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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

24.05 - Serbia
Rammstein: European Stadium Tour 2024 2

05.06 - Poland
Mystic Festival 2024 2

09.06 - Portugal
NADA Fest 2024 2

Musicians' birthdays:

34 - Alexander Andersson
57 - Andrés Giménez
40 - Bruno Santos
34 - Bryan Boorsma
41 - Casey J. Hogan
51 - Charles Petter Andreason
25 - Chris Ward
54 - Coby Koch
68 - Douglas Pearce
45 - Francesco Bucci
(1945-2020) - Gordon Haskell
51 - Juuso Jalasmäki
47 - Kálmán Oláh
36 - Kenta Koie
36 - Kevin Grem
45 - Koen Romeijn
53 - Mårten Hagström
53 - Mauro "Tschibu" Casciero
43 - Michiel Van Der Plicht
28 - Mike Douglas Marques Miranda
48 - Mikko Korsbäck
33 - Nicoletta Rosellini
40 - Patrick Martin Stumph
73 - Paul Daniel Frehley
42 - Per Lengstedt
40 - Pierre Garcia
36 - Remi Johannesen
58 - Remo "Brögi" Broggi
(1977-2002) - Robert Charles "Rob" Lumbre
37 - Roman Borshchevsky
54 - Rusty Cooley
46 - Sami Hinkka
(1984-2010) - Sebastian "Sebbo" Gallinat
48 - Simon "Smerte" Petersen
29 - Stefano Viola
42 - Stevie Floyd
34 - Susanna Coltrè
40 - Tara McLeod
37 - Vitalis Kast
(1977-2006) - Yann Pacaud

RIP:

2022 - Erik Lund

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.	The Vision Bleak Weird Tales
7.	Labyrinthus Stellarum Vortex Of The Worlds
8.	Hamferð Men Guðs Hond Er Sterk
9.	Belore Eastern Tales
10.	Benighted Ekbom

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.	Cistvaen At Light's Demise
4.	In Vain Solemn
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	Death 1983-2001	Death metal Progressive death metal Progressive thrash metal	USA	1983	2001	3519
2	Dream Theater 1985-	Progressive metal	USA	1985	-	2800
3	Dark Tranquillity 1989-	Gothenburg metal	Sweden	1989	-	2329
4	Dimmu Borgir 1993-	Black metal Symphonic black metal	Norway	1993	-	1999
5	Dio 1982-2010	Heavy metal	USA	1982	2010	1293
6	Draconian 1994-	Gothic doom metal	Sweden	1994	-	1196
7	Dissection 1989-2006	Melodic black metal Melodic death metal	Sweden	1989	2006	1035
8	Darkthrone 1986-	Death metal Black metal Crust punk Heavy metal	Norway	1986	-	1007
9	Devin Townsend 1996-	Industrial progressive metal Progressive metal	Canada	1996	-	979
10	Deep Purple 1968-	Heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1968	-	917
11	Deicide 1987-	Death metal	USA	1987	-	762
12	DragonForce 1999-	Power metal	United Kingdom	1999	-	727
13	Decapitated 1996-	Technical death metal Death metal Groove metal	Poland	1996	-	722
14	Disturbed 1996-	Nu metal Alternative metal	USA	1996	-	715
15	Dying Fetus 1991-	Brutal death metal Deathgrind Technical death metal	USA	1991	-	656
16	Death Angel 1982-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1982	-	602
17	Destruction 1983-	Teutonic thrash metal	Germany	1983	-	597
18	Dark Funeral 1993-	Black metal	Sweden	1993	-	593
19	Diablo Swing Orchestra 2003-	Avantgarde metal Symphonic metal	Sweden	2003	-	508
20	Drudkh 2002-	Atmospheric black metal Pagan black metal	Ukraine	2002	-	507
21	Deftones 1988-	Alternative metal Nu metal	USA	1988	-	492
22	Delain 2002-	Symphonic metal	The Netherlands	2002	-	487
23	DevilDriver 2002-	Groove thrash metal Nu metal Melodic death metal	USA	2002	-	480
24	Deathspell Omega 1998-	Black metal Avantgarde metal	France	1998	-	449
25	Down 1991-	Heavy metal Sludge metal Stoner metal	USA	1991	-	402
26	Demons & Wizards 1999-	Heavy metal Power metal	USA	1999	-	395
27	Dethklok 2006-	Melodic death metal	USA	2006	-	382
28	Dismember 1988-	Death metal	Sweden	1988	-	371
29	Dark Moor 1994-	Symphonic power metal	Spain	1994	-	357
30	Danzig 1987-	Hard rock	USA	1987	-	344
31	Dark Fortress 1994-2023	Melodic black metal	Germany	1994	2023	332
32	Deafheaven 2010-	Atmospheric black metal Post-metal Shoegaze	USA	2010	-	286
33	Dream Evil 1999-	Heavy metal Power metal	Sweden	1999	-	284
34	Def Leppard 1977-	New wave of British heavy metal Hard rock	United Kingdom	1977	-	281
35	Daylight Dies 1996-	Melodic death metal Doom metal	USA	1996	-	269
36	Dragonland 1999-	Symphonic power metal	Sweden	1999	-	261
37	Dark Angel 1981-	Bay Area thrash metal	USA	1981	-	245
38	Doom:VS 2004-	Funeral doom metal	Sweden	2004	-	241
39	Deathstars 2000-	Industrial gothic metal	Sweden	2000	-	240
40	Disillusion 1994-	Extreme progressive metal Progressive metal	Germany	1994	-	213
41	Darkspace 1999-	Ambient black metal	Switzerland	1999	-	205
42	Disarmonia Mundi 2000-	Gothenburg metal	Italy	2000	-	190
43	Dalriada 2006-	Folk metal	Hungary	2006	-	185
44	Diamond Head 1976-	Heavy metal New wave of British heavy metal	United Kingdom	1976	-	183
45	Decrepit Birth 2001-	Brutal death metal Technical death metal	USA	2001	-	180
46	Doro 1987-	Hard rock Heavy metal	Germany USA	1987	-	163
47	Deströyer 666 1994-	Blackened thrash metal	Australia United Kingdom	1994	-	160
48	Dark Lunacy 1997-	Melodic death metal Symphonic metal	Italy	1997	-	153
49	D.R.I. 1982-	Hardcore Punk Crossover thrash metal	USA	1982	-	148
50	Darkest Hour 1995-	Melodic death metal Metalcore	USA	1995	-	147