Thank you!

I was gonna hold off on the Quebec list for a bit but I decided to start chipping away.

A Cascade Dream: Hardcore
https://acascadedream.bandcamp.com/albu ... g-glass-ep

A Thousand Years: Chuggy, borderline core/rock. Doesn't sound convincing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgOL0jP ... hX&index=2

A World of Children: Borderline metalcore/djent. Might be acceptable, but still iffy.
https://aworldofchildren.bandcamp.com/album/apatia

Aborgnon: Dead facebook, can't find much else.

Abort the Child: Too makeshift, poor quality to be metal. Djenty chugcore anyway.
https://www.reverbnation.com/abortthechild

About Sky and Earth: Borderline metalcore/post-hardcore. Not metal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=deskt ... 5ckg0&t=0s

Above the Grey: Borderline metalcore. EP might be metal enough. Not sure if it's enough to weigh against that full-length though, because that's pretty chuggy.
https://abovethegreymusic.bandcamp.com/ ... wnsides-ep

Absence of Truth: Sounds metal, but only one single on bandcamp.
https://absenceoftruthqc.bandcamp.com/t ... dead-radio

Aenator: aka ÆNATOR. Metal at times, but has a lot of electronic/chiptune/dubstep/rock going on that dilutes it. Second album might be metal enough, but very borderline.
https://aenator.bandcamp.com/album/realms-of-anachronis

Aeons of Twilight: Dead facebook. Can't find much else.

Here's footage of Aeons of Twilight live. Certainly sounds like black metal. Might've been live only.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wAwPX_szKI

*Edit*
So the band has been active since the early 2000s as evidenced by this Zine.
http://sangfrais.com/SF_PDF/sf11.pdf

Apparently there's a S/T, 2001 demo by the band, though not sure if the link is legit.
http://metalcollection.narod.ru/a.html

This is still on the list, could it please be removed?

Needs research. - Lace Dragon (note: it's on the site at the moment, but I requested for a moderator to remove it because audio recently found has put their metalness in doubt. Need to try to find the full recording.)
Location: Westchester County, New York, US
Band members: Tom Giacinto - Bass - https://www.facebook.com/profile/100002 ... e%20dragon
Christian van Heuvel - Drums - https://www.facebook.com/profile/100000 ... e%20dragon
Tommy Ciampoli - Guitars - https://www.facebook.com/profile/100047 ... e%20dragon
Mark Hovsepian - Unknown - https://www.facebook.com/profile/100000 ... e%20dragon
Rick - Unknown
Jim Muth - Unknown
Discography: Demo 1984 (cassette) - https://www.discogs.com/artist/6626931-Lace-Dragon
Live video: https://www.facebook.com/thomas.giacint ... 8292140543 (sounds like there's a certain amount of metal there, but there are some very blues-based rock parts, and this should be explored further before being on the site.)
- not to be confused with the Texas metal band Lace Dragon that are on the site.

Brazilian band 'Dislexia' is more punk rock than metal.
https://dislexiadsx.bandcamp.com/album/cad-as-panelas

Brazilian band Damnslang had a full album uploaded to youtube. Rock and Roll.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYpnOr_wSXA

Defile from Japan have been added.

Needs research. - Annoying
Location: Longueira/Odemira/Milfontes (Portugal)
Genere: Heavy Metal
Discography: "Dreams" Demo Tape 1995; Promo Tape 1996
Band Members: Prado (drums)
Gonçalinho (Bass)
Sandro: Rhythm Guitar
Jean Bodin: Solo Guitar / Keyboards
Ricardo: Vocals

found this, to be honest I don't know if it's really metal.... some riff and moments are ok, others take different ways

Anyway, no tracklist.... they say that the last two tracks (one is titled "Dark Way" and the other one "Fé Lusitana") were recorded later

On two songs (one from the demo and one of the two bonus tracks) see the participation of members of R.I.P. and Tarantula

edit: also found the promo tape 1996:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pZFNHQGOak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XrHlvQzb3OI

Needs research. - Epic
Location: Antrim/Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Listed genre: Heavy/Thrash Metal
Band members: Nigel Smith (guitars/vocals), Jim Lynch (bass), Karl Smith (drums), Simon Dunne (guitars)
Discography: "New Black Self" 3-song EP/demo (1993)
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/2856021 ... k-New-Self
- note on main list could say "check back later", as this was contributed by Irish_Metal_Archives, who run a Bandcamp page that put a lot of this stuff out digitally. Samples may become available soon here:
https://irish-metal.bandcamp.com/music

Caustic was added today - can be removed. Thanks.

Oblivion (US) that was added to the list yesterday can also be removed. Turned out to be something entirely different, not Oblivion. No more research needed there.

Needs research. - Dessacra
Genre: Death Metal?
Location: Tenerife, Spain

Members:


Release: Promo 2006

http://beyondthenothingness.blogspot.co ... -2006.html

Needs samples and proof for VR.

Needs research. - Nightmareland
Genre: "Dark Metal"
Location: Bogotá, Colombia

Members:


Was submitted with this release:
"The Agony Of The Death" (demo, 2003) (ART)


Again, lacks samples and VR.

Just got SMITHEReenz in, and I'm in the process of uploading them for view.

Miro, do you want dibs on submitting the band or does it not matter? Also, the artist sent me two other CDs of two of his other projects 'Alias Smith & Jones' and 'SmithZonian'. Haven't checked the metalness but he included a note asking me to forward all three to you. Do you want to submit all three?

https://www.discogs.com/release/2661786 ... -Never-Die
https://www.discogs.com/release/2627073 ... -Jones-ASJ

It doesn't matter for me, so if you want, you can go ahead and submit them.

Submitted then! Thank you!

Just got the Third Decay album in the mail today, will upload to check sound.

Aeva: Too much jazz/fusion to be metal.
https://aeva1.bandcamp.com/album/origins-of-existence

Ages: First EP sounds more metal than their second one, will see about submitting.
https://agesmetal.bandcamp.com/album/singles
https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-the ... 1616364752

All These Days: Sounds like borderline metalcore/rock, that could be acceptable.
https://allthesedays.bandcamp.com/album/origins

Along the Wires: no indication they released anything, looks to be live only.
https://www.facebook.com/AlongTheWires?fref=ts

Âmes Sanglantes: Noise. List says black metal but from what i've sampled it's not. If i'm missing an album that is metal please let me know.
https://amessanglantes.bandcamp.com/alb ... er-politic

Anal Easter: Dead myspace. Has a reverbnation but nothing on it. Sounds like bouncy pornogrind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_U6eFPhFfw

Angels Can Kill: Heavy metal/metalcore. Will submit.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/black-angels/425099109

Animal Ethics Inc.: AKA Animal Ethics. more punk than metal.
https://animalethicsinc.bandcamp.com/album/human-riots

Arsenal of Empties: Thrashy, but sounds more punk than metal.
https://www.reverbnation.com/arsenalofempties/songs
https://www.discogs.com/release/8293439 ... of-Empties

Ashtray: Sounds more rock than metal.
https://www.reverbnation.com/ashtraymusic/songs

Atma Sphacelus: Dead link, can't find anything else.

Awaken All Men: Dead facebook. Found a single that doesn't sound metal.
https://soundcloud.com/awakenallmen/awa ... ingle-2014

Away From Fate: Doesn't sound convincingly metal
https://soundcloud.com/maksym-bourque/s ... -from-fate

Axellion: sounds metal, but only streaming singles on reverbnation.
https://www.reverbnation.com/axellion

Added. - Necropolis

Needs research. - Crossfire
(name change of https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vixen/3540488659 )
Location: York, North Yorkshire, England
Genre: Heavy Metal
Members: Vocals - Neil Lawton (vocals until '91 - https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ton/903484 - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009489155733 )
Billy D'eath (vocals starting in '91 - Billy Ako - https://www.facebook.com/billy.ako )
Steve Thompson (drums)
Chip Bousefield (guitars - played in Ouse Brothers in 1994)
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ith/356290 (bass)
Newspaper clipping: https://imgur.com/a/ylUMruP
Band photo: https://imgur.com/a/fRAitb9
- active in the early '90s, maybe also late '80s. Discography unknown.
Maybe someone here would know, or more could be found about this band. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2213170 ... =crossfire


Needs research. - Marcus Foxx
Location: York, North Yorkshire, England
Genre: NWOBHM
Members: Neil Lawton (vocals - M.A. and FB link above in Crossfire lineup), https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Kev_Jones/903481 (drums), Phil Ridsdale, Dave Sykes - https://www.facebook.com/dave.sykes.501 ), Mike Pratt.
Discography: Unknown. Active in the early '80s.
Band photo: https://imgur.com/a/ig1NkfH
https://imgur.com/a/ig1NkfH
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2213170 ... cus%20foxx


Needs research. - Force Majeure
Location: York, North Yorkshire, England (?)
Genre: Heavy Metal (?)
Members: Neil Lawton (vocals - M.A. and FB link above in Crossfire lineup), Dave Hardy (either guitar or bass - https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... rdy/454317 , https://www.facebook.com/dave.hardy1
Started around 1993. Discography unknown.
Band photo: https://imgur.com/a/zLSbl1W
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2213170 ... %20majeure

Kapriz Ognya (Uzbekistan) = Каприз Огня
Definitely metal. Their bio mentions one 7-track album "Обреченный На Страдание", which must be this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avb53Dk_arc
Can't find any other information about the release...

Rejs 09 (Uzbekistan) = Рейс 09 = Flight 09
I'd lean towards hard rock based on this album available online, but for me it's on the edge. "The Absolution" and "In The Darkness" are kinda metal-ish. This song sounds borderline, too. They have lots of valid releases, if this is metal enough though... Should I try submitting with best case I can make?

Needs research. - Omni Presence
Location: New Jersey, US
Genre: Metal (Thrash?)
https://imgur.com/a/sPUtoS8
https://imgur.com/a/gfkRyEO
https://imgur.com/a/6whuAeF
Active from the late '80s until about 1997. Anthony Valentino and Greg Henry ( https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001621596854 ) were members throughout lineup changes.
https://www.facebook.com/dcaggese may have been a member (knows plenty about them, anyway).
They did at least one cassette. "The Inner Life" is one of their recorded songs.
In 1997 they became a cover band called Reverand (sp?) Henry.


Needs research. - Eleventh Hour
Location: New Jersey, US
Discography: "Pieces" demo tape - https://imgur.com/a/1YXuJRK
- Possible that it's either one of the bands listed or mentioned on the site. Almost certain they were from NJ.
Maybe someone here knows, a Facebook group for a venue they used to frequent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4668606 ... nth%20hour
(a US band by this name is blacklisted currently, but it might be the Connecticut one with Steve Zimmerman, ex-Fates Warning drummer).
Appears to be band members from a post -
- Eddie Hauer: https://www.facebook.com/eddie.hauer.7
- David Sean Simpson: https://www.facebook.com/DavidSeanSimpson

I spoke with the musician behind the brazlian band 'Aracnus' to see if he recorded anything else and it would appear he has not. He told me that finding bandmates and raising capital were the primary reasons. Unfortunate, he sounds like a cool dude! I'd post the conversation, but he sent it through voice message.

Could this be the Allied Nation in the "near california" list? They say they are from Cali, and the type of music lines up with the era of that flyer. Only problem is that there's no exact match with the bandmember listed on the archive, although I'm not sure where that info came from. On a related note, how much has the "from, near or played in California" list been gone through? Is it like the other lists that got pruned or should it be looked at?

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063206981322
https://www.reverbnation.com/alliednati ... p_bio=true
https://music.apple.com/us/album/touch-and-go/334047727

Hungarian band QED is short for Quod Erat Demonstrandum, and released a S/T demo according to this site. Info is the same according to the wiki list.

http://www.progressiverockbr.com/previews2001.htm

Quarantania is a texas band and the demo is on bandcamp. Will submit.

https://www.metal-archives.com/history/ ... /id/831088
https://quarantania.bandcamp.com/album/demo

The information that I got about Allied Nation came from the liner notes of the Mutilated Souls cassette release, which https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Mike_Reed/770078 of Allied Nation played guitar on. From what I remember in those notes (written by Lance Ozanix from Skitzo, who could probably fill you in on some more info about the band ( https://www.facebook.com/lance.ozan ), and last I knew lives with another one of Mutilated Souls' former members, Liam), it sounded like a solo effort that played live, and I'm wondering if they did a tape as well. Mike is a really good guitarist, so that's why the special interest in this band despite not a lot of info available yet. They were probably based in Santa Rosa, an hour drive from San Francisco - so they're probably two different bands, mostly because it sounded like Mike was the band leader and he's not mentioned on the link that you provided.
Yes, the California list is all up-to-date. There won't likely be information found easily on what is left, though. It is for deep dives, asking around to locals for clues, etc. I slowly continue to make progress there. There were tons of great bands that you just can't find anything about without some more hardcore research. I'm basically overseeing that part of the list, and when something on it seems not worth it anymore, I'll let Azmodes know. Thanks.

Here's a quite updated discography of Рейс 09 / Rejs 09 / Flight 09 (just missing the album "10515" released in 2020 and "Palmistry" in 2021). Most of the latest album were released on CD by Neurosis Records /until 2003) and Mals Records (from 2005 onwards): there's a guy on VKontankte who sells a couple of them but I guess in the 2000's they were more progressive rock. Reading on Metalrus, it seems their early 90's recordings (released on tape only) were more interesting but nobody has them or there is no trace of audio samplers or tape covers anywhere

http://iosis.uz/proekti/flight-09/
http://www.progressor.net/news07_2021.html
https://www.facebook.com/vsevreys09/photos

Needs research. - Passion
Location: Denmark
Genre: Heavy Metal
Name change of https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Evil_Prayer/46066
- Demo review from "Rock Hard" #15 (1985), in German language:
https://imgur.com/a/cEXY0W6
Translation to English:

- and a second article about them:
https://imgur.com/a/bwSnLI1
Translation to English:


Audio found - definitely metal. It's listed here as Evil Prayer, but this was the first and only-known Passion demo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaBFcAeMTsg

Needs research. - Screamer Patrol
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genre: Heavy Metal
Band members: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Joe_Varga/91119 (have sent a message inquiring)
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Dan_Fila/91123
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Adam_Alex/91122
Nigel Osborne (guitars)
Colin Roberts (vocals)
The 3 linked members are from Varga (formed in 1989), possibly a name change.
- Demo review in "Northern Metal #12" (Nov./Dec. 1985) - https://imgur.com/a/GIWK0aW
The tape received radio airplay. Songs are "Night of the Long Knives", "In Hot Pursuit", "Angels with Dirty Faces", and "Raging Women". Wondering whether it was released.


Needs research. - Heatscore
Location: Ontario, Canada
Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Band member: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ood/135848 (R.I.P.)
Band photo: https://imgur.com/a/YaoSqQ5
- Just read about a 1985 Battle of the Bands where they came in 2nd place. Wondering if they released any demos.

Needs research. - Mad Rocker
Location: Japan
Genre: Heavy Metal
Member: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... oto/837178 (drums - he played in some well-established bands)
Hiroshi Shimado (guitars/vocals)
Satoshi Masuda (guitars)
Jyunji Hattori (bass)
- Photo/bio/members here (from Metal Forces #6): https://imgur.com/a/yTVVDnm
Seems likely that this UK 'zine is writing about their sound from a tape. Release info unknown. Active in 1979, and then 1982-? (at least 1984)

Needs research. - Feedback
Location: Pori, Satakunta, Finland
Genre: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Band members: Joel St.Echo (guitars)
Gozy Birch (drums)
Ricky Whiteless (bass)
Michael Van Der Williamson (vocals)
Contact name: Mika Viljanen
Article in 'Metalism' 'zine #1 (1985, Finnish language): https://imgur.com/a/Ih00J9i
Discography unknown. Maybe something is mentioned in the article.

Checked in with the band, it's no longer active.
https://imgur.com/a/wGUOUat

Also, regarding After the Reign, this discogs listing is confirmed to be a faker. Will see if it was ever distributed digitally. Otherwise no VR and should be removed from the list.

Banned From Heaven: I think this band changed their name to 'Beneath Fractured Horizons'? When is the question, as the initials are the same, and the logo on their album is just their initials. The music is borderline but could maybe be acceptable melodic death/metalcore. Not sure what name I'd submit it under.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/at-the ... 1162008919
https://www.facebook.com/bfhmetal

Behold the Nation: Few singles that sound too chuggy to be metal.
https://beholdthenation.bandcamp.com/track/united
https://www.reverbnation.com/beholdthenation

Beneath a Crimson Sky: Dead facebook and bandcamp. Messaging a member for details. Demo track on reverbnation doesn't sound promising though, very borderline.
https://www.reverbnation.com/bacs

Between Gates of Ivory: Dead facebook, found a track on soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/muterequiem81/be ... vory-lucid

Beyond Deviation: Surprised this isn't on the blacklist. Chugcore.
https://beyonddeviation.bandcamp.com/al ... assophobia

Bierzeit: dead facebook, can't find much else.

Bleeding Fury: looks to be live only, nothing on their facebook indicates they recorded anything.
https://www.facebook.com/BleedingFury

Blind Reflexion: Little info here, dead facebook. One track available online. Seems like they tried to raise funds for recording but couldn't and was largely relegated to live acts. Borderline anyhow.
https://soundcloud.com/blind-reflexion/ ... e-with-you
https://www.quebecpunkscene.net/blindreflexion/

Blind Suffering: Buncha singles that sound fine. Will submit.
https://blindsuffering.bandcamp.com/tra ... atred-land

Bonded By Strength: Said they would put out an album and demo but can't find anything. Will message for further info.

Breaking the Cycle: looks to be live only. No indication they recorded anything besides a single demo track. Will message for clarification.
https://soundcloud.com/breaking-the-cycle-mtl

Bumper: Southern Metalcore. no idea if it's metal, but sounds riffy to me. Any opinions?
https://bumpermetal.bandcamp.com/album/ep

Just from skimming around for a minute on the Bumper release, to me it sounds worth putting into queue.

Thought as much, thank you. I'm also going to submit Immortal Sacrifice. The full demo is on reverbnation and downloadable.

I found a sample! I believe they can be removed. They sound more AOR, hard rock.

Thanks. As suspected, far from a metal sound. Can definitely be removed. Thanks for finding that audio sample.

Discogs page listing a reel-to-reel. Enough to submit?
https://www.discogs.com/release/2273646 ... 0%BB%D0%BE

Good enough to submit?
https://www.discogs.com/release/1300321 ... 0%B5%D0%BC