Thanks! I'm going to add it now.

I understand your hesitation, but it seems quite narrow minded. To label something as a metal riff seems a bit archaic, especially when half of these "metal riffs" are found in numerous genres and are only made "metal" by people calling it that, or the accompanied elements (drums, artwork, vocals, etc). Initial arguments labeled Botanist as "noise with black metal screaming." That kind of definition, perception and view feels way outta someone's parent's age where they hear Darkthrone and call it just noise.

Midway through this track is as metal as anything I've heard. Sure, it's not a wall of Marshall's blowing the house the down, but it's a very aggressive riff.

The new album seems to meet your standards the most. Discernible riffs, now with distortion, metal drumwork, metal vocals, and a metal aesthetic.

http://verdant-realm-botanist.bandcamp. ... mandragora

Track two-through-six especially.

Sure this isn't Judas Priest, it's something new and interesting, a different direction in a pre-existing genre. Other peripheral metal acts are allowed on MA, such as Utarm and Black Boned Angel, why not one that's more metal than those two?

Dude. Please give it a rest...

Hi! My band (Axsaena) was rejected because of lack of evidence of a release, so I would like to post a link from where you can download the entire demo (free, of course) \m/

https://soundcloud.com/axsaena

That's a short digital demo, not acceptable.

Dude, there's barely 13 minutes' worth of music here, and no real concrete tracklist. :S Definitely *not* what the site considers a valid digital release. You can resubmit once the band has released something serious - *and* when it's hosted somewhere where there's an obvious tracklist and title (Bandcamp is a good example).

Hi, I've got question concerning polish skinhead band called Konkwista 88. It was a rock against communism band which had been a RAC band only by the name because since early albums a great heavy metal influence was to be noticed there. All their releases starting from Demo and ending on Bend Their Rule were metal releases, what's more in 2002 after Break The Chains album they went way heavier changing the style utterly to thrash metal.
Cheers.

Well, post links to the released material you consider metal enough here and we'll have a look.

@Azmodes
Konkwista 88 - Mafia - off their first full-lenght album Za Krew Naszej Rasy,
Konkwista 88 - Strażnicy Granic - off the second album Wolność i Śmierć,
Konkwista 88 - Czerwony zdrajca - off Break the Chains when actually they started going much heavier,
Konkwista 88 - Duma - another example of them going into thrash/groove stuff.

Polish skinhead band Honor is there on Metal-Archives while Konkwista 88 is blacklisted, that's what I'm talking about - they were as heavy as Honor was.

Figure I'd chime in here. They're more Hard Rock than Metal, especially Krew Naszej Rasy; in fact, several songs are raspy ballads. While some heavier things are going on in European Songs of Glory, it's still within the Hard Rock territory if you ask me.

For what it's worth, Break the Chains sounds significantly heavier, so that one might merit inclusion.

I reckon Honor's inclusion stems from In Flames of The Rising Power; that album is consistently Metal.

Keep in mind that even when citing Metal bands as influences, RAC bands may ultimately come to produce something very different. In spite of citing Deep Purple and Iron Maiden as influences, Day of the Sword's entire discography includes exactly one Metal song; the rest is a mix of Oi!, Hardcore and Hard Rock. Razors Edge has exactly one Metal song as well.

I came here to inquire about Botanist, but I see that has already been addressed

However one mod mentioned the decision came down before the latest album, which is definitely chock full of metal riffs. Many of which are reminiscent of what might be played by many modern black metal acts such as WITTR or DsO and even at times the riffs are rooted in doom. Undeniably metal, just played on a distorted dulcimer instead of a guitar. I know the decision has been handed down and this is probably futile, but I just ask that the newest album be revisited.

I went and listened to it and really it didn't sound too metal to me, it was neat but it reminded me a lot of a few bands I played with when I was in a screamo band... they were considered post-screamo and atmospheric or whatever. It just doesn't sound like metal regardless of what inspired it.

I've listened to Botanist's latest album as has Tony, it's not metal and the band isn't going to be added to the site.

Speaking of all these RAC/WP submissions, Estirpe Imperial's blacklisting thoroughly bemuses me. With the exception of the debut Herederos de una historia and the demo (RAC-influenced Hard Rock), they're consistently Heavy Metal with some Speed Metal and acoustic tunes scattered here and there. Sin Miedo alone merits their inclusion.

I hope these speak for themselves:
WPWW Vol. III (Heavy/Speed Metal)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLQY9Bfip_w

Herederos de una historia (RAC/Hard Rock)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0mKSmnVA40
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKfonCezUY4
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZWlgGYol7E
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bd8J_4w-Zo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDc5d7bZsOc

Himnos de Gloria (Heavy Metal)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9og8omigQM
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljcrh7tEvEc
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tngd58VKAg
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZEiaUfvjDI
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORbuK4bxvDc

Seguimos Vivos (Heavy Metal)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmRCCRRs5QA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzFqeOMkBmw
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGeJfM3IJ4o
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yAh1sI7ods
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtNQ-bRMFVQ

Sin Miedo (Heavy Metal/Speed Metal)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyPgqZeGo1A
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F17jzSzCsvk
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y2AKz9rS00
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpHDWcNyzKA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xKbaXczwjY
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY2PYHyppn8

Well you know what? You've convinced me. I mean nowadays I'm way more into black and death metal than I was few years ago and due to listening to way more brutal bands, K88 doesn't sound heavy enough to me. I think we can leave the band with their three actually heavy CDs and not let them on Metallum.

Well good then! We're glad you agree to disagree.

Agreed with the aforementioned sentiment.

An additional note: Muhammadabbadabba, please avoid responding to queries from users in this thread. That is the duty of the mods only.

For: The Purpose of Silence

I might have incorrectly filled out the form when first submitting the band. I listed post-hardcore because I was thinking of "other influences" outside of metal influences. I assure you that the band is very metal based in both vocal and instrumental styles. They have done multiple shows, released an EP (both online via sites like Spotify, itunes, etc and in cd form) this month, and are very established in the Eugene metal community.

Current Songs on EP for listening pleasure:
http://www.reverbnation.com/thepurposeofsilence

Interview with front-man via a local publication:
http://www.exiledineugene.com/2013/03/1 ... f-silence/

Well you say that the band only released two songs, one intro and one black metal track, this is the reason that you blacklisted Valfunde, yes?

But there are some bands that have been added with and only single release of 3:... of duration or only a demo release mentioned in the aditional notes, for this i think that Valfunde can be perfectly accepted with their split only release not?

This is more of a question. I understand that non-metal projects of other Metal musicians is acceptable, but wouldn't 7 Days Dead fit into that exception; it has Sinocence's Ex-Bassist and Syketh's Vocalist?

http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/7_D ... 3540362156

Nah, not noteworthy enough.

Alright, and while I'm here I'd just like to know what genre Black Mackerel falls under (I'm not questioning it's rejection; I'd just like to know). I've been trying to figure out what to classify it as, since it's rejection.

http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Bla ... 3540361313

Valdunde was in this site but one day a moderator simply decided delete the band cause only have a split release.

So I recently sent a band called Tripi JB to the archives but got rejected because there was no quality musical evidence (I have to admit, the files I sent, even though they were from the official site, were quite poor live recordings). I however own a studio recorded album I could share to the archives, in fact, the e-mail I received mentioned I should send the music files from the album. Yet, how do I do this? Do I PM someone about this, or do I resend the band to the archives along with the album?

Add the link to the album in your submission notes and resubmit, please.

Thanks!!!

You're welcome, turtle-producing machinery.

not noteworthy enough? are you saying that Valfunde can't be added but you can accept this?
http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/14-22/3540278767

I dont understand you MA. hahaha lol

or this http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Alien/109376 :O

I recently submitted a band from Germany called Reign. I provided sufficient evidence of downloadable material distributed by the band with a Bandcamp link. But it was rejected by the moderators for multiple reasons, specifically no valid evidence of a release, which I provided.
It was a re-mastered demo that clocked in at 11 minutes. I am aware that it is under 20 minutes, but I have seen many bands without any releases at all. Is it because the users that submitted the bands with absent releases are a higher rank than me, which in turn gives them more freedom?

Did my post on The Purpose of Silence get skipped?

No to that question and the band. Melodic hardcore with lots of distortion.

Oh come on. The "not noteworthy enough" only refers to the side project rule.



The "bands without any releases at all" normally have their releases listed in the additional notes instead because we don't have the complete tracklist. If you find any band that hasn't any release in the discography nor in the add. notes then you can report it.
And rules are rules, 11 minutes is too short for digital-only.
And no, the rank doesn't make any difference.

Oh well, excuse me I was impulsive, i must understand that that answer was refered for the other guy.
But I continue with my questioning about Valfunde and the blacklist.

Valfunde is blacklisted because it is not metal.

Hello, my submitted band Vagination has been rejected.

Here is the proof that we are going to release the album "Bandung Whore" through Rebirth the Metal Productions soon:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rebirth- ... 92?fref=ts

best regards

p.s. furthermore there's two songs on bandcamp: http://vagination.bandcamp.com/

Wait until it is released. We require bands to have albums that are already out.

Where is the problem in just allowing us to have a page? The album is recorded and getting pressed in a couple of days. We also have bandcamp: http://vagination.bandcamp.com/

Where is the problem in waiting a few days? The rules apply to every band, some upcoming releases are less certain than others. In any case, a release that isn't released yet isn't much of a release, wouldn't you agree?

What if something unexpectable happens and the album isn't released after all? Where is the problem in waiting?

By the way, the bandcamp has only two songs.