grimegod 1991-	Death metal Doom metal Gothic metal	Romania	1991	-	2
245	Interitus Dei 1994-	Gothic metal	Romania	1994	-	7
246	(In)Trance 2009-	Gothic metal	Russia	2009	-	0
247	Above The Stars 2018-	Gothic metal	Russia	2018	-	5
248	Amederia 2006-	Doom metal Gothic metal	Russia	2006	-	15
249	Astral Mantra 2021-	Death doom metal Gothic metal Gothic doom metal	Russia	2021	-	0
250	Blackthorn 2004-	Symphonic gothic metal	Russia	2004	-	32