Are re-recordings really not the same as re-releases? Gorgoroth re-recorded their album Under the Sign of Hell, and after I reported it, Azmodes said that re-recordings are not the same as re-releases.

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Go ... 011/322597

Re-recordings are valid albums, yes.

Re-releases feature the same album material, often -but not always- released again by another label than the original (or released by a label after the band self-released it the first time) and/or on another medium. They can come with bonus tracks, new cover art, bonus-DVD or some other additional material, but the album itself is identical to the original (well, there are remasters and such, but I'm not really knowledgeable enough with this to tell what else is possible). The gist is that it's the same music in theory and performance.

Re-recordings are more or less based on the same material like the original, but -as the name tells you- newly recorded from scratch. You could say it's the band covering themselves, be it with the same or a different lineup. The degree to which re-recordings differ from the source material can vary, sometimes the song structures are re-arranged, new instruments added, sometimes it's just exactly the same. As opposed to re-releases they are (mostly) the same music in theory only.

And yes, while the former goes into the additional info for the ur-entry, the latter can be added as an album of its own.

If someone wants to add the correct tracklist (or make a new entry and I'll delete the old one):
http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Pa ... ted/317201
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53 ... ITOSIS.jpg

I'll get it.

I thought you might.

You know me too well, mate.

Fixed and added! Other album's already deleted. Now to look for a download link.

urgh....accidentally clicked "submit" twice for the new rhinocervs demo.
http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Rhi ... iscography

Deleted, weird that it showed absolutely nothing but the name

yeah no idea how that happened. ive never had that problem before with something showing up twice, and especially as you said that there was nothing under the second. thanks.

It does happen. I see it all the time, and have accidently added an album twice a couple times myself. But what showed up from yours i have never seen. Not a big deal.

oneyoudontknow, you can remove:
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=130630
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=135774
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=300855

Quick question: I noticed this today. Is this a valid, "official" Metallica album?

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Me ... tal/328635

I hope I'm asking this in the right place, if not then I apologize; there used to be a thread that dealt with less-than-legitimate releases but I couldnt find it. I don't think this is an "official" Metallica release, and like most such releases (e.g. "Bay Area Thrashers" and "Live USA") probably shoudnt be listed in the official discog. But if it is legit then, I apologize for wasting people's time.

Already deleted.

oneyoudontknow, you can remove:
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=101678
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=130630
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=135774
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=229390
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=300855

yes, edit done. Entries have been removed from the list ...
has been a while since I dealt with the thread.

I have no idea if this is the place to ask, but I guess if nothing else someone can direct me to the appropriate topic.

I have stumbled over a few cases where bands have information regarding albums with unknown release years entered in their "additional notes" as well as the exact same album entered in the proper fashion. Normally I'd just remove the additional information as redundant, but in some cases I STRONGLY suspect that whoever has added the release has merely parroted the "additional info" and made a guess in regards to the actual year of release.
In particular a major red flag goes up for me when bands with no other releases, no active links, no bio and no entered year of creation suddenly has an album entered with the only new piece of information being a year of release stating "2004".

Here are two examples that I still have handy;
http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cra ... 3540297906
http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vul ... 4rn/127161

So... I guess my question is... is there any way to confirm the validity in these cases? And if not, what should I do as a user? Report it? Bring it up on the forum? Delete the additional info? Ignore it?

That Indonesian band has a myspace. You can get in touch with them. If you cannot contact the band, just get in touch with the user who added the album.

Fair enough. I was just curious towards "the procedure" in cases like that.
Personally I am probably going to leave it alone. I am a bit uncomfortable about bringing it up in the first place; I don't really want to go around second-guessing everybody.

Could you edit your first post and add that link and page to it? The Agathocles / Simbiose is on page 36.

done

Err, you can also remove:


The new list is a response to that.

How about CD + DVD combos? Should them be added as a double-disc single entry, in case the CD and the DVD have different tracklists, and just add one disc if they have the same tracklist??

That seems like a good way to deal with such releases.

OK. Thanks Evenfiel.