Upcoming albums can be added to already listed bands if all the information needed (track list, full release date, album art, and format) is available and known.

Really? I thought it was a bannable offence. If, for example, a band's new album is coming out in October 2018, can I add it to the band's discography now?

If an upcoming album can't be added to the MA during band submission, then, how is that on the MA homepage there is a list of upcoming albums?

Because those upcoming albums you see are not for bands that are already accepted with previous albums... not pending bands

This should have been clearly written in the rules!!!

Albums must have been publicly released and distributed to be considered valid. The only exception to this requirement is for bands already on the site with upcoming albums; we will allow those to be added if the information on them (exact release date, tracklisting and cover art) is complete and verified by an official source (the band or its label). Otherwise, all other albums listed in a band's discography must have been already released and distributed in some manner.