Xpelleir (UK)
Experimental Black Metal/Grindcore/Vaporwave
Someone submitted it when the only release was a 10 min digital demo on Bandcamp.
Now an EP has been physically released and is also more metal structured than the demo.

Here's a correct updated page
http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Xpelleir/3540419767

Link to the tape for sale:
https://pippu.bigcartel.com/

Sorry forgot bandcamp link in my post and I can't see it yet :X
https://xpelleir.bandcamp.com/album/-

Just a technicality, could you whitelist Soul Decoder? It's been added already.

No. Sorry but the band isn't being whitelisted off that release.

Disintegration from Indonesia has been blaclisted
Sample:
https://soundcloud.com/islanderncs/disi ... kehancuran

Actual picts:
https://m.imgur.com/a/jPflL

Release date Nov 26th. Today is Nov 26th in Indonesia.
http://www.waarproductions.com/

Whitelisted

I've found out that Axxe (USA) have been rejected for being "70s hard rock" which is totally incorrect IMO. While the A side is rather a hard/boogie rock (still having plenty of metalness to be fair) the B side is an undeniably metal track and its length is two times longer than the A-side. So you can say their release is about 70% metal and it's unfair to blacklist them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io-8LFdceT8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Dl9a-XBSU

Well at least some people thought it was acceptable, I really don't see how we can call "Creatures of the Night" anything other then metal but fine. As far as The Exploited goes I'm very familiar with their music and its all hardcore punk. One album has some mild crossover thrash elements but its still predominately punk. Look into GBH because if the Exploited gets a pass I think they should too for the same reasons, great band

Actually it was just more users bringing up the band - the rejection message seemed really odd and it doesn't happen often that regular users comment, let alone three.

It's fine if a person chimes in with "I think that blacklist note is wrong because X," but it's not necessary for others to then chime in "not a mod... but it sounds like Y to me." The fact someone asked us to review a blacklist note (with reason) is more than enough cause for us to take another look at the band. You can trust us to give it a thorough review without needing to "second" or "third" the original request.

just asking: it's ok to add links to the discography of a band that a user is bringing here, just to help the staff in the re-evaluating process and stay neutral the whole time?

Yes.

As a general rule, there's a difference between helping and giving an opinion. If your intention is to provide evidence to help us re-evaluate a band then that's great. In fact, it's encouraged. Please do so. However, if you just want to give your opinion about what a band/album sounds like, that's best left for the "Metal Discussion" forum or for reviews. We don't mind it when users genuinely want to help us. It's great so long as other regular users don't get the impression that there's other gladiators in the wings just waiting to scream "I'm Spartacus" at even the slightest hint of mod disapproval.

Please don't feel like I'm pointing fingers. It's just a friendly reminder.

Bovist - Mycologist.

I can see why it was black listed, but having picked up the full cassette, I'd like to send it to a mod for final condemnation / vindication. The samples online (and the 1st 11 minute track) are pure ambient, but 3 of the tracks on the demo are pure, raw black metal.

Anyone fancy a link?

Why is Raubtier blacklisted?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raubtier
https://www.discogs.com/artist/2910633-Raubtier

There is no blacklist note, I'm guessing because more Industrial/Electronic than Metal. If you want to link us songs provokg it metal, preferebly link the newest material.

Hey,

Non Stop Action was rejected on the basis that they are "not metal". I disagree and would like to submit this to the forum for review. Their physically released EP (Green Blooded) has the tracks: Wasteland Wandering, The Empire's Awake, Real Robots Don't Wear Shirts, ZeroZeroZero Destruct (Drum Solo), Masters of the Universe, Mean Machine, and World's Finest.

This band features Sylvain Coderre of the already accepted band HITMAN and I would consider the overall sound of NSA to be very similar to HITMAN's the main difference is HITMAN may take more of an influence from Pantera and NSA sings about 80s comics, cartoons and sci-fi movies. If you go to guitarist Shawn Peck's soundcloud you can hear most of the songs from their Album https://soundcloud.com/shawn-peck-1/tracks.

The reason I was given was that NSA is a Rock band which touches into Metal. I respectfully disagree I think they are a Metal band with one song or two songs (Mean Machine feels a little rocky) that are not as Heavy as the rest of their catalogue. However, I would argue up and down the square that they are in fact much heavier than other readily accepted bands (Ghost or Motley Crue for example, both bands I like and am in no way rallying for their removal).

I also have seen NSA live and I can attest to their feel being metal. I mean christ when I saw Black Sabbath live Ozzy is still shouting about them being Rock n Roll but we all know they are Metal inCarnate.

In conclusion I defy any/all who read this: Listen to Wasteland Wandering, The Empire's Awake, World's Finest and Masters of the Universe. I believe these songs are examples of Metal Music. Yes admittedly they are not ball crushing death metal songs but they are Metal.

There's a big metal influence in their sound but I'm not totally convinced. I'll ask for more imput.

Is that to me?

I was told by another user to wait for another album release. I am willing to do that but it's like c'mon, compare these songs to Ghosts and Motley Crue. They're metal.

No, he means he'll ask other moderators to listen and give their opinion.

It's close, but I'd lean toward Non Stop Action being more rock than metal.


Hit me.

[quote="Azmodes"]It's close, but I'd lean toward Non Stop Action being more rock than metal.

Fuck. Maybe I will have to wait for them to release another ep/full. I still find it hard when other bands get "honorary" status despite their sound. But, if this is the will of the powers that be not much I can do.

Hi,
I has been listen the debut album of Until We Die from Austria and in my opinion sounds has metal, can someone have a little check?

https://untilwedie.bandcamp.com/album/b ... ay-of-time

Whitelisted. I think I blacklisted this based on the EP.

Hey, the band calligram was blacklisted for "non-metal". Maybe the first EP was a bit not metal but the second EP "demimonde" is totaly metal.
Here is an track from "Demimonde" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABAM5ZvqZ38

The band page : http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cal ... 3540413319
The EP is available in CD.

I think it's ok now.
Thx

Can the band Xenophobic Misogynist please be whitelisted and re-submitted as Goregrind? I believe he falls on the metal side of Goregrind cause of his use of blast beats, gutturals and low-tuned guitars. It's not like pitch shifted vocals style goregrind, more like heavily brutal death influenced. Thanks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdmCjT4 ... 3F&index=3

Why Raspail has been rejected as "not a metal band"? Are you serious?
Did you listen it? Maybe 1st and 2nd tracks are something like "intro" only.
Please check it again and maybe you will change your mind.
https://raspail1.bandcamp.com/releases
Thanks.

Hi buddies, first time posting on this forum. I have read and checked all directives, I don't find the reason why TERAMOBIL has been blacklisted.

I'm their manager, the band just release their full length and someone told me it's not on metal-archives.com
So I wanna know the fuzz about it if possible. If not, it's not the end of world and I will move on from there but at least I tried to get some answers, possibly get the band on the list of metal bands.

Here some info about the band, yours to judge if they deserve to be on this site:

Montreal, QC's TERAMOBIL comprised of bass master Dominic 'Forest' Lapointe (Augury, ex-Beyond Creation, BARF), Mathieu Bérubé (Unhuman) on guitar and Alexandre Dupras (Unhuman, The Plasmarifle) on drums create an uncompromising amalgamation that heralds the best of technical death metal, progressive rock, jazz fusion and psychedelic grooves. Unleashing their debut EP 'Multispectral Supercontinuum' in 2013, these technical titans return with their sophomore release 'Magnitude of Thoughts' out now digitally and available on digipak on December 9th via Newcore Music. The seven song earth shattering opus features guest appearances from Luc Lemay of Gorguts on guitar for 'Thanatonaut' plus Antoine Baril (Augury, Symbolic, Contemplator) performing organ on the album's title track. The album was mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy, Beyond Creation, The Agonist) at The Grid with recordings of drums done at Emery Street Studio with Seb Black, bass at Humanoise Studio by Mathieu Marcotte (Augury) and guitars at Gorguts' Luc Lemay's Windy Hills Studio. Cover and layout art was done by Filip Ivanović.

The band's new video for the album's title track can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H4tpX3e_BQ

Plus full album stream at https://teramobil.bandcamp.com/album/ma ... f-thoughts

Album pre-order packages available at https://teramobil.ifmerch.com/en/

For those in the Montreal area, TERAMOBIL will be hosting an album release party on December 9th at Foufounes Electriques w/ Brought By Pain, Unbeing, Tempête, Intonate. info


1. Terahertz (4:30)
2. Magnitude Of Thoughts (3:58)
3. Thanatonaut (6:26)
4. Deconstruct Metabolism (3:52)
5. Synchrotron (3:19)
6. Exoteric (5:57)
7. The Armada (4:24)
For more info, please visit: http://www.teramobil.com.

About:

Teramobil first appeared in 2010 when Unhuman's Mathieu Bérubé and Alexandre Dupras had some time off and started creating a new form of ''riffing'' where different styles plus current would collide to structure themselves in a very distinct way for every individual song. Spending the first year gathering ideas and writing compositions, they started seeking a bass player to complete the instrumental trio. Bassist Dominic ''Forest'' Lapointe finally joined during fall 2011. Being a frequent visitor of the pair's famous jams, he proposed to start playing with them in order to bring a third vision to this musical exploration.

The trio recorded their first EP ''Multispectral Supercontinuum'' in 2013 and supported it with a video for the release’s title-track along with multiple performances in the Montreal area along bands such as Cryptopsy, Gorguts and Animals As Leaders.

With their new album ''Magnitude Of Thoughts'' coming out in late 2016, the band seeks to push the envelope further, still offering lots of variety, but with longer song structures, developing darker progressive ambiance while retaining a chaotic rock groove. On ‘Magnitude of Thoughts’, the three musicians have invited Gorguts’ Luc Lemay as second guitarist on the song ''Thanatonaut'' as well as Augury's Antoine Baril who played organ on the title track.

You are invited to follow Teramobil on this musical journey where norms are non-existant and where non-typical art researchers might be interested. To be continued!

Thanks for your time, cheers!

Steven Henry
www.teramobil.com

Blacklisted in 2013 for being nu-metal. Maybe their sound has changed?

I'm not a moderator, but from what I can hear, this new album is pretty much just mathcore.

I'll listen to the whole album and report later. It does seem more metal than the debut.

And for Calligram can someone help me?

Good evening, I would just like to know why the band "Shades of Black" from the United States is on the blacklist. Is this bandcamp link that of the blacklisted band?

https://shadesofblack.bandcamp.com/album/the-gates

Calligram: metallic hardcore, blacklisted a few months ago.

Shades of Black: Djent, blacklisted in 2014.

Yeah for Calligram but now, a new EP is out, he is totally black metal.

I thought I included enough proof of release for Noctrifer (Panama)? Are the bandcamp links not enough?

The digital releases don't seem to meet the minimum length requirement.

I thought it was fine to have two releases that add past the minimum? It's 24 mins.

Not sure, but I don't see any other reason for the rejection.