I'd like to respectfully request that you listen to their page again. The first song starts out growl-ish but changes up in the middle. One of the others starts with piano (something Hatebreed doesn't use) and also uses clean singing.

If they're still not up to snuff, I'll accept that; I just think they deserve another shot. Thanks again for taking the time to hear me out.

Best wishes

Why was this band rejected?

What.

Why was Nornir's Wisdom rejected?

Sorry, I should have included the band name in the post instead of just the subject.

Oh, hah. I never even notice the subjust form. Didn't even see it.

Well, I didn't reject it myself, sorry. Have to wait for the person who handled that specific case. Did you read the submission rules and make sure that your submission followed them?

Oh alright.
Thanks anyway.
Yeah, I've done that before.

Well the most common reason for rejection is that they do not adhere to rule #7, that is, there are no physical releases available. Other than that it's because they are deemed to be not metal. If you're absolutely certain this band is metal (not even borderline at all!) then it must be because of rule #7.

I don't understand why this isn't in the archives. The rules state "We accept the following non-metal bands in certain cases (these exceptions can be ambiguous and debatable - scroll down for details):

* Side-projects of metal band members (ex: Pain, Wongraven, Die Verbannten Kinder Eva's)," yet somehow Diagnose: Lebensgefahr doesn't make it in.

Why is this?

Read the rest of the rules, not just the parts you like.

I agree. There is much more variety in this band that makes them all the more entertaining to me, and I find the keys to be a nice fit into a good heavy and melodic sound.

It is not a side project.

Former after the musician left Silencer. As you have been told, read the complete rules.

That has absoilutely nothing to do with the band's metalness. If you do not understand the purpose of the thread, at least do not make irrelevant comments, please.

It will not change, even after 100 further listens.

Not metal.

There are no agressive metal riffs in the music:
http://www.myspace.com/nornirswisdom

It is no more heavy than Impaled Moonforest is.

I've added the band Discipline M (other spelling: Discipline Misanthropy) and their first release (album: Zerogod). When I try to search the band now, I don't find the band.

(Why) was the band rejected?

Don't know whether it was rejected but you can resubmit the band. It meets both main requirements.

Okay, I'll do (later).

I submitted a band called "into the moat" and apparently they have been rejected before, i haven't the slightest clue why, they are a technical/progressive death metal band with multiple releases and proof all over the place.

why are they on the rejected list?

Been discussed a billion times before. Lame mathcore isn't metal.

thats techdeath straight fuckin up. it might have mathcore structure but thats definetly metal. i dont know where you got straight mathcore from, but thats incorrect.

Nile, Origin, Psycroptic. That's technical death metal "straight fucking up". As said, they won't make it with their current sound.

You hate metal, don't you?

apparently Honeytrap dont exist enough or have a proper physical release
well i have their first Album which i would gladly write all the track titles, times and who and when it was released, the date etc and get photos of both the front and back cover if neccessary, even put the songs on soulseek for download

Not on soulseek, on rapidshare or megaupload.

You are suppossed to read the rules, before you make a submission, so do it now, especially rule 7.
By the way, if you mean this band, then they are not metal in the slightest:
http://www.myspace.com/honeytraponmyspace

nonono www.myspace.com/honeytrap69

btw they have two vids of them playing live

That is not metal, either, some kind of grunge.

they refer to themself as stoner rock / metal but ok

I attempted to submit a metalcore band named Acirema from North Carolina to the archives. They were rejected due to already being listed in the encyclopaedia. When I did a quick search, the only Acirema already listed that I found was a Folk Metal/Ambient project from Arizona. Here are some links:

Acirema (metalcore) Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/acirema
NOTE: proof of a physical release is on this page in the text box with their bio

Acirema (folk metal) MA Listing:
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=20527

I've posted the band Mexican Mud, but it was rejected 'cause considered "Not Metal"...
I think that there's any substantial style difference with other Stoner Metal/Rock bands like Kyuss, Orange Goblin, Bongzilla, Camarosmith and so on.
You can hear them on http://www.myspace.com/mexicanmud.

Not metal, stone rock. No comparison will make them more metal.

Ok, but I still can not understand why Kyuss are considered more metal...

I've posted today the band Affect (Russia) and it was rejected apparently because of a lack of information or released music. Now, i suppose i submitted enough information for the project that only exists for 1 year and as a proof of released music you can check the following links for more than 50 minutes of recorded music (demo):
http://www.myspace.com/affectrus
http://www.realmusic.ru/affected/
Anyway, thanks for considering my request.

Judging from the site:

-> rule #7
Must have a physical release. No MP3 bands are allowed here.
http://www.metal-archives.com/guidelines.php

Hum...very strange...how can you judge whether this particular band has a physical release or not? Do you recieve every particular physical release in your mail-box? Or do you search for the information about the album in Billboard-100?:))) I mean, i have physically the demo of Affect and as far as i know the only member of this project releases it on occasion and presents it as a hand-made gift for everyone who is interested. It's underground, dude!:)))

Take a picture, or scan a copy of the physical product. Or you can direct the powers that be to a place where it's possible to purchase a copy of the release.

I was thinking to submit band Brobdingnagian but it was saying that band already was rejected cause it isnt metal.
I was curios why Brobdingnagian isnt added when on MA exist a lot of bands with similiar music like for example
Enbilulugugal.

Also on their myspace page are possible to listen songs and there is possible to hear a lot of black metal stuff..
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... D=44450948

Thanx.

They have only one short black metal song and one partially metal. The rest is industrial/noise.

Also, there is not a lot of similiar sounding bands, stop making things up. The band you have mentioned has at least some black metal based releases among the noise ones.

Ok.

You rejected My Life's Despair for not being able to find a release. Here's the UPC, 845350010947. It won't be on Itunes and the such for a few weeks as they lag, but if you want a free copy all you have to do is ask. hehe

http://www.mininova.org/tor/2164520

Resubmit.