Hardcore (ex: Hatebreed, Earth Crisis, Agnostic Front) Stoner rock (ex: Fu Manchu, Clutch, Monster Magnet, Villagers of Ioannina City) Medieval/folk rock (ex: In Extremo, Subway to Sally, Saltatio Mortis) Psychedelic/occult rock (ex: Graveyard, The Devil's Blood, Kadavar, Year of the Goat, Hexvessel) Progressive rock (ex: King Crimson, Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, Tool, Scale the Summit) Hard rock (ex: Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, Blue Öyster Cult, Alice Cooper, Kiss) Glam rock (ex: Poison, Ratt, Whitesnake, Steel Panther) ![]() Metalcore and Deathcore, unless it's clearly more metal than core (ex: As I Lay Dying, Unearth, All Shall Perish are OK Atreyu, Architects, Bullet for My Valentine, Parkway Drive, Chelsea Grin, The Acacia Strain, Suicide Silence are NOT) Nu-metal (ex: Korn, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Jinjer, In This Moment) We do NOT accept the following (this is our decision, please don't argue this): So long as a band has a valid metal album it is acceptable. Please keep in mind that bands which have released an unambiguously metal album will obviously be included in the encyclopaedia, even if they no longer play metal or are better known for their non-metal material (ex: Ulver, Anathema, Def Leppard, Ghost). We are no longer including any more non-metal exceptions. Rush, Arditi, Stille Volk) included arbitrarily as they have been seen by the staff to be historically relevant to the metal scene. Mortiis, Wongraven, Die Verbannten Kinder Evas) and some non-metal bands (ex. Those were mostly side-projects of notable metal band members (ex. We have previously accepted some non-metal bands as selected exceptions. Additionally, bands with a few metal songs scattered across an otherwise generally non-metal discography are not acceptable either. Bands with a long discography of non-metal music and one short metal demo/split/single will not be accepted. This does not mean that we'll accept Sum 41 because of their one heavy song "The Bitter End". This also means that Ektomorf and Soulfly, which started as nu-metal, were (reluctantly) deemed acceptable after finally releasing some metal albums. This means that Def Leppard can be accepted because of their NWOBHM debut, even if they turned to pop rock later. Third, for a band to be acceptable, it must have at least one fully, unambiguously metal album. But for older, obscure bands (the kind of thrash band that released one demo in 1986 and disbanded, for example), if no sound samples are available, a scan from a metalzine review describing the band's sound as unambiguously metal can be acceptable, but those cases are exceptional and the moderation can exercise full discretion. Spotify, Deezer, Tidal) with such samples nowadays. Most bands have a Bandcamp page or some other online streaming platform (ex. The best evidence is, of course, in the form of audio samples. We won't just take your word for it, sorry. Second, for the lesser-known bands, we need compelling evidence that the band is metal. The metal elements must outweigh the non-metal ones. Some bands have mostly chugging, fuzz, or noodling, with minor metal influences this does not make these bands metal. Such music can be borderline, but still be acceptable. Nasum, Pig Destroyer, Agathocles) metalcore rooted in hardcore/-core (ex. For example, grindcore can either be rooted in punk (ex. Nevertheless, when it comes to some genres or styles, it's not always implied that the music is rooted in metal or is substantively comprised of metal riffs. This point should be fairly straight-forward and obvious. For a band to be considered metal by the site, it must adhere to the following:įirst and foremost, for a band to be metal, it must have metal riffs. This is perhaps the most important point (other than the point about truthful information), because knowing our rules on what is acceptable could save some people a lot of time that they would spend submitting a band that would simply get rejected. Because of this reality, the moderating staff decide, based on these guidelines set by the owners, on whether or not your submission is validly metal. ![]() If we accepted just about anything, it wouldn't make sense we would no longer be a "metal" archive. However, as an encyclopedia of heavy metal, this site must draw a line somewhere. ![]() None of us here think we're a supreme authority on all things heavy metal. ![]() As simple as the "must be a metal band" rule may seem, it involves a huge debate.
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