Requests for The Guardians Releases / Bands to be added to Metal Academy

November 26, 2019 05:37 PM

Well, the line between Hard Rock and Heavy Metal can be hard to discern, especially in the 70's. Budgie is one of the bands that's right in between, and I'd consider them Hard Rock and Heavy metal, but I suppose you couldn't say any of their albums are pure metal.
Though, if someone ever asked me who the second Heavy Metal band after Sabbath was, I'd say Budgie.

November 26, 2019 07:03 PM

Personally I'm not as comfortable with 70's Budgie being considered as genuine metal. Their self-titled debut was certainly very heavy but I'm not sure that many of the riffs could be classed as metal as there was still too much blues involved in my opinion. The albums that followed it were just so varied that even if there might have been a metal track here & there, you'll find just as much folk music & prog rock included. The only release that I'd suggest comes pretty close to being metal was "Power Supply" from 1980 which was kinda 50/50 between hard rock & heavy metal. Judas Priest were the second heavy metal band for mine.

November 26, 2019 09:17 PM

I respect that choice, originally I just figured they hadn't been added yet, but if you already decided not add them of course I understand.

November 26, 2019 09:51 PM

I finished transferring my scores from RYM, the following are bands I couldn't find for The Guardians:

At Vance
Benedictum 
Beyond Fear 
Black Magic (nor) 
Brothers of Metal 
Cage 
Coffeinne 
Crucified Barbara 
Cryonic Temple 
Herman Frank 
Helion Prime 
Mob Rules 
Beyond the Black 
Crimfall (also relevant for The North) 
Dark Sarah 
Eidolon 
Holy Knights 
Imagika (also relevant for The Pit) 
In Vain (spain) 
Jorn Lande & Trond Holter 
Kiuas 
Machine Men 
Mystic Prophecy 
Primal Fear 
Novareign 
Paragon 
Wolf (swe) 
Revamp 
Walpyrgus 
Liv Sin 
Sex Machineguns 
Probot 
Purgatory 
Ravage 
Rebellion 
Snowy Shaw 
A Sound of Thunder 
Toxikull 
Van Canto 
Venom Inc. 
Veonity 
Violet Sun 
Vision Divine 
Warmachine (can)
White Skull 

Apologies if any don't meet the criteria, hopefully I'm not wasting anyone's time!

November 27, 2019 10:34 AM

Ben, please add the Motorhead/Girlschool split.

December 01, 2019 06:05 AM

Could we get the new Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra album added at somewhat priority? It has been out for a few weeks now and it's hard to think of many bands more important to this clan than Blind Guardian.


I'm not sure whether it would be filed under BG's profile or whether you should create a new entity for Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra.

Ben
Ben
The Fallen The Horde The North The Pit
December 01, 2019 09:52 AM

The album has no metal on it, so wouldn't normally be added to Metal Academy until they release something else that does. I think I'll make an exception in this case though, as it's highly doubtful they've left metal behind for good.

December 04, 2019 08:51 AM

Ben, please add Axewitch (Sweden).

December 14, 2019 03:12 PM



Is it possible to add any Ghost releases past Opus Eponymus?


I know there is some debate regarding Ghost being metal past that point, if that's the reason for the lack of the albums. Personally, I don't see any issue still considering the band metal past that point, as I feel the band is still somewhat tied to metal culture regardless and each of the following albums still has a fair share of metal influence to it.


Thanks

Quoted robiu013

Hi robiu013, and welcome to Metal Academy!

I'm afraid we have to draw the line somewhere when it comes to including releases that aren't considered to be metal. What I've been doing (and I think it's working well) is adding all releases for a band from their first one that is considered metal to the last one. So if Ghost were to release a metal album next year, then I would go back and add all their other releases since the debut (as a Non-Metal release with no clan). Basically, once a band stops being metal then they are no longer part of Metal Academy.

Otherwise the site would be filled with rock albums by bands like Anathema and The Gathering. Good albums, but they're not what this site is all about.

Cheers,

Ben.

Quoted Ben


Completely missed this reply until now.


It's a bit annoying to me, cause a handful of their later stuff is among my favourite output of theirs, but I get it.


Anyway, thanks for the reply :)


December 14, 2019 10:50 PM
I still don't see the Within Temptation cover album The Q-Music Sessions. Please add when possible. Thanks!
December 15, 2019 06:50 AM
How about French heavy metal band Berserks?
Ben
Ben
The Fallen The Horde The North The Pit
December 16, 2019 05:40 AM


How about French heavy metal band Berserks?
Quoted SilentScream213

Done.

December 16, 2019 10:38 PM

Thanks Ben!

December 17, 2019 10:02 AM

Ben, please add Dark Star (UK).

December 18, 2019 06:13 AM
Ben, please add V8 (Argentina).
December 22, 2019 08:59 PM

Request to add some albums for existing bands:

Brothers of Metal - Emblas Saga (2019)
Human Fortress - Reign of Gold (2019)
Epica - The Classical Conspiracy (2009)

December 22, 2019 11:17 PM


Request to add some albums for existing bands:

Brothers of Metal - Emblas Saga (2019)
Human Fortress - Reign of Gold (2019)
Epica - The Classical Conspiracy (2009)

Quoted Tymell

And please also add:

Epica - Retrospect (2013)


January 04, 2020 12:18 AM

Would you mind adding Chastain (USA) and Killers (France)?

Thanks!

January 15, 2020 07:12 AM

Ben, please add Gaskin (UK).

January 21, 2020 06:52 AM

Ben, please add Heaven (Australia).

January 27, 2020 05:37 PM

Could you please add Marko Hietala? (Nightwish frontman's solo project)

Ben
Ben
The Fallen The Horde The North The Pit
January 27, 2020 11:08 PM


Could you please add Marko Hietala? (Nightwish frontman's solo project)

Quoted Xephyr

I'm a bit confused by the two releases listed on every site. Are they the exact same album, just released with titles in different languages, or is Pyre of the Black Heart a re-recorded version of Mustan sydämen rovio? Maybe it's the same album with lyrics in English?

For now I will just add the 2019 album Mustan sydämen rovio.

January 28, 2020 10:01 PM

It looks like it is just a Finnish/English version, I had no idea Ben. Every single site acted like it was just a brand new release for 2020.