Ben's Forum Replies

I love that this discussion is being had by members of The Guardians. I can't comment in any way as I haven't heard a power metal album released in the last few years, but then a quick look at the clan icons above this post confirm that any comment I make shouldn't be given all that much credence.

Carry on! 

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 20th/21st of April, 2020:

1. Lunatica (GUARDIANS)

2. 200 Stab Wounds (HORDE)

3. Caustic Wound (HORDE)

4. Live Burial (HORDE)

5. Alarum (INFINITE)

6. Mechanical Poet (INFINITE, GATEWAY)

7. Saliva (GATEWAY)

8. (həd) p.e. (GATEWAY)

9. Nortt / Xasthur (NORTH, FALLEN)

10. Consummation (NORTH) - requested by illusionist

11. Lutomysl (NORTH) - requested by illusionist

12. VHOL (NORTH, GUARDIANS) - requested by illusionist

13. Amaran (GUARDIANS)

14. Svartgren (NORTH) - requested by illusionist

15. Aara (NORTH)

16. Flowing Tears (FALLEN)

17. DRAIN (PIT)

18. Kayser (PIT)

19. Bury Your Dead (REVOLUTION, GATEWAY)

20. The End (REVOLUTION, GATEWAY)

I totally get what you're trying to say there, and it's something I myself might have said once upon a time. But one of the reasons Daniel and I created Metal Academy was to create a site that's inclusive for everyone, no matter what they're into. Sure, we kind of expect that attendees will be mostly into varying sub-genres of metal (there's no clan for pop after all), but we feel like the message of inclusiveness doesn't really hold up if we're condescending to other people's tastes.

Personally, I really don't like country music, hip-hop or R&B, but if I don't want fans of those musical styles to talk shit about my passion for metal music (which they generally know next to nothing about), I really shouldn't talk shit about whatever music they're passionate about (which I very likely know next to nothing about too).

I didn't mean to get all preachy here, but I guess if there was going to be a slogan for Metal Academy, I'd want it to emphasise this inclusive aspect of what we're trying to achieve. Whether your favourite band is Incantation or Boris or Slipknot or Exodus or Blind Guardian, it doesn't matter. All metal fans are welcome here. Maybe an attendee can come up with a good slogan that represents that message.

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The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 18th/19th of April, 2020:

1. Aarni (FALLEN, INFINITE) - requested by illusionist

2. Alabama Thunderpussy (FALLEN, GUARDIANS)

3. Asunder (FALLEN)

4. Tony Iommi (GUARDIANS)

5. Armory (GUARDIANS) - requested by illusionist

6. Jon Oliva's Pain (GUARDIANS, INFINITE)

7. Diablo (HORDE, PIT)

8. Torsofuck (HORDE)

9. Norther (HORDE)

10. Demonoid (HORDE, PIT)

11. Farmer Boys (PIT, GATEWAY, SPHERE)

12. Nocturnal (PIT, NORTH)

13. Glass Casket (REVOLUTION)

14. It Dies Today (REVOLUTION)

15. Atreyu (REVOLUTION, GATEWAY)

16. TMK (SPHERE, INFINITE)

17. Drowning Pool (GATEWAY)

18. Orgy (GATEWAY)

19. Abydos (INFINITE)

20. The Black Mages (INFINITE)

21. Mortifera (NORTH)

22. AEBA (NORTH) - requested by illusionist

23. Velvet Cacoon (NORTH)

24. Armagedda (NORTH)

25. Carpe Noctem (NORTH) - requested by illusionist

Welcome back illusionist! I'll add these in the next few days.

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 16th of April, 2020:

1. Dead Kosmonaut (GUARDIANS, FALLEN)

2. Throne of Iron (GUARDIANS)

3. Ross the Boss (GUARDIANS)

4. Guilt Dispenser (HORDE)

5. Slave One (HORDE)

6. Hyperdontia (HORDE)

7. Sofiya (INFINITE)

8. Their Dogs Were Astronauts (INFINITE)

9. Morto (INFINITE)

10. Moloken (FALLEN)

11. Erythrite Throne (NORTH)

12. Vaeok (NORTH)

13. DBC (PIT) - requested by Daniel

14. Quasarborn (PIT)

15. Omerta (REVOLUTION, GATEWAY)

16. Typecaste (REVOLUTION)

17. Great American Ghost (REVOLUTION)

18. Cauldron (REVOLUTION)

19. Projected (GATEWAY)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 14th/15th of April, 2020:

1. Enchantment (FALLEN)

2. Mourning Beloveth / The Ruins of Beverast (FALLEN)

3. Sea (FALLEN, INFINITE)

4. War Dogs (GUARDIANS)

5. Serious Black (GUARDIANS)

6. Stream of Passion (GUARDIANS, INFINITE) - requested by Xephyr

7. Phalanx (HORDE)

8. Invocation (HORDE, NORTH)

9. Oceans (HORDE, INFINITE, GATEWAY)

10. Wake (HORDE, NORTH)

11. Nekrovault (HORDE)

12. Five Finger Death Punch (PIT, GATEWAY)

13. Lost Society (PIT, REVOLUTION)

14. Surgical Strike (PIT)

15. Hollywood Undead (GATEWAY)

16. In This Moment (GATEWAY, REVOLUTION, SPHERE)

17. Reflections (REVOLUTION, INFINITE)

18. Orthodox (REVOLUTION)

19. Bodysnatcher (REVOLUTION)

20. Lychgate (NORTH, INFINITE)

21. Whoredom Rife (NORTH)

22. Taake / Whoredom Rife (NORTH)

Both sound intriguing to me, although I must admit that Olhava sound more up my alley. You've reminded me that I really need to devote some time to Panopticon. I think I'll need to give it a few distraction free listens to give it every opportunity to click.

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 12th/13th of April, 2020:

1. Graveyard Rodeo (FALLEN, PIT)

2. Orphanage (FALLEN, HORDE)

3. Darzamat (FALLEN, GUARDIANS, NORTH)

4. Radakka (GUARDIANS)

5. Thy Primordial (NORTH)

6. Menhir (NORTH)

7. Abyssos (NORTH)

8. Wode (NORTH)

9. Puncture (SPHERE)

10. Atrophia Red Sun (SPHERE, HORDE)

11. Iniquity (HORDE)

12. Krabathor (HORDE)

13. Mercyless (HORDE, PIT)

14. Power of Expression (PIT, REVOLUTION)

15. Verbal Abuse (PIT)

16. Release (PIT)

17. Insult II Injury (PIT)

18. Hostility (PIT)

19. Assorted Heap (PIT)

20. 454 Big Block (GATEWAY)

21. Chum (GATEWAY)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 10th/11th of April, 2020:

1. Crows (GUARDIANS)

2. God Is LSD (SPHERE)

3. The Interbeing (SPHERE, HORDE, INFINITE)

4. David Maxim Micic (INFINITE)

5. Comecon (HORDE)

6. Lemming Project (HORDE)

7. First Fragment (HORDE)

8. Mucky Pup (GATEWAY, PIT)

9. God in the Schizoid Mind (PIT, GUARDIANS)

10. Speedwolf (PIT)

11. Liar (PIT, GUARDIANS)

12. Rumble Militia (PIT)

13. Despair (PIT)

14. Poltergeist (PIT, GUARDIANS)

15. Hexx (PIT, GUARDIANS)

16. Messiah Force (PIT, GUARDIANS)

17. Stormwarrior (PIT, GUARDIANS)

18. Black Viper (PIT)

19. Chapel (PIT, GUARDIANS, NORTH)

20. Csejthe (NORTH)

21. Eye of Solitude (FALLEN)

22. Cauldron Born (GUARDIANS)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 8th/9th of April, 2020:

1. Red (GATEWAY)

2. Dynazty (GUARDIANS, REVOLUTION)

3. Ruin Lust (HORDE, NORTH)

4. Escuela Grind (HORDE)

5. WVRM (HORDE, FALLEN, REVOLUTION)

6. Lifetaker (HORDE, REVOLUTION)

7. Aronious (HORDE)

8. Molested Divinity (HORDE)

9. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (FALLEN)

10. Angellore (FALLEN)

11. Sons of a Wanted Man (FALLEN, INFINITE, NORTH)

12. Jason Kui (INFINITE)

13. Ovid's Withering (INFINITE, REVOLUTION)

14. Kassad (NORTH)

15. Olhava (NORTH)

Just saw that the new Vader album will be called Solitude in Madness. Has there ever been a more fitting album title for the times? Was it an intentional last minute decision?

It drops on the 1st of May on Nuclear Blast.

Well now you're talking album titles, not band names. That opens up a whole other world of silliness. It's a hip hop album in case you're wondering.

Yeah, kinda like Eagles of Death Metal.

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 6th/7th of April, 2020:

1. Nonoyesno (FALLEN)

2. The Skull (FALLEN)

3. Deathcore (HORDE, PIT)

4. Speckmann Project (HORDE)

5. Mortification (HORDE, PIT, GUARDIANS)

6. Revenant (HORDE)

7. Afflicted (HORDE, GUARDIANS)

8. Resurrection (HORDE)

9. Divine Eve (HORDE)

10. Detest (HORDE)

11. Konkhra (HORDE, PIT)

12. Warlord U.K. (HORDE)

13. Fetish 69 (SPHERE, PIT)

14. Dead World (SPHERE)

15. Decree (SPHERE)

16.Pure Wrath (NORTH)

17. Amnesia (PIT)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 4th/5th of April, 2020:

1. Beast of Revelation (FALLEN, HORDE)

2. Soliloquium (FALLEN)

3. Dexter Ward (GUARDIANS)

4. Macbeth (GUARDIANS, PIT) - requested by Tymell

5. Disharmonic Orchestra / Pungent Stench (HORDE)

6. Defecation (HORDE)

7. Righteous Pigs (HORDE, PIT)

8. Sutrah (HORDE)

9. Hræ (NORTH)

10. Asarhaddon (NORTH)

11. Sacred Denial (PIT)

12. Impulse Manslaughter (PIT)

13. Inhuman Conditions (PIT)

14. Rostok Vampires (PIT)

15. Abomination (PIT)

16. Chronical Diarrhoea (PIT)

17. Toxic Shock (PIT)

18. Bog Wraith (REVOLUTION)

If you’d asked me back in the 90s, I might have said Dark Tranquillity, but there’s something about The Gallery that hasn’t aged as well as At the Gates’ classic. I might even prefer other Dark Tranquillity albums these days, like Character. The power of Slaughter of the Soul still hits hard though, so that’s my choice.

Slaughter of the Soul - 3

The Gallery - 0

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 3rd of April, 2020:

1. Sinamore (FALLEN)

2. Syrach (FALLEN)

3. Midnattsol (FALLEN, NORTH, GUARDIANS)

4. Rotting Kingdom (FALLEN)

5. Naio Ssaion (GATEWAY)

6. Fightstar (GATEWAY)

7. Intense (GUARDIANS)

8. Fairyland (GUARDIANS)

9. Fission (INFINITE, HORDE, PIT)

10. Mehida (INFINITE)

11. Christian Muenzner (INFINITE)

12. Vesania (NORTH)

13. Black Curse (NORTH, HORDE)

14. Svartsot (NORTH)

15. Necrobode (NORTH)

16. Wolfpack Unleashed (PIT)

17. Hurtlocker (REVOLUTION)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 1st of April, 2020:

1. Stallion (PIT, GUARDIANS)

2. Fusion Bomb (PIT)

3. Shadowkiller (GUARDIANS)

4. Mamaleek (NORTH, INFINITE)

5. Saltatio Mortis (NORTH)

6. Grift (NORTH)

7. Golden Dawn (NORTH, FALLEN)

8. Devlin (FALLEN)

9. Erben Der Schöpfung (FALLEN)

10. Stephen O'Malley (FALLEN)

11. Elis (FALLEN, GUARDIANS)

12. Dwaal (FALLEN)

13. Solothus (FALLEN)

14. Temple of Void (FALLEN, HORDE)

15. Collapse 7 (HORDE)

16. Warp Chamber (HORDE)

17. Perdition Temple (HORDE)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 31st of March, 2020:

1. Wretched End (HORDE, PIT) - requested by Daniel

2. Weapon (HORDE, NORTH) - requested by Daniel

3. Whoretopsy (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

4. Outer Heaven (HORDE, FALLEN)

5. Druid Lord (FALLEN)

6. Aorlhac (NORTH)

7. Taramis (PIT, GUARDIANS, INFINITE)

8. Zoetrope (PIT, GUARDIANS)

9. Masi (GUARDIANS)

10. Dead End (GUARDIANS)

11. Nils Patrik Johansson (GUARDIANS)

12. Banshee (GUARDIANS)

13. Viking (PIT)

14. The Motion Mosaic (rEVOLUTION

15. Indestroy (PIT) - requested by Daniel

Congratulations (again, again)!! 

We all look forward to seeing which clan you'll go for.

I've given Sarcofago's debut album I.N.R.I. several goes over the years and have always felt that it's overrated. The production isn't great, the musicianship is lacking, and for all the apparent darkness and evil, it's just never fully connected with me. It's follow-up is a totally different story, and I don't really understand why it rates lower than the debut on RYM. Everything is improved here! Each of the five tracks are enjoyable, and all of them offer something a little bit different. There really is something for every extreme metal fan here, with black metal, thrash metal and even death metal aspects found throughout. I've finished working my way through all 80s black metal releases on the site, and Rotting is now comfortably positioned behind only Bathory's Under the Sign of the Black Mark and Blood Fire Death.

I challenge any black metal fans in the Academy to listen to Sarcofago's first two albums and then tell me why the first one is better, not because I think my opinion is the correct one, but because I think it makes for a very interesting discussion. Do I have too much appreciation for production and musicianship when critiquing these albums?

4/5

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 29th/30th of March, 2020:

1. Ocean of Grief (FALLEN)

2. Heretic (GUARDIANS, PIT)

3. Warfare (GUARDIANS, PIT) - requested by Daniel

4. Krank (GUARDIANS)

5. Exxplorer (GUARDIANS, GATEWAY)

6. Cities (GUARDIANS)

7. Deaf Dealer (GUARDIANS)

8. Vomitory (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

9. Visceral Throne (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

10. Vulture Industries (INFINITE) - requested by Daniel

11. Alghazanth (NORTH)

12. Diabolic Night (PIT)

13. Black Tongue (REVOLUTION)

14. Legend of the Seagullmen (GATEWAY)

15. Keygen Church (SPHERE)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 28th of March, 2020:

1. Black Royal (FALLEN, HORDE)

2. Mark Edwards (GUARDIANS)

3. Bloodlust (GUARDIANS, PIT)

4. Predator (GUARDIANS)

5. Sound Barrier (GUARDIANS)

6. Ambush (GUARDIANS, PIT)

7. Vectom (PIT) - requested by Daniel

8. Meth Leppard (HORDE)

9. Valtari (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

10.Target (PIT) - requested by Daniel

11. Vildhjarta (INFINITE) - requested by Daniel

12. Medico Peste (NORTH)

13. Valkyrja (NORTH) - requested by Daniel

14. Malist (NORTH)

I don't know what made you choose Consuming Impulse to go up against the mighty Altars of Madness, but it's hardly a fair fight. On the one hand you have the album that took what the likes of Death and Possessed had formed and pushed it to a previously unfathomable extreme without sacrificing quality musicianship or songwriting, while on the other hand you have a very solid if not-particularly groundbreaking slab from an at the time second tier band. Consuming Impulse is good, but Altars of Madness is truly great!

It's Pagan Altar for me, for one simple reason...atmosphere! There's something about Witchfinder General's Sabbath-worship that doesn't click for me. Zeeb's dodgy vocals certainly play a role, but there's also a silliness that pops up occasionally that bothers me. I mean, there's a whole section in Invisible Hate where he endlessly demands beer. Compare that to Pagan Altar's surprisingly Satanic black mass feel, and there's no doubt in my mind which band took the Sabbath doom blueprint and raised the bar. The title track and Judgement of the Dead are perfect examples of why Pagan Altar crush Witchfinder General into the dust (in my opinion).

Congratulations MacabreEternal, you have achieved what no other Academy attendee has achieved to date. You have earned yourself a 4th clan! The Guardians stand aside to allow you entrance into their fortress.

Since I love stats so much, I thought I'd throw together some averages for each of your challenges, to see where your metal heart really lies.

Challenge 1: Death Metal - The 2nd Decade

Your average rating for this challenge was 3.5. This was dragged down a bit by low ratings for the list's few melodic death metal releases, which suggests that you like things more brutal. Oh, and it's clear that you don't want any power metal in your death metal thank you very much Wintersun.

Challenge 2: Thrash Metal - The 90s

Your average rating for this challenge was 3.4. Once again it's clear that you like things brutal, with Demolition Hammer gaining the only 5 star rating. Your 3 stars for Rust in Peace show that you're not afraid to stand by your opinion, even when it goes against the grain.

Challenge 3: The North - The 2nd Decade

Your average rating for this challenge was 4.1. This list seems to be where your heart lies (right next to mine), with no less than 7 five star ratings. Your love for Lurker of Chalice and Blut aus Nord clearly display your attraction to the dark side.

Challenge 4: The Guardians - The 1st Era

Your average rating for this challenge was 3.6. Given that's your second highest average rating, it appears you've made a decent choice for your pioneering 4th clan. Your 5 star rating for Crystal Logic proves that you've spent adequate time within the walls of Necropolis (with Skeletor).

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 27th of March, 2020:

1. Sentient Divide (HORDE, NORTH)

2. Unfathomable Ruination (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

3. Sweven (INFINITE)

4. Malokarpatan (NORTH, GUARDIANS)

5. Faidra (NORTH)

6. Sye (GUARDIANS, PIT)

7. Tyrant (GUARDIANS)

8. Dark Heart (GUARDIANS)

9. Thrust (GUARDIANS)

10. Attacker (GUARDIANS)

11. Mortal Scepter (PIT)

I made the choice to include a Kyuss album in the challenge, even though it seems controversial as to whether they really should be considered metal. They're hugely popular, and have been attached to the scene (whether rightly or wrongly) for a long time.

That being said, I don't think other "legit sources" classifying an album as a particular genre is reason enough to add a release to the hall. Unless someone well versed in stoner metal, and Kyuss in particular, makes that request, and gives specific reasons as to why they think one or more of their releases should be labelled as Stoner Metal, I'd prefer to follow the Metal Academy criteria and leave them where they are.

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 25th/26th of March, 2020:

1. Weedeater (FALLEN)

2. Lento (FALLEN, INFINITE) - requested by Daniel

3. Ufomammut/Lento (FALLEN, INFINITE) - requested by Daniel

4. Stoned Jesus (FALLEN)

5. Dark Buddha Rising (FALLEN, INFINITE)

6. Fostermother (FALLEN)

7. Pandemonium (GUARDIANS)

8. Tysondog (GUARDIANS, PIT) - requested by Daniel

9. 3rd Stage Alert (GUARDIANS)

10. Silver Mountain (GUARDIANS)

11. Mad Max (GUARDIANS)

12. Novelists (REVOLUTION)

13. Asgrauw (NORTH)

14. Aggression (PIT) - requested by Daniel

15. Razormaze (PIT)

16. Brand of Sacrifice (REVOLUTION)

17. From Ashes to New (GATEWAY)

18. Gruesome (HORDE)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 23rd/24th of March, 2020:

1. Trepalium (HORDE, PIT, INFINITE) - requested by Daniel

2. Tombthroat (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

3. Slaughter Messiah (PIT, NORTH)

4. Tombs (FALLEN, INFINITE, NORTH) - requested by Daniel

5. Blind Dog (FALLEN)

6. Bongzilla (FALLEN)

7. Sons of Otis (FALLEN)

8. The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight (FALLEN)

9. Demon Flight (GUARDIANS)

10. Witchkiller (GUARDIANS)

11. Bitch (GUARDIANS)

12. Obsession (GUARDIANS)

13. Mobius (INFINITE)

14. Vananidr (NORTH)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 21st of March, 2020:

1. Officium Triste (FALLEN)

2. Thrash Queen (PIT) - requested by Daniel

3. Hellbringer (PIT)

4. Blood From The Soul (SPHERE)

5. Fliege (SPHERE, NORTH)

6. Agvirre (NORTH, INFINITE) - requested by Sonny92

7. Thrall (NORTH) - requested by Daniel

8. Mavorim (NORTH)

9. Gloosh (NORTH) - requested by Sonny92

10. Pestilength (NORTH)

11. White Stones (INFINITE, HORDE)

12. Elegy (INFINITE)

13. Anal Cunt (HORDE, GUARDIANS)

14. Deformity (HORDE, REVOLUTION)

15. Taipan (GUARDIANS) - requested by Daniel

16. Archon Angel (GUARDIANS)

17. Russell Allen / Anette Olzon (GUARDIANS)

18. Viscera (REVOLUTION)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 19th of March, 2020:

1. Huntsmen (FALLEN, INFINITE)

2. Blessed Black (FALLEN)

3. Almanac (GUARDIANS)

4. The Red Shore (HORDE, REVOLUTION) - requested by Daniel

5. Filthy Christians (HORDE)

6. Terrordrome (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

7. The Levitation Hex (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

8. Heresy / Concrete Sox (PIT)

9. Spazztic Blurr (PIT)

10. Lawnmower Deth (PIT)

11. Hellbastard (PIT)

12. Krosis (REVOLUTION, INFINITE)

13. Thematic (INFINITE)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 18th of March, 2020:

1. Catalepsia (FALLEN)

2. Ocean Grove (GATEWAY, REVOLUTION)

3. Taproot (GATEWAY) - requested by Daniel

4. Talanas (INFINITE) - requested by Daniel

5. Caverne (NORTH)

6. Vredehammer (NORTH, HORDE)

7. Korgonthurus (NORTH)

8. Spectral Lore & Mare Cognitum (NORTH)

9. Invent, Animate (REVOLUTION)

10. Afterbirth (HORDE)

Thanks so much for working through all those I requested Ben, you're a legend!

No problem at all! I love having a focus, and you gave me a couple of months worth. Please keep them coming if you have anything else you’d like added.

In the meantime, I’ll turn my attention back to some label lists.

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 17th of March, 2020:

1. Woven Man (FALLEN) - requested by Tymell

2. Elden (FALLEN)

3. Longing for Dawn (FALLEN)

4. Diabulus in Musica (GUARDIANS)

5. Wolfheart (HORDE) - requested by Tymell

6. X.Kernel (HORDE) - requested by Tymell

7. Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster (INFINITE, FALLEN) - requested by Daniel

8. Deogen (NORTH)

9. Fortress of the Olden Days (NORTH)

10. Warmoon Lord / Vultyrium (NORTH)

11. Wodensthrone (NORTH)

12. Sudden Impact (PIT) - requested by Daniel

13. Zimmers Hole (PIT, GUARDIANS) - requested by Tymell

14. Suicide Silence (REVOLUTION, GATEWAY) - requested by Daniel

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 16th of March, 2020:

1. Soul of Salem (FALLEN) - requested by Sonny92

2. OvO (FALLEN)

3. Earthmass (FALLEN, INFINITE) - requested by Sonny92

4. Mount Hush (FALLEN)

5. Doomfall (FALLEN) - requested by Sonny92

6. Dark Matter (FALLEN) - requested by Sonny92

7. Woebegone Obscured (FALLEN) - requested by Tymell

8. Wolf (GUARDIANS) - requested by Tymell

9. Stealing Axion (INFINITE) - requested by Daniel

10. Night Crowned (NORTH, HORDE)

11. Witches Hammer (PIT) - requested by Tymell

12. Altar of Gore (HORDE, NORTH)

13. Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

Ben, please add Starkweather (USA).

Already on the site?

Congrats mate! Another big effort.

Once you've completed challenges for your original three clans (locking them in), you then need to complete a challenge for your fourth selected clan. You will then be added to that clan.

So close now. You're on the way to becoming the first Academy attendee to achieve a 4th clan!

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 13th of March, 2020:

1. Weltesser (FALLEN) - requested by Tymell

2. Kirk Windstein (FALLEN)

3. Sotajumala (HORDE, GUARDIANS) - requested by Daniel

4. Neaera (HORDE, REVOLUTION)

5. Splattered Entrails (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

6. White Skull (GUARDIANS) - requested by Tymell

7. Warrel Dane (GUARDIANS, INFINITE) - requested by Tymell

8. Novena (INFINITE)

9. Thoughts Factory (INFINITE)

10. Mourir (NORTH)

11. Seed of Pain (REVOLUTION)

Well I won't be adding my face to the website either then I guess.

Ben, please add Sperm of Antichrist (USA).

They've only released a demo.

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 12th of March, 2020:

1. Sorrow (FALLEN) - requested by Daniel

2. Wardehns (FALLEN) - requested by Tymell

3. Warmachine (GUARDIANS, GATEWAY) - requested by Tymell

4. Wolfpakk (GUARDIANS)

5. Earth Rot (HORDE)

6. Skewered (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

7. Skyharbor (INFINITE) - requested by Daniel

8. Dola (INFINITE, NORTH)

9. Glaciation (NORTH)

10. Nawaharjan (NORTH)

11. Warpath (PIT) - requested by Tymell

12. Dealer (REVOLUTION, GATEWAY)

13. Pressure Cracks (REVOLUTION)

The following bands have been added to Metal Academy on the 11th of March, 2020:

1. Diespnea (NORTH) - requested by Sonny92

2. Nechochwen (NORTH)

3. Nechochwen / Panopticon (NORTH)

4. Kvaen (NORTH)

5. Overdose (PIT, GUARDIANS) - requested by Daniel

6. Sepultura / Overdose (PIT, HORDE) - requested by Daniel

7. Walpyrgus (GUARDIANS) - requested by Tymell

8. Ilium (GUARDIANS)

9. Skeleton Of God (HORDE) - requested by Daniel

10. Vomitorial Corpulence (HORDE) - requested by Tymell

11. Waking the Cadaver (HORDE, REVOLUTION) - requested by Tymell

12. Disembowel (HORDE)

13. Serocs (HORDE, INFINITE) - requested by Daniel

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