Actually the band is blacklisted for being djent.

I mean i guess there was a few sections that had the "djent" "tone" but I can see that being due to it's modern production. They've played with Incantation the other day and I feel their influence.

Do you blacklist a band for being ambient if only 5% of their music is ambient and the rest is black metal?

No, we don't. That would be ludicrous and wasn't what he was suggesting.

Whether or not the band was rightfully blacklisted (which occurred in 2012) based on the demo no longer matters, because this seems acceptable to me. The guitar tone is djenty, but the riffing is a whole lot of things - mostly metal in any event. Resubmit.

Seeing that we're already a few posts into the new page - just a reminder that ^ is still awaiting moderator review.

Poorly made, your site is not particularly user friendly, i will try again

Best regards
Magne (Lucifix) Jørgensen

You mean Lucifix? This has nothing to do with being user-friendly, you simply didn't provide any of the required proof.

I know CLAUSTROPHOBIA from China were rejected before (not my submission), but does that still stand? Seems silly; band is very much in line with other depressive BM bands.

I remember reading on here somewhere that the guitars "didn't do much," but I think that can be attributed more so to the synth drowning them out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cil-LdCDA9Y

again, (mostly) out of curiosity, why were divideD (hungary) rejected?

on a sidenote, all the members are already on the archives (in other bands), if someone wants to bin the divideD aliases profiles...

"Electro Pop-rock"


This is pretty light, but I'd lean yes.

thanks

So, just to be sure, I am good to submit them now?

Well, wait a bit but it seems metal enough based on these tracks.

HB can now be submitted.

My submission for Imbroglio was denied due to "Not a metal band."

I feel this is inaccurate. Though part of their sound derives from hardcore-influenced bands and genres, I feel like their releases, especially recent ones, are certainly in the sludge metal and grindcore genres, a sound similar to Gaza, The Abominable Iron Sloth, Car Bomb, Armed For Apocalypse, and Burnt by the Sun, which (I believe) are already listed here.

This was on their most recent LP, "The Struggle in Pursuit"

This is from their 2nd most recent LP, "Declared Self-Hatred"

From the album before that, "Sleep Deprivation" with a different lineup

Is it that the band is comprised of multiple vocalists?

Still sounds more based in hardcore to me (only the first video works for me, though).


...why would that have anything to do with it?

Deadly Noise Crew is blacklisted, but I guess that the initial submission was made before their latest release, which is grindcore instead the old crust style of the first demos:

http://mvgre.bandcamp.com/album/todos-los-colores-van-al-negro-ep

This EP has a physical release: http://i.imgur.com/mRZvE6D.jpg

http://imbroglio666.bandcamp.com/ could try that, all of their albums are listed there.

I don't see what makes this band more hardcore than metal.

Hi Guys,

Sorry to bother you all, I noticed one of the bands I submitted was rejected, the reason, the EP released being under 20 minutes; however I did read the rules and it states that 1 or 2 EP's should be good, unless of course it's cover material or some other stuff.

They are 3 actual songs, officially from the band, is there any way I could get it reviewed again please? The band is active, playing and so on.

Please, let me know if you guys might need any additional information. The band's name is Shaylon.

Thank you!

Heh, don't you mean your band? Xp

Yeah, the EP is still too short for a digital release. To clarify on the one or two EPs, it mainly pertains if the band releases multiple EPs that don't add up to 30 minutes. Like a band with 2 EPs, one 6 minute and one 12 minute won't get in, a band with two EPs that add up to or over 30 minutes will get accepted. While the actual acceptance based on minutes is via mod discretion, (accepting bands in the twenty minute range and so on). Any 18 minute EP band accepted is usually added by a mod.

The release is professionally mixed enough and it is metal, I can't speak for Diamhea, but I think the rejection was more based on the ballady third track, which is more of a ballady symphonic rock track. (Nitpicky, but we are more critical when it comes to digital releases). Basically, you are free to submit again if the EP gets a physical release (not like 10 CD-Rs) or when there is another non-single release. Remember: Don't let us being on the site dictate what your band does, like writing and recording more songs / spending more money just to get on here. Just continue what you are doing and things will eventually come to pass. Just make sure to post on this forum about the band and a link for a new or physical release and you'll get the go ahead.

Why was Fit For a King (USA) blacklisted?

"Hot Topic Christian-core"

Good evening, and repeatedly tried to publish my band in this portal, twice it has been rejected, but I do not know why, I can intuit, as evidence and submitted my Bandcamp page, needed any more proof? I hope you can help me.

Thank You

As the rejection message says, the band lacks a valid release. There are three individual songs there. For digital-only projects we require a complete, finished release that is ideally at least 20-30 minutes long. All of this is in the rules and rejection message.

https://www.reverbnation.com/desecrator ... de-lucifer

https://www.reverbnation.com/page_objec ... d=23272813

it's metalness?

https://www.reverbnation.com/desecratorofevil

So, have you guys decided yet? I realise the band wasn't added and I read the last few pages of this topic thoroughly but haven't seen an official statement from any mod.

We had a long discussion about it and even though we haven't reached an official consensus, the latest tally indicates that it's still a "no" and that it's prog rock with hints of metal. I was in the "yes" camp but oh well, the "caution" approach is perhaps the best one with this band, let's wait for another album!

Hello,
my submission of the band "DEMONDRIVER" (Germany) was rejected because no link to an audiodatei and was present there is no physical evidence of a CD.

Here is the link to the audio: http://metalkrach.de/artist/demondriver/

Here is the link to the video: https://www.facebook.com/DemondriverMetal/videos/529472780529087/

Here is the link to the physical evidence of the CD in photo format:



I hope now DEMONDRIVER can be added.
And you can now hear that this is Heavy Metal ...

Greetings from Raaschi

Hi, I've submitted a band called Gasoline Guns. But submition was rejected: "a band needs a valid release". Here is a photographic evidence: http://i.imgur.com/Uebm0ui.jpg?1
Here is a review of this demo: http://www.speed-n-power.com/review.php?did=15147

Regards!

Why is this band blacklisted?:
http://entheosofficial.bandcamp.com/releases

About this situation and BTBAM, YES, we DID reach a final, official consensus. After a lengthy discussion among the staff, "Coma Ecliptic" was deemed NOT Metal and unacceptable. Metantoine indeed was on the "yes" camp, as he said. I suspect he may have missed the final count in which clear consensus has been reached.

So, LordThrasher, this is a final, official statement from a mod, based on a clear consesus reached by the staff. BTBAM are still NOT acceptable.

Blacklisted in March this year for being non-metallic djent.

Black Heath Coven was rejected for their debut (http://blackheathcoven.bandcamp.com/) being more Drone/Noise than Doom metal. They have released a second tape, but aside from a 62 second clip at http://beartownrecords.com/catalogue.html, I can find no samples. There are reviews of the tape at https://radiofreemidwich.wordpress.com/ ... n-and-yol/ and https://houseabovetheworld.wordpress.co ... on-lounge/ for the second demo, and while I feel like it's a long shot as far as evidence, I figured I'd try and see if they can be resubmitted based on said reviews.

No, reviews are definitely not enough and these two are far from convincing anyhow. Maybe you could try to contact them and state that you'd like to add them to MA but that you need to hear the 2nd album, maybe they'll help you, maybe not but it's worth a try. In the meantime, the status quo is the way to go.

Yeah, I figured it was a long shot. I'm actually gonna go ahead and throw this one into the "More Info Needed" thread in the subforum, for anyone who wants to take the gamble on purchasing the second tape or trying their luck with contacting the band.

Who is responsible for my post?

Hello there, I will not request for the exclusion of any band, I'm just here to advice some errors in those bands that were blacklisted.
For example, the band Jinjer, I believe that the one you blacklisted is a female-fronted metalcore band, right? That band is listed as having its origins on USA, but actually, they're from Ukraine.
At a long time ago, one of the bands that i submitted, GMT, was also blacklisted and it is said to be a german band, but they are from UK, I forgot to correct my mistake before the submission.
It is possible to correct such a thing?

Well, both Ukranian Jinjer and gringo Jinjer are blacklisted for being -core bands. And both GMT bands, from Germany and the UK are blacklisted for being AOR. The same day. Are you implying you tried to circumvent the blacklist?

Nope, I just checked Jinjer (because I thought it could be acceptable) and GMT, because i remember that I sent a report after the submission to correct the country selection.

Well, then it's settled. Both bands are unacceptable.