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These are the bands I remember seeing live. If the names are in bold, I've seen the band more than once.

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65daysofstatic [2]

a balladeer [2]
Absynthe Minded
Agent Fresco
Aides
Akaga
AKS
Alamo Race Track [3]
Amatorski
Amsterdam Klezmer Band [2]
An Gardai
And So I Watch You From Afar [3]
Annasaid
Arling & Cameron
Ólöf Arnalds
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
awkward i [3]

Bad Religion
Band of Skulls
Lou Barlow
Bazzookas
Balkan Beatz [2]
Balthazar
Beans & Fatback
Guido Belcanto
Benjamin B.
Kris Berry
Bettie Serveert [7]
Andrew Bird
Blaas of Glory
The Black Atlantic
BlackboxRed
Blaudzun
Blood Red Shoes [2]
Blumfeld
Boh Foi Toch
Bombay Show Pig
La Boutique Fantastique
Brainpower
Buffalo Tom
Buke and Gass
Bush

Caesar [3]
John Cale
Anna Calvi [3]
Casiokids
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Chef'Special
Alain Clark
Claw Boys Claw [2]
Clouseau
C-Mon & Kypski [2]
Codeine
Coevorduh
Coldair
Bart Constant
…

Download Festival 2008

Amon Amarth
Apocalyptica
In Flames
The Offspring
Pendulum
Rose Tattoo
Saxon
SIGN
Skindred
Within Temptation

The Waterfront Norwich

Alestorm
Norther
Turisas

Norwich UEA

The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Hives
Mastodon
Red Fang
Turisas

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Вот и прошёл для меня ГОД на ласте.
Отличная же оказалась штука!
Я, как порядочный музыкальный юзверь, наскробблил 45183 прослушивания. Это 124 песни в сутки! (жуть, не верится. А ведь не кажется так много).
Много чего я открыл благодаря ласту, очень доволен годом его использования.

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И вот… Итоги года) Через год буду смотреть и сравнивать))
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20 лучших исполнителей:1 Within Temptation 6,160
2 D 5,273
3 Nightwish 4,866
4 浜崎あゆみ 4,782
5 L'Âme Immortelle 3,822
6 Mylène Farmer 3,153
7 Enya 2,657
8 Tarja 1,458
9 The Birthday Massacre 1,341
10 Chris Vrenna 858
11 Nox Arcana 853
12 Blutengel 834
13 Sonata Arctica 775
14 Jason Tai 669
15 Epica 562
16 Evanescence 477
17 Versailles 468
…

Best Album:
1. ICS Vortex - Storm Seeker
2. Vintersorg- Jordpuls
3. Tori Amos- Night of the Hunter
4. Kampfar- Mare
5. Deafheaven- Road to Judah
6. Maria Mena- Viktoria
7. Demonaz- March of the Norse
8. Nightwish- Imaginaerium
9. PJ Harvey- Let England Shake
10. Björk- Biophilia


Dissapointing/Bad:
Within Temptation- The Unforgiving
Autumn- Cold Comfort

Best Artwork: Unexpect- Fables of the Sleepless Empire
Worst Artwork: Within Temptation- The Unforgiven

Best DVD:
Theatre of Tragedy- Last Curtain Call

Best Concert:
Tori Amos (London, Royal Albert Hall)
Alcest (London, Underworld)
Immortal (Baltimore, Sonar)
Dimmu Borgir (London, Islington Academy)

Disapointing concert:
Within Temptation (Brixton Academy)
...congratulations for failing across the board.

A list of my top 5 albums from every year. I started with 2011 and will be gradually working backwards. My full lists, counting down from worst to best, can be found on my Rate Your Music Page.

2004

1. Wuthering Heights - Far From The Madding Crowd
2. Augury - Concealed
3. Within Temptation - The Silent Force
4. Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
5. Mastodon - Leviathan

Full List on Rate Your Music

2005

1. Beyond Twilight - Section X
2. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
3. Аркона - Во славу великим!
4. Demons & Wizards - Touched by the Crimson King
5. Rebellion - Sagas of Iceland: The History of the Vikings, Volume I

Full List on Rate Your Music

2006

1. Beyond Twilight - For The Love Of Art And The Making
2. Pharaoh - The Longest Night
3. To-Mera - Transcendental
4. Iron Maiden - A Matter Of Life And Death
5. Forest Silence - Philosophy Of Winter

Full List on Rate Your Music

2007

1. Rebellion - Miklagard: The History Of The Vikings, Volume II
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My list of best albums and disappointments of the year

THE BEST

1. Dalriada - Igeret (folk metal)
2. Nothgard - Warhorns of Midgard (folk battle metal)
3. Lahannya - Dystopia (gothic metal)
4. Van Canto - Break the Silence (a capella power metal)
5. Angeli Di Pietra - Anthems of Conquest (folk battle metal)
6. Ancient Bards - Soulless Child (sympho power metal)
7. Arven - Music Of Light (sympho gothic metal)

Excellent

8. Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising (death metal)
9. Battlelore - Doomsbound (gothic doom metal)
10. Tengwar - The Halfling Forth Shall Stand (power metal)
11. Leaves’ Eyes - Meredead (sympho metal)
12. Highland Glory - Twist of Faith (heavy metal)
13. Within Temptation - The Unforgiving (sympho gothic metal)
14. Невидь - Агарта (folk pagan metal)
15. NeraNature - Foresting Wounds (gothic metal)
16. Moonsorrow - Varjoina kuljemme kuolleiden maassa (folk black metal)

Good

17. Midnattsol - The Metamorphosis Melody (sympho metal)
18. Nattsmyg - Fylgja (atmospheric black folk metal)
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Yay.

50- Hannah Peel- The Broken Wave
Favourite song: Song For The Sea

49-Sirenia - The Enigma of Life
Favourite song: All My Dreams

48- BadBadNotGood - BBNG
Favourite song - Title Theme / Saria's Song / Song Of Storms

47-Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
Favourite song: Youlogy

46-Zee Avi - Ghostbird
Favourite song: Milestone Moon

45- Florence and The Machine - Ceremonials
Favourite song: What the Water Gave Me

44- Novembers Doom - Aphotic
Favourite song: What Could Have Been

43-Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise
Favourite song: Keep Me There

42-Leaves’ Eyes - Meredead
Favourite song: Krakevisa

41-Light Bearer - Lapsus
Favourite song: Armoury Choir

40- Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Favourite song: Rich Kids Blues

39-Fen - Epoch
Favourite song: Carrier of Echoes

38- Charlotte Martin - Dancing on Needles
Favourite song: Volcano

37-Emmy the Great- Virtue
Favourite song: Paper Forest (In the afterglow of Rapture)

36- Tori Amos - Night of Hunters
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