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Home-EncyclopaediaMetallum:TheMetalArchives varURL_SITE ='/'; varURL_IMES ='/imes/'; varURL_CSS ='/css/'; varcsrfToken =''; $(document).ready(function(){ toggleFixedPositioning(1280,600); executeOnAllPes(); $('#searchQueryBox').focus(); }); .no-js{display:block!important;} var_gaq=_gaq||[]; _gaq.push(['_setAccount','UA--4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPeview']); (function(){ varga=document.createElement('script');ga.type='text/jascript';ga.async=true; ga.src=(':'==document.location.protocol?'ssl':'httpwww')+'.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; vars=document.getElementsByTName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga,s); })(); MetalArchivesloading...Search:BandnameMusicgenreThemesAlbumtitleSongtitleLabelArtistUserprofileGoogleAdvancedsearchSubmitHelpRulesStoreForumFAQSupportUsAdd-onsUsernamePasswordLoginRegisterForgotlogin?BandsalphabeticalcountrygenreLabelsalphabeticalcountryReviewsR.I.P.RandomBandUserrankingsNewsarchiveReportsContribute/Todo©2002-2024EncyclopaediaMetallumPrivacyPolicy 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});loadingstats...Latestadditions:BandsLabelsArtistsRiptornMay18,12:11WithCutMay18,11:47RainDevilMay18,11:37UjenyxMay18,11:34SoManyFearsMay18,11:30BFYMay18,11:16GigatonMay18,10:14MareaMay18,10:12SYKMay18,08:48EvilutionsMay18,06:48more...Latestupdates:BandsLabelsArtistsOccultumLapidemMay18,13:56FireWölfeMay18,13:55InnocentiaMay18,13:54AlonePathMay18,13:54RiptornMay18,13:53VitrolMay18,13:53DarkatgzebruthMay18,13:53SyntheticCaosMay18,13:51DesireMay18,13:51FirstbornEvilMay18,13:49more...Latestreviews:LuminousVeilOiketerionMay18thPestilenceLevelsofPerceptionMay18thAbductionJehanneMay18thMinenwerferFeuerwalzeMay18thWyrdHuldrafolkMay18thAbismikaAntipatiaMay18thFentanilDesmaterializaçãoMay18thSciaticaSciaticaMay18thWizardsofWiznanNoLightHasNo...May18thFluidsReducedCapabilitiesMay18thChaliceofSufferingForYouIDieMay18thFreedomCallSilverRomanceMay18thKerryKingFromHellIRiseMay18thKerryKingFromHellIRiseMay18thTaubrąTherizoMay17thSlidhrWhiteHart!May17thNyrstVöldMay17thMorfinaViolenceMay17thMephorashKrystl-AhMay17thInfernalExecratorDiabolatryMay17thmore...UpcomingalbumsSekengardCreation'sVeilMay18thLitteredwithArrowsNoDovesFlyAboveMay18thPurpleHellAstheniaSoul...May18thEminentShadowDawnoftheDark...May18thRottenTombTheReliefofDeathMay18thOftheColdDeathsSerenadeMay18thExuviathStateofFearMay18thEnchantedSteelKeeperofthe...May18thSiniraAJourney'sEnd:...May18thAlonePathTheRawDomainMay18thDemoredWellofLiquidSoulsMay19thRevealsAttachment,...May19thCorozaAsWithinMay20thBlasteroidCryptsofMindMay20thUndergangBruskMay20thSarcasRiseofthe...May20thShatteringCalamityCatacombsof...May20thSatanicPriest...OfBlasphemies...May20thNåströndApparitia-...May21stChristDeniedChristopsyMay21stmore...LinkAIgeneratedmusic/2024-04-2612:53Recently,therehasbeenanoticeableuptickinthenumberofbandsbeingsubmittedtothesitewhichheAIgeneratedmusic.Wewanttomakeitclearwhatourpositionisonthesebands,andhowweplantomoveforwardinassessingthem.Itwentwithoutsaying,atleastupuntilnow,thatwhenweiminedgrowingthelargestandmostcompletedatabaseofmetalmusic,partofthatvisionwasthepreservationofartandhumanexpressionthroughmusic.UntilAI,thatwasagiven.Themusicdescribedonthesiteis,insomeway,played,programmed,andcomposedbyahumanbeing.Thatstillremainsanimportantcriterionforus,anditisourbeliefthatAIgeneratedmusicdoesnotsatisfythatrequirement.Withtheaboveinmind,wewon'tbeacceptingbandswithAIgeneratedalbums,andwewillscrutinizemorethoroughlysubmissionssuspectedofhingAIgeneratedmusic.Forthoseuserssubmittingbands,ifyouheabandsuspectedofhingAIgeneratedmusic,wemaycalluponyoutoprovideevidencetoproveotherwise,whetherit'sbehind-the-scenesmaterial,statementsfromthebandoritslabel,evidencethebandplayedlive,promotionalmaterialshowingthebandisgenuine,andsoon.Themoreevidencewehetoshowthatsuchabandisreal,anditsmusiccomposedbyahumanbeing,thebetter.Ourgoalisn'ttomakethisharderonyou,oranyoneforthatmatter,butwedowanttostaytruetoourvisionforthesite.Thispolicyisn'tperfectandisawork-in-progresswhichmayevolveovertime.WeknowtherewillbesomebandswithAIgeneratedmusicmistakenlyaddedtothesite,andwealsoknowmistakescanbemadeandbandswithoutAIgeneratedmaterialmaybeflgedforhingAIgeneratedmusic.Withyourhelp,wehopetooidthisasmuchaspossible.Thankyou.\m/-DeriginLinkTheAlbumoftheYearPoll2023-RESULTS/2024-01-0122:15TheresultsoftheAlbumoftheYearpollfor2023arenowailablehere.-DeriginLinkTheAlbumoftheYearPoll2023-VOTING/2023-12-0310:37Well,withDecembernowuponus,it'stimefortheAlbumoftheYearpollfor2023!Howdoesitwork?Selectyourtoptenmetalalbumsoftheyear;theyhetobemetal,theyhetobenew,originalmaterial,theyhetobeonMA,andtheyhetohebeenreleasedin2023.Putyourlistinorder,with#1beingthealbumyoulikedthemost.Onceyou'recertainyouheyourlist,sendittoBastardHeadbyprivatemesse(pm)ontheforum.Youheuntil12:00AMESTonJanuary1st,2024tosubmityourlisttohim-oncetheyearchanges,thepollsareclosed!Yougetoneballot,Family 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ArchivesandyouraccountonMAmust'vebeenregisteredbeforeNovember30th,2023inordertoparticipate.Pleasereadthefirstposthereformoredetailsonthewaythepollworks.Theresultsofthepollwill(ideally)beannouncedonJanuary1st,2024orshortlythereafter.Inthemeantime,feelfreetodiscussthepollinthethreadlocatedhere.Hefun,andlookforwardtoyourparticipation.\m/-DeriginLink12thDiamheaMemorialReviewChallenge/2023-11-1916:50Greetings,all!It'salmostthattimeoftheyearain-timeforourclassicreviewschallenge!Thischallengeisatime-honoredtraditionamongourreviewershere.Everyspringandautumn,reviewersareencouredtospendaweekwritingandsubmittingasmanyqualityreviewsaspossible.Thechallengeisfocusedonvirginalbums:thosewithnoreviewssofar.Everyday,thereviewssubmittedandacceptedaretallied,sothatparticipantscanseehowtheycomparewithoneanotherandwhetherornot,altogether,we'vebeenabletosurpasspreviouschallenges'totals.There'snoprizesorrewardsexceptknowingthatyou'vegivenareviewtoanalbumthatdidn'tpreviouslyheone.There'salsobrgingrightsforthemostreviews,ifthatmatterstoyou.Pleasereadthisthreadfortherulesandtodiscussthechallenge!ThechallengeisnamedinmemoryofourfriendDiamhea,along-timecontributortothechallengeandstaffmemberhereatMetalArchives,whosadlypassedawayonMay21st,2018.Hewasthefirstpersontoheeverwritten100reviewsforasinglechallenge!Thechallengewillstartaweekfromnowat12:00AMESTonMondayNovember27thandwillrununtil11:59PMESTonSundayDecember3rd.Everyoneiswelcometoparticipate-allyouhetodoissubmitreviewsasusualduringthatweek.Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation!\m/-DeriginLinkBandresearchlist/2023-08-1208:52Harkeningbacktoanewsitemfromover7yearso,thebandresearchthreadnowcomeswithaneatandshinylistinHTMLtableform.Thislisthasalreadyhelpedustremendouslyingettingabetteroverviewaswellasresolvingmanyentriesfromthatgargantuanandever-growingthread.Ifyouknowanythingaboutanyofthelistedbandsoryou'rejustreallyintosleuthingworkforoldforgottenstuff,we'dbegratefulforanyhelpinthinningoutthelistandcontributingtotheArchives'completeness.Orwhoknows,maybeyouareevensograciouslyinclinedandwillingtopurchaseareleaseinordertogetourcollectiveauralmittsonsomecrucialpieceofmusic.Seethethread'sopeningpostformoreinformation.Ifyouheanyquestions,requestsorsuggestionsfortheHTMLlistinparticular,feelfreetopostinthethreadoremailmedirectly.Cheers!-AzmodesLinkDonationsforApolloTheaterVictims/2023-04-0200:49OnMarch31,2023,aseverestormcausedtherooftocollapseonattendeesatametalgiginBelvidere,Illinois.Onemanwaskilled,whileanother28peoplewereinjured,includingfivewithsevereinjuries.Ifyouwouldliketoprovidesupport,aGoFundMehasbeensetupforthefamilyofthemanwhowaskilled,tohelpwiththecoststhatcomealongwithlosingafamilymember:/f/fred-livingston-jrDonationpeswerealsocreatedtohelpwithfinancialreliefforseverelyinjuredattendees:/f/financial-relief-for-michelle-il-roof-collapse/f/help-paul-rojas-after-apollo-roof-collapse/f/dylans-recover-from-the-apollo/f/help-metal-mark-apollo-theater-roof-collapse/f/daniels-recovery-apollo-roof-collapse/f/financial-relief-after-roof-collapse-for-victoria/f/vmq5j6-medical-and-monthly-billsIfthereareadditionalofficialdonationpes,wewilladdthem.Ourthoughtsarewiththevictims,theirfamilies,andallthoseaffectedbythistredy.Themetalcommunityishereforyou.-DeriginLinkAprilFools/2023-04-0121:17Heygang,I'vegotacouplebadnews.Firstly,thereisunfortunatelynomicAIthatwillhelpusmanethebandqueue.ThatwasjustabitofAprilFoolsDaywishfulthinking.Whoknows,maybeoneday!Secondly,blackmetalwillremainonthesite.-HellBlazerLinkMAandAI/2023-04-0102:05Helloeveryone,TherearesomebigchangescomingtothewaywedothingshereonMA.I'msuremostofyouhenoticedtherecentrapidadvancesinAItechnology,suchastheamazingresultsthatsoftwarelikeChatGPTandMidjourneycanproduce.Sowe'vebeguntothink,couldsomethingsimilarbeusedforthebettermentofMA?Oneofourmainjobsisofcoursetoevaluatebandsforinclusiononthesite.Thisisaverytime-consumingprocess,oftenleespeopledissatisfied(bothmodsandsubmitters),andwhilewedoourutmosttoreachanimpartialconsensusonourdecisions,thehumanelementmeansthatthereisalwaysadegreeofsubjectivityinvolved.WoulditbepossibletouseAItechnologytodevelopanentirelyunbiasedandscientificwayofdeterminingifabandismetal?Asitturnsout,yes.Yes,itis.We'vespentthelastcouplemonthstraininganAIalgorithmonhundredsandhundredsofsongsofeverygenreandheendedupwithaverysolidmodelforpredictingwhetherabandismetalornottoahighdegreeofaccuracy.Thismeansthatinthenearfuture,wewillbeabletoevaluatebandsubmissionscompletelyobjectivelybasedonsoundweanalysisandcoldcomputerlogic.Forthemoment,wewillbeusingthisAImodelmanuallytodoublechecktheresults,butwehopetoeventuallybeabletosimplyletsubmittersgiveaBandcamporSpotifylink,andtheautomatedsystemwilldotherest!Now,thereisonesmallissue.Algorithmslikethiscreatetheirownwayof"thinking"aboutthings,sotospeak,andthiscansometimesfindpatternsanddetailsthatescapehumanbeings.Assuch,oneverysurprisingresultaboutmetalsubgenrescameoutofourexperiments.See,ifwethrow,say,doommetalatthemodel,sure,that'sfine.Deathmetal?Noproblem.Traditionalheymetal?Ofcourse!It'sevenquitegoodatdeterminingifthemoreborderlinegenresarepredominantlymetalornot.But...Blackmetal?Itwasquiteashockingdiscovery,butitdoesappearthatwhenanalyzedscientifically,itturnsoutthatblackmetalisn'tactuallymetal.Iknow!Weweretakenaback,too!Weevenspentagoodamountoftimeredoingthetestswhiletweakingtheparametersandsuch,buttheresultsremainedveryconsistent:scientificallyspeaking,bFamily 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Archiveslackmetalisfalse.Now,whatshallwedoaboutthis?Removeallblackmetalfromthesite?Well,itsoundedcrazyatfirst,butthemorewethoughtaboutit...Itmightactuallymakesense.MAhasalwaysprideditselfonitsaccuracy,andnowthatitcanbescientificallyproventhatagoodnumberofbandsonherearen'tmetal,itstandstoreasonthattheyshouldn'tbehereatall.It'snotcompletelyunprecedentedeither,sincetherehebeenpurgesofsomenichesubgenresinthepast,thoughonamuchsmallerscale.Intheend,wethinkthattheopportunitytobe100%consistentandobjectiveinhowwedothingstrumpstheinconvenience.Besides,let'sfaceit,Ithinkdeepdownweallknowthatblack"metal"hasalwaysbeentheworstsubgenre.Thismoveshouldalsocutdownonatleast70%ofband-relateddramaonthesite.Overall,Ithinkwecanconsiderthisawin-win.Thisiswhy,inthenextfewdays,wewillbegintoremoveBMbandsfromthesite.Thiswillbeagradualeffortsinceeverybandneedstobeevaluatedain.Ofcourse,manyblackmetalbandsalsoincorporateelementsfromthetruemetalgenresintheirsound,andthesewillbeallowedtoremainiftheyaredeterminedtobepredominantlymetal.Thisway,youcanatleastrestassuredthatthebetterbandsinthegenrewillstayonMA.Thankyouforyourcomprehension,andwehopethisnewtechnologyandclassificationcanusherinaneweofenlightenmentforthemetalcommunityasawhole.-HellBlazerLinkTheAlbumoftheYearPoll2022/2022-12-0209:09Theendoftheyearisnearlyuponus,whichmeansit'stimefortheAlbumoftheYearpollfor2022!Howdoesitwork?Selectyourtoptenmetalalbumsoftheyear;theyhetobemetal,theyhetobenew,originalmaterial,theyhetobeonMA,andtheyhetohebeenreleasedin2022.Putyourlistinorder,with#1beingthealbumyoulikedthemost.Onceyou'recertainyouheyourlist,sendittoBastardHeadbyprivatemesse(pm)ontheforum.Youheuntil12:00AMESTonJanuary1st,2023tosubmityourlisttohim-oncetheyearchanges,thepollsareclosed!Yougetoneballot,andyouraccountonMAmust'vebeenregisteredbeforeNovember30th,2022inordertoparticipate.Pleasereadthefirstposthereformoredetailsonthewaythepollworks.Theresultsofthepollwill(ideally)beannouncedonJanuary1st,2023orshortlythereafter.Thisnewspostwillbeupdatedwithalinktotheresultswhenailable.Inthemeantime,feelfreetodiscussthepollinthethreadlocatedhere.EDIT:Resultscanbefoundhere!Hefun,andlookforwardtoyourparticipation.\m/-DeriginLinkMerchishere!/2022-10-2410:41It'shere!Yes,wearefinallydoingsitemerch,largelytocommemoratethe20thanniversaryofMetalArchives(sorry,bitlateintheyearIknow,butittooktimetogetalloFamily - Metal Encyclopedia: Metal Archivesfthissetup...).We'vecommissionedartworksanddesignsbyMisanthropicArtandAnnickGirouxandtheylookprettydarnawesomeifImaysaysomyself.Thestorefocuseslargelyonshirts,butwealsohewallart/prints,fls,buttons,stickersandothercoolstuff,andmostitemsarefairlycustomizable.Youcanchooseamongtheproposeditemsonthestorehomepe,orbrowsethroughtheCollectionsorthemenustopickwhatyouwant.Makesureyouselecttherightsize/colours/options(backprintornot,fabric,etc).Hereisthestore!metalarchives.threadless.com/30%ofproceedsgotowardstheEdenReforestationProjects,anon-profitthatworkindevelopingcountriestocombatdeforestation,poverty,andclimatechangeandrebuildbiodiversity.Wehopeyoulikewhatyousee,andwethankyouforyoursupport.-HellBlazer&-Morrigan[newsarchives]