Could these be removed?

Axellion: Same goes for this band, streaming only on youtube.
https://imgur.com/a/hmCKfO4

Kanibaal Jö: Dead facebook, likely broken up. has a track on bandcamp that sounds metal. It's also an alternate spelling of 'Cannibal Jo', which is already on the list, so they can be merged.
https://metalmouth.bandcamp.com/track/s ... -victories
https://www.reverbnation.com/cannibaljo

Katharsys: They recorded an album but canned it after not being satisfied with results so no VR. My guess is that they changed names and tweaked the music more to the liking.
https://imgur.com/a/VcHApjL

Khaos: Dead facebook and has some tracks on reverbnation and youtube. Has the following members on the archives, so maybe they could be reached out to.
https://www.reverbnation.com/khaosband
https://www.youtube.com/@khaosofficialband/videos
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... aud/706414
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... lay/706416
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ert/706415

Korriban: Metal but only one track on reverb.
https://www.reverbnation.com/korribanmetal

Krusher: Metal but one track for download on reverb. Dead facebook. has some members on the archive that could be reached out to.
https://www.reverbnation.com/krusher4
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... gin/488134
https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ion/588193

Kult Kontrol: Drone/Doom metal. Will submit.
https://kultkontrol.bandcamp.com/album/grimoire

Join The Conspiracy: Confirmed no VR.
https://imgur.com/a/1tgg7AT

Regarding Ear to Ear, there's no VR as of now confirmed by the band. The musicians behind the band may or may not release more material under the name and are shooting for January of 2024. Maybe add a check back later note.

Messaged Mark on the Guttural Engorgement page and he's responded. Looks like a small print of CDRs were made

Digested https://imgur.com/gallery/DHmRVvB

L'habit me Suce le Moine: Non-metal grind.
https://lhabitmesucelemoine.bandcamp.co ... nt-pr-puce

Leading the Betrayed: One track on soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/jonrioux/leading ... rayed-demo

Lessons of Fate: Metal track on a comp. Will see if they did any more. Band is split up though, and they only ever mentioned a single, so odds are that's it as far as music.
https://hellstormrecordz.bandcamp.com/t ... g-politics

Got a message from leading the betrayed saying an album is coming soon. Should add a note to check back on.

Needs research. - Denounce His Name
Location: United States
Listed Genre: Thrash/Death Metal?
Discography: ‘Amongst A Thousand Lies Demo’(CD, 2005)

https://myspace.com/denouncehisname
I have four of their songs on my computer. I found one song on YouTube:
(Someone mentions being handed their demo CD at a concert in the comments of the YouTube video)



Also Third Decay has been submitted.

Devil's Land: Demo on reverb was released physically. Track listing is the same. Will submit.
https://imgur.com/a/GeND2LS

Kryptosexual Canceroid is a mispelling of Kryptosexual Cancroid. They have a discogs page and samples on youtube. Sounds more noisey and grindy than metal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwHf3yYgdw4
https://www.discogs.com/artist/954331-K ... l-Cancroid

can I leave Aurora, Easily Broken with you? It's a nice E.P., you probably won't like it as it's a little coreish, but I think it's good and pretty heavy

This does not need research. Sufficient proof of VR and samples.

Needs research. - French metal demos
Most of these tapes within 2 images are from the '80s. A lot of the bands are on the site, but the ones below aren't, and seem worth looking into further. The owner of tapes, https://www.facebook.com/antero.ahlund (from Finland) may be able to provide further info (I noticed him answering a few questions in posts about them), and/or might be willing to trade for dubs.

- image 1: https://imgur.com/a/qY09jgL
Top row (row 1): Evol, Cristal (another Cristal title is in row 2. Review here that doesn't go into much description: https://thecorroseum.org/fanzines/metal_instinct-01.php )
Row 2: Fire Ride, Asylum. Note: There is another promising Asylum demo from France here ( https://imgur.com/a/riPaYP8 ), which may or may not be the same band that have a tape there in row 2. Info found about "Lost Centuries" demo by Asylum (France) in Forgotten Steel distro catalogue - "Metal from La Pochelle, color cover, sticker on tape, 5 tracks incl. "Deadly Innocence", "Shes Driving in the Night", "Secret", etc."
Row 3: Blown Away, Abyss (Fécamp, Normandy: https://www.discogs.com/release/7544561-Abyss-Abyss), Crater, Chinadoll
Row 4: Sleaze Bugs, Impact (maybe this same band? - https://www.discogs.com/release/8705995 ... --Perhaps- )
Bottom row (row 5): Waterguns, Staccato (w/ https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... uin/152032 - see unlisted bands link for more info), Eyra (w/ https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/ ... ard/460788 - see unlisted bands link for more info)

- image 2: https://imgur.com/a/Lys6kJ0
Row 1 (top row): -
Row 2: GMC
Row 3: Studs, (mystery band 1 - 4th tape over- *rma or *rmad as the last letters? Can't quite make out the name), mystery band 2 - they have 2 interesting-looking tapes in row 3. The name is something like Back Bayes (sp?), 99% sure that isn't the exact spelling. Maybe someone will know more by looking. One of their tapes looks like the title might be "Truce")
Row 4: Koria(?) - 2nd tape from the left. Malediction (doesn't seem to be one on the site), Winsor
Row 5: Open Fire, Escape (2 tapes on this line), Nameless (furthest to right)
Row 6: Crazy George (title is something like "The George Is ? to Pull on the ?"
Row 7 (bottom row): Nik (? - second from right), Lady's (tape on far right)


(French metal resources) -
http://france.metal.museum.free.fr/
https://www.facebook.com/p/France-Metal ... 524318292/

Alright, I will submit it. Thanks.

I'm 90% sure this pic on Glaucoma's facebook is a CD for Civil War.
https://www.facebook.com/glaucomabanda/ ... 958784857/

Never got a word back on this one. I know there's no owners, but that could be likely given the release nature. Still I'm not so knowledgeable with USSR, eastern bloc bands.

Devil Drowned: The band considers the three tacks on reverbnation a singular demo and can be downloaded. The only thing that's really holding me back is the lack of artwork attached. That's footnoted with the fact that on reverbnation there's artwork with the demo's title 'Void of Silence' on it. I think it's enough to submit overall.
https://www.reverbnation.com/page_objec ... st_1373436
https://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/3268546
https://www.facebook.com/profile/100039 ... rch?q=demo

Are you referring to me? Is there a link to it?

Could this be removed?

This band has since been added.
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Speeder/3540528066

I can't upload any more image on Imgur, so I just leave a link with a bunch of unknown bands or demos from Mexico:

https://scontent.fflr2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=653940C0

Namely:

- Blasfemia: "Aquelarre" (same Blasfemia from Mexico City? or the band from Puebla?)
- Blasfemia (or Aquelarre?): Aquelarre (or Blasfemia?) from Puebla
- Alucard (I've seen this cover already but I can't remember where)
- Avatar: "Metal Fuerte" (same Avatar from Mexico City? Logo seems similar. Or the band from Tlalnepantla/El Rosario Azcapotzalco active between 1989-1991?)

+ the (supposedly) unreleased demo of Taskforce "Power Ambition" (which seems everything but unreleased), Silla Rodante "Noche diabolica" demo, Super Alfa live "En vivo en el Agora 1986"

Avatar is already on the site
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Avatar/3540503010

Just heard back from them. Sounds like a digital version of the album is in the works:

https://ibb.co/cJ8Hxf9

Comatmebro: Confirmed no VR.
https://imgur.com/a/2H5xIbQ

Lucina - punk rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdvxI7hAbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggYd2vRWRUo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=xEXp-6xiB6w

Repugnados: Also Punk Rock.
https://www.youtube.com/@repugnadosrockpunk5317

Ódio Opressivo: Crossover Punk/Thrash. Too tired to see if this is more metal than punk.
https://www.youtube.com/@odioopressivo5545/videos
https://www.facebook.com/odioopressivo

Some info about Alucard (Mexico) taken from "Metalica" 'zine (Argentina, #4 of first - unknown - year)

https://scontent.fflr2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=653A79E9


In the same page it's written that Abaddon (also from Mexico) actually started in 1978

Here, again the tape of Alucard:

https://scontent.fflr2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=653940C0

If anyone would be kind enough to extract the bands not yet on MA, I could add them to the list.

Needs research. - Shiva
Location: Hungary
https://promenad24.hu/2017/12/18/mako-zeneszei-shiva/
https://www.youtube.com/@uglycultural/s ... uery=shiva
https://www.facebook.com/shivatechnology/
https://soundcloud.com/shiva-zenekar
https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/vi ... 34&t=59492
https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/vi ... shiva+hun+
- There may be enough here for a submission. I haven't looked through the pages or translated anything.

Needs research. - Door-City
Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Listed Genre: Doom Metal
Band Members: Atsushi Hamamura (Vocal); Youichiro Kakei (Guitar); Yousuke Komori (Bass); Masaki Sonoda (Drums)
Discography: ‘Demo ‘93’ (Demo tape, 1993, 4 songs)
Pictures: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/p1110627681

Hexwyfe has two singles on Apple Music and sounds like Heavy metal/Rock
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hexwyfe/1535193384

Maniac Rockers From Hell: Mix of joke songs with no metal, and extremely rough sounding music quality. i guess it's metal? No idea if the quality is up to MA's standards though.
https://www.youtube.com/@sylvaindumais8773/videos

Manslaughter Project: Recorded an entire album and broke up before they could release it.
https://www.facebook.com/ManSlaughterProject/

Matante Mutante: Hardcore
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/matan ... /539933175

Mayhem of Sanity: Search doesn't turn much up of anything on reverb, apple, bandcamp, soundcloud. Probably didn't record anything. Facebook is dead. This channel has some live performances.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQrImkFIP2k

Meat Parade: There's... a breakbeat band from canada of the same name and from Montreal, like the list says. Problem is that the facebook is dead and I can't cross reference anything. I can only assume they're the same band based off the location. The genre's from Ondes Chocs have been all over the place and the listed genre for this band is just "Dark".
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1931712-Meat-Parade

Mécanique du Vertige: Deathcore, will submit. Released an EP physically at shows.
https://www.reverbnation.com/m%C3%A9can ... tige/songs
https://www.facebook.com/profile/100069 ... %20Silence

Mettlesom: Only ever released one single for download, so no VR. Facebook is dead.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/kill-t ... /542093664
https://soundcloud.com/hicham-lemdani

Mezury: Facebook mentions demos and albums but I can't find anything. Messaging for clarification.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063818790961

Mind Control: Grindcore that rides the line between core and metal. Sounds riffy, so i'll probably submit.
https://ingrindwecrust.bandcamp.com/alb ... anada-2014

Mind Illusion: Power Metal, will submit.
https://mindillusionofficial.bandcamp.c ... -the-beast

Miroir Miroir: Facebook is dead with a bunch of tracks on reverbnation.
https://www.reverbnation.com/miroirmiroir/songs

Miztress: Thrash metal but looks live only. Facebook is dead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAWXkZ7R7jc

Mononc' Serge: Quite a large discography that sounds primarily like rock. If someone wants to look through and see if an album is overwhelmingly metal, go ahead.
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/monon ... /274234839
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1670035-Mononc-Serge

Myth: Not even a link on Ondes Chocs makes me think it was so shortlived it never made band pages of any sort. A generic name like that makes searches murky, but putting in keywords like the location and genre don't give me anything.

Also, and I hope I don't sound rude or unreasonable, but could users not submit bands I bring up here, I think are metal or borderline, and that I say I will submit or contemplate submitting? This has only happened about twice thankfully, but it's still time I spent looking into each band. For example, I brought up Hour of Defiance 4-5 days ago, commenting I would definitely submit it, and was about to submit it today, but someone beat me to it. That user can keep that submission, but going forward I'd appreciate it if band's i do research on are left to me. If i'm not going to submit something for whatever reason, I'll post it in the bands to be submitted thread. Once again, I hope that I'm not coming off as unreasonable. Thank you.

P.S. If there's a rule like the appeals thread, where the user that brings up the band gets a week or so to submit it, then it's free game, please let me know.

There were very few copies with cover art; usually in those years you simply took a reel or cassette and re-recorded it on it in a cassette store or from a friend.

Of course, it would be interesting to see this officially released, but after Sechko's death this is apparently no longer possible.

God’s Ashes: Confirmed no VR.
https://imgur.com/a/m7EqvBw

Korriban: Confirmed no VR.
https://imgur.com/a/gtYvFi5

Zideffekt: can't find much else besides the single and it sounds like rock/hardcore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-iVk4b9uZI

Maniac Rockers From Hell: No vr yet.
https://imgur.com/a/y5jC2Bx