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frodin
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 3:45 pm 
 

frodin wrote:
PaganiusI wrote:
frodin wrote:
Hello,
I was trying to register my band Endolith (Norway), but I get a warning saying it is blacklisted, and I wonder why?

Sincerely, Frode Hofsøy
http://www.endolith.no

Blacklisted in 2013 for being Industrial +Harsh vocals. Anything new?

Hi,
We released our debut full-length Voyager in 2016, which No Clean Singing reviewed as "fantastic" and "metal" here: https://www.nocleansinging.com/2017/07/ ... -endolith/

available as streaming and download at all major streaming services and downloadable on iTunes/Amazon etc:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/45nOk734XEGy9i2SRycMQ6
https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/voyager/1185093579
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_d ... ch-type=ss

We also did a video for the song Old as Cancer from Voyager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QsBJpIkkyo
And for the song Ichthys from our coming album Chicxulub - The Fossil Record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILi24Wqw9KA
We also have a 7" which we only sell at our live shows, picture here: https://www.facebook.com/endolith/photo ... =3&theater

I hope this will suffice.

Best regards, Frode, Endolith


Has anyone had a chance to look at this?

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Lord_Of_Diamonds
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 3:46 pm 
 

Why is The Human Abstract blacklisted? Their album “Digital Veil” is a lot more metal than core, even pulling some elements from thrash and prog at times. Perhaps their older stuff was more core, but... you obviously have zero tolerance for anything that remotely resembles anything else than plain metal. So... when was the band first submitted? Because the latest album (2012) might change a few minds.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 5:26 pm 
 

Here is the full album Digital Veil by Human Abstract on Youtube, in case the mods need it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwAsO1VhGPYm

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RoughfishingBrutality666
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:36 pm 
 

I’d imagine that Aethere is mainly blacklisted for their earlier core efforts, featuring some very djenty parts. Their new album has less breakdowns and is kind of a Technical/Melodic Deathcore style, implementing plenty of tremolo picking and blasts beats, with the track “Bloom” being a good example of this stylistic change.

What say you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iRnvHv3Rwc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4im7ip7Wqu4

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Slayer_88
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 12:33 pm 
 

Greetings!
Please, check
Band: Silenced Minstrel
Country: Malaysia
Genre: Symphonic/Raw Black Metal

Music & CD release photos:
"Volume 1" - https://cvlminis.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1
"Volume 2" - https://cvlminis.bandcamp.com/album/volume-2

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PaganiusI
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:07 pm 
 

Slayer_88 wrote:
Greetings!
Please, check
Band: Silenced Minstrel
Country: Malaysia
Genre: Symphonic/Raw Black Metal

Music & CD release photos:
"Volume 1" - https://cvlminis.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1
"Volume 2" - https://cvlminis.bandcamp.com/album/volume-2

Not on the blacklist. Rejected because it was too amateurish/raw for a digital-only entry. Resubmit with CD proof, since the queue is for judging bands.
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Witcher
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:47 pm 
 

PaganiusI wrote:
Slayer_88 wrote:
Greetings!
Please, check
Band: Silenced Minstrel
Country: Malaysia
Genre: Symphonic/Raw Black Metal

Music & CD release photos:
"Volume 1" - https://cvlminis.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1
"Volume 2" - https://cvlminis.bandcamp.com/album/volume-2

Not on the blacklist. Rejected because it was too amateurish/raw for a digital-only entry. Resubmit with CD proof, since the queue is for judging bands.


Ehm, there is already a duplicate post of Silenced Minstrel pending in the queue. This is the first of the duo, with links to four full albums on Youtube reported by me: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Si ... 3540448849
This is not the only current double submission, the bands Hope Deffered and Eversoul are even already listed in the Archives, while the bm band Zorn was submitted twice with a two week pause between the entries.

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PaganiusI
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 3:21 pm 
 

Witcher wrote:
Ehm, there is already a duplicate post of Silenced Minstrel pending in the queue. This is the first of the duo, with links to four full albums on Youtube reported by me: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Si ... 3540448849
This is not the only current double submission, the bands Hope Deffered and Eversoul are even already listed in the Archives, while the bm band Zorn was submitted twice with a two week pause between the entries.

Why is he asking about a band that's in the queue more than often enough... *Sigh* people are weird
Also those Cvlminis CDs aren't out yet...
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Slayer_88
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:09 pm 
 

PaganiusI, Witcher
Cvlminis release on CD was only today, so as the proof of the physical edition I wanted to publish band (but I see that the group really is already twice added).
It is not strangeness... One post in general without albums and other info.. another was without proof CD (as early submission)..

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PaganiusI
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 5:25 pm 
 

Slayer_88 wrote:
PaganiusI, Witcher
Cvlminis release on CD was only today, so as the proof of the physical edition I wanted to publish band (but I see that the group really is already twice added).
It is not strangeness... One post in general without albums and other info.. another was without proof CD (as early submission)..

Well, yeah, but the first submission was from the label who released it on tape... Linked in the submission notes you can't see ;) Please check if the band you bring up is blacklisted before posting in this thread....and checking if the band's in the queue or on the site already is never a bad idea ;)
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Slayer_88
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 2:05 am 
 

PaganiusI
Yes, I will be more attentive.
Thanks!

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Grindocore
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:01 am 
 

MutantClannfear wrote:
Mou wrote:
Was Ernia blacklisted for not having a valid release or not being metal? I think it was the first one bc they were blacklisted in 2015, but I prefer to ensure in order to avoid invalid bands.

https://erniatheband.bandcamp.com/

Thanks.

Blacklisted for being "Mostly punk-based grind and skits". If the new album proves to be more metal, you can bring them up again once it's released.


Album was released a month ago digitally (https://erniatheband.bandcamp.com/) and on CD through Absolute Contempt Records (https://absolutecontemptrecords.bandcam ... lbum/ernia). No skits on this one.

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PaganiusI
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:11 pm 
 

Grindocore wrote:
MutantClannfear wrote:
Blacklisted for being "Mostly punk-based grind and skits". If the new album proves to be more metal, you can bring them up again once it's released.


Album was released a month ago digitally (https://erniatheband.bandcamp.com/) and on CD through Absolute Contempt Records (https://absolutecontemptrecords.bandcam ... lbum/ernia). No skits on this one.

Might be ok. Whitelisted
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Kjotdukke
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:03 pm 
 

PaganiusI wrote:
Kjotdukke wrote:
it had to have been a mistake, i dont know what else i could possibly be.
proof of release & proof of being Metal.
https://extinctionistrecords.wordpress. ... ning-2018/

Blacklisted after listening to the first song, it seems. Whitelisted.

Thanks



still saying im blacklisted before submitting, trying just about every day but the query is always above 300 recently.

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PaganiusI
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:45 pm 
 

Kjotdukke wrote:
still saying im blacklisted before submitting, trying just about every day but the query is always above 300 recently.

There's no Livpest on the blacklist anymore though....idk...the warning doesn't show for me, maybe it just says the queue is full?
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RoughfishingBrutality666
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:56 pm 
 

RoughfishingBrutality666 wrote:
I’d imagine that Aethere is mainly blacklisted for their earlier core efforts, featuring some very djenty parts. Their new album has less breakdowns and is kind of a Technical/Melodic Deathcore style, implementing plenty of tremolo picking and blasts beats, with the track “Bloom” being a good example of this stylistic change.

What say you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iRnvHv3Rwc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4im7ip7Wqu4


Any thoughts on this?

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sunsetlight
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:31 am 
 

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Om ... 3540448720 (blacklisted with the argument: More ambient than metal)

Can you check out the materials on Bandcamp? https://omniscience-eabm.bandcamp.com/a ... est-single

THE COMING OF IONA (single):

https://scontent.fpoo3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5C8D0739

https://scontent.fpoo3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5CC9E9B1

https://scontent.fpoo3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5CD5C28F

https://scontent.fpoo3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5CC2D486

THROUGH THE FOREST (Single)

https://scontent.fpoo3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5C9641C9

https://scontent.fpoo3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5C9076E1

https://scontent.fpoo3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5C8E5263

https://scontent.fpoo3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5CD0B4E3

https://scontent.fpoo3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5CC8A5D0

https://scontent.fpoo3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5CC4A6DA

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:25 am 
 

Sdyat7 wrote:
canthisevenbecalledmusic wrote:
Sdyat7 wrote:
Coma Cluster Void is the first band I've ever tried to look up on here that has been blacklisted and in light of the new EP they've just released, I feel like their "metalness" warrants re-evaluating. If this isn't metal, idk what is:
https://comaclustervoid.bandcamp.com


CCV being blacklisted here is really shady. Mind Cemeteries was metal, and Thoughts from a Stone is metal. It baffles me, sometimes, the decisions made here.


I totally agree and was dumbfounded when I saw they were blacklisted. This is extremely metal and I can't fathom anything else to categorize it as. In my mind, I don't hear any "core" at all, just avant-garde, technical death metal.


Yeah I just found out about this band and I was amazed they weren't on the site and blacklisted. A search doesn't yield any clarification from mods on why they aren't considered metal, either.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:29 am 
 

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64985&p=2764843&hilit=Technical+mathcore#p2764843

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:54 am 
 

I couldn't find anything on the forum, so what was the reasoning behind the blacklisting of Audioslave?
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RoughfishingBrutality666
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:41 pm 
 

EzraBlumenfeld wrote:
I couldn't find anything on the forum, so what was the reasoning behind the blacklisting of Audioslave?


Not metal, predominantly hard rock.

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Spider_X
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:50 pm 
 

May Blosse (Canada) please be up for re-evaluation? New album released today, and I would love to add it, if it can go through? I think Blosse was Blacklisted last year sometime, as I think in it being more "noise" or something"... but, this album sounds vastly different, or at least to me it does...

Thank you for anyone that would take a look at this for a minute :)

https://blosse.bandcamp.com/album/noctu ... vlG46bre6s
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:47 pm 
 

Spider_X wrote:
May Blosse (Canada) please be up for re-evaluation? New album released today, and I would love to add it, if it can go through? I think Blosse was Blacklisted last year sometime, as I think in it being more "noise" or something"... but, this album sounds vastly different, or at least to me it does...
Thank you for anyone that would take a look at this for a minute :)
https://blosse.bandcamp.com/album/noctu ... vlG46bre6s

Whitelisted.
Go ahead, Spider_X.

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TheDonsz
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:32 pm 
 

Hi guys, I'm new here too and I also have a bit of a problem. I want to add some Deathcore and Metalcore bands on here, since there is Death--and Metalcore on here. Now I'm wondering why I can't add any new bands to these genres, while there are bands that are the exact same genre. For example Within Destruction and Shadow of Intent; they are the exact same style of music and they both use breakdowns. Can someone tell me why I can't add any new Death--and Metalcore bands on MA if there are already?

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PaganiusI
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:46 pm 
 

TheDonsz wrote:
Hi guys, I'm new here too and I also have a bit of a problem. I want to add some Deathcore and Metalcore bands on here, since there is Death--and Metalcore on here. Now I'm wondering why I can't add any new bands to these genres, while there are bands that are the exact same genre. For example Within Destruction and Shadow of Intent; they are the exact same style of music and they both use breakdowns. Can someone tell me why I can't add any new Death--and Metalcore bands on MA if there are already?

Well, there is Metalcore and Deathcore that is more influenced by Metal (acceptable) and there is Core that is more influenced by Hardcore/punk or other non-metal stuff (unacceptable). With borderline genres like that (and Industrial Metal for example) it really depends on the individual band and the sound of the individual band. We are an archive for metal bands so we include Core bands that have a very dominant metal influence that outweighs the core influences while we exclude those who are more on the core/punk side of things.
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RoughfishingBrutality666 wrote:
EzraBlumenfeld wrote:
I couldn't find anything on the forum, so what was the reasoning behind the blacklisting of Audioslave?


Not metal, predominantly hard rock.


This is so obvious is shouldn't have to be stated.

Please don't answer questions directed at moderators dude, it can add confusion to new users.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:20 pm 
 

A couple years ago I brought up Blue Cheer in this forum based on some of their later albums, but never received a response. Upon searching, I understand 2007's What Doesn't Kill You... wouldn't be considered acceptable according to AZ. But how about 1990's Dining with the Sharks? Here's the full album...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... ZA5RfZg8lx

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Spider_X
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:12 pm 
 

Midnight Rider wrote:
Spider_X wrote:
May Blosse (Canada) please be up for re-evaluation? New album released today, and I would love to add it, if it can go through? I think Blosse was Blacklisted last year sometime, as I think in it being more "noise" or something"... but, this album sounds vastly different, or at least to me it does...
Thank you for anyone that would take a look at this for a minute :)
https://blosse.bandcamp.com/album/noctu ... vlG46bre6s

Whitelisted.
Go ahead, Spider_X.

Thanks a million Midnight Rider :) ! Most appreciated/ just submitted it.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 4:47 pm 
 

Erosion of Humanity wrote:
Please don't answer questions directed at moderators dude, it can add confusion to new users.


My bad.

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GlazedDonut
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:21 am 
 

I would like to appeal the decision to reject Atomic Kavemen for being "not a metal band". Could a second person please review our material?

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 3:53 pm 
 

GlazedDonut wrote:
I would like to appeal the decision to reject Atomic Kavemen for being "not a metal band". Could a second person please review our material?

Yes, this is Rock with little Metal in it. Agree with the rejection.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:47 pm 
 

Hey,

my submission for Othuum was just rejected. I entered a link to Spotify as proof of release and did not realize that you do not accept streaming services. Didn't really get that from the rules. My bad. Before I re-submit, I would like to make sure that I am doing everything right this time. The album is available for purchase on Itunes, for instance. If I post a link to iTunes (where it is available for both streaming and full purchase), that will be sufficient? Also, I assume you do not buy the album then. Are the two songs on Youtube I provided enough for an assessment of the music? Or do you need the full album as download?

Thanks in advance!

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Schlaghausen wrote:
Hey,

my submission for Othuum was just rejected. I entered a link to Spotify as proof of release and did not realize that you do not accept streaming services. Didn't really get that from the rules. My bad. Before I re-submit, I would like to make sure that I am doing everything right this time. The album is available for purchase on Itunes, for instance. If I post a link to iTunes (where it is available for both streaming and full purchase), that will be sufficient? Also, I assume you do not buy the album then. Are the two songs on Youtube I provided enough for an assessment of the music? Or do you need the full album as download?

Thanks in advance!

1) stream-only is not accepted, but purchasable downloads (iTunes, Google Play, Bandcamp, Amazon....) and free downloads that don't require signing up (bandcamp is fine, Soundcloud isn't) are, just make sure there really is a download and not just a placeholder page for let's say Amazon Music or Apple Music...streming services. Downloads are usually indicated by a price tag ;)
2)No, we usually don't buy iTunes releases...that would be a fair bit too expensive in the long run, so we only get the samples they provide.
3) 2 songs might be sufficient, depending on how borderline it is and how many songs there are in total, but the more we can listen to the better. We don't need a full download to judge the music, it's just mandatory for a digital-only thing to fulfill the "valid release" rule.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:17 pm 
 

Hey, can we add solo projects? Like, one-man bands? If we can, I know of about a zillion metal acts out on Bandcamp that deserve to be added to this archive.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:29 pm 
 

Lord_Of_Diamonds wrote:
Hey, can we add solo projects? Like, one-man bands? If we can, I know of about a zillion metal acts out on Bandcamp that deserve to be added to this archive.

Sure...as long as they are metal and have a valid release (by our standards of course), why not? Otherwise Burzum wouldn't be here, lol.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:46 pm 
 

PaganiusI wrote:
Schlaghausen wrote:
Hey,

my submission for Othuum was just rejected. I entered a link to Spotify as proof of release and did not realize that you do not accept streaming services. Didn't really get that from the rules. My bad. Before I re-submit, I would like to make sure that I am doing everything right this time. The album is available for purchase on Itunes, for instance. If I post a link to iTunes (where it is available for both streaming and full purchase), that will be sufficient? Also, I assume you do not buy the album then. Are the two songs on Youtube I provided enough for an assessment of the music? Or do you need the full album as download?

Thanks in advance!

1) stream-only is not accepted, but purchasable downloads (iTunes, Google Play, Bandcamp, Amazon....) and free downloads that don't require signing up (bandcamp is fine, Soundcloud isn't) are, just make sure there really is a download and not just a placeholder page for let's say Amazon Music or Apple Music...streming services. Downloads are usually indicated by a price tag ;)
2)No, we usually don't buy iTunes releases...that would be a fair bit too expensive in the long run, so we only get the samples they provide.
3) 2 songs might be sufficient, depending on how borderline it is and how many songs there are in total, but the more we can listen to the better. We don't need a full download to judge the music, it's just mandatory for a digital-only thing to fulfill the "valid release" rule.


Alright, will re-submit with iTunes link and more evidence. Thanks a lot!

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Symmachus
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:47 pm 
 

Hello. Several years ago, I attempted to submit the band Chaos Temple, from the United States, onto metal-archives. Each time I submitted, it was rejected, for reasons that I, in hindsight, perfectly understand. It's part of the learning process is all.

However, I have made no submissions for Chaos Temple since roughly 2011 or 2012. I have had two provable, tangible releases since then (both are EPs, links below). But I encountered something I did not expect: the band is blacklisted for submission.

The times I submitted earlier, they did not fit the metal-archives criteria to exact specifications (i.e. I did not fulfill my burden of proof for releases), and I have no complaints about that. But I do believe that Chaos Temple fits the guidelines now, as both recent EPs are not only digitally available, but I have pressed 100 CD copies for each release.

Therefore, in light of recent developments, I intend to submit the band again, but need an additional greenlight to do so. Any help is appreciated; thanks.

https://chaostemple.bandcamp.com/album/vacuity-pandemic Vacuity Pandemic (EP, 2013)
https://chaostemple.bandcamp.com/album/vacuity-pandemic Nature's Equilibrium (EP, 2019)

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:01 pm 
 

Blakktaboule wrote:
Hello. Several years ago, I attempted to submit the band Chaos Temple, from the United States, onto metal-archives. Each time I submitted, it was rejected, for reasons that I, in hindsight, perfectly understand. It's part of the learning process is all.

However, I have made no submissions for Chaos Temple since roughly 2011 or 2012. I have had two provable, tangible releases since then (both are EPs, links below). But I encountered something I did not expect: the band is blacklisted for submission.

The times I submitted earlier, they did not fit the metal-archives criteria to exact specifications (i.e. I did not fulfill my burden of proof for releases), and I have no complaints about that. But I do believe that Chaos Temple fits the guidelines now, as both recent EPs are not only digitally available, but I have pressed 100 CD copies for each release.

Therefore, in light of recent developments, I intend to submit the band again, but need an additional greenlight to do so. Any help is appreciated; thanks.

https://chaostemple.bandcamp.com/album/vacuity-pandemic Vacuity Pandemic (EP, 2013)
https://chaostemple.bandcamp.com/album/vacuity-pandemic Nature's Equilibrium (EP, 2019)

Was blacklisted for being Drone/Noise in 2015 and stays blacklisted for the same reason. There's no metal in this or at least not enough...
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:15 pm 
 

PaganiusI wrote:
Blakktaboule wrote:
Hello. Several years ago, I attempted to submit the band Chaos Temple, from the United States, onto metal-archives. Each time I submitted, it was rejected, for reasons that I, in hindsight, perfectly understand. It's part of the learning process is all.

However, I have made no submissions for Chaos Temple since roughly 2011 or 2012. I have had two provable, tangible releases since then (both are EPs, links below). But I encountered something I did not expect: the band is blacklisted for submission.

The times I submitted earlier, they did not fit the metal-archives criteria to exact specifications (i.e. I did not fulfill my burden of proof for releases), and I have no complaints about that. But I do believe that Chaos Temple fits the guidelines now, as both recent EPs are not only digitally available, but I have pressed 100 CD copies for each release.

Therefore, in light of recent developments, I intend to submit the band again, but need an additional greenlight to do so. Any help is appreciated; thanks.

https://chaostemple.bandcamp.com/album/vacuity-pandemic Vacuity Pandemic (EP, 2013)
https://chaostemple.bandcamp.com/album/vacuity-pandemic Nature's Equilibrium (EP, 2019)

Was blacklisted for being Drone/Noise in 2015 and stays blacklisted for the same reason. There's no metal in this or at least not enough...

Interesting. I maintain that the two releases above have much greater metal elements to it than the previous three (which are not available online), but I also acknowledge that I have various influences in my music that are non-metal.

I respect your decision. But upon the next release, I will inquire again. Best wishes.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:18 pm 
 

Blakktaboule wrote:
Interesting. I maintain that the two releases above have much greater metal elements to it than the previous three (which are not available online), but I also acknowledge that I have various influences in my music that are non-metal.

I respect your decision. But upon the next release, I will inquire again. Best wishes.

We're not a "metal elements" archive, we need a full release that's pre-dominantly metal.
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