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<center>{| id="mp-topbanner" style= '''Welcome to the ''Complete'' Metal Band Wiki!''' ==</center>Our goal is to have the most comprehensive Metal Band archive, period. There are tons of great bands that go unnoticed in other wiki's due to outrageous stipulations. [http"width:100%; background:#f5faff; margin-top://en1.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia2em; border:Notability_(music)1px solid #Criteria_for_musicians_and_ensembles ''Like here!''] a3b0bf;"|
'''''That is purely ridiculous..{| style="width:280px; border:none; background:none;"| style="width:280px; text-align:center; white-space:nowrap; color:#000;" |<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the ''Complete'''Metal Band Wiki!</div>
Alot of really good <div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:85%;">There are {{NUMBEROFPAGES}} pages about bands do not qualify due to one or more of those ''guidelines'', so they are penalizedand albums thus far. And on ''another snobbish Wiki'', it's editors can be real sticklers about their ''suggest guidelines for acceptance'' to their precious Wiki</div>|}|}{| id="mp-topbanner" style="width:100%; background:#f5fffa; margin-top:1. Why? 2em; border:1px solid #a3b0bf;"|
Well, not here. Granted, we are not out to be a '''''local band repository''''', but if a band is good and noteworthy, they should be mentioned.
<big>SoOur goal is to have the most comprehensive Metal Band archive, period. Other places, many really good bands do not qualify for inclusion, due to one or more of their ''whysuggested guidelines for acceptance''. Why? Because they are '' is YOUR band not yet listed?</big>'' "famous enough".
*Any bands Famous does not necessarily mean good. There''can'' be added here, but only if they s a ton of famous people that are METAL and GOODknown for nothing constructive.<!-- by an [http://metalbandwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop Administrator]. The admin must hear said band and then will decide if they should be includedAlot of "popular" things are horrible.-->*Add your band and releases. ''(but don't get pissy if we remove it. '''Odds are we won't''', but we might)''''You We do not need to register to contribute, BUT you '''WILL''' need to register to '''add images'''.''<!---Since this is a genre specific music Wiki, we will be able to offer the best in detail information about these great bandsrule talent by "chart sales". In other words, because all of out contributors absolutely love metal, there will be no conflicts Lots of interest here. ::''I.E., (1c) some [[hip hop]] buffoon that hates all but hip hoprap sells platinum, and feels that '''Thrash Band X''' has no place in their Wiki, cause they ain't dope crack dealer thugs like Fitty, and cites the page due to the'' '''''suggest guidelines for acceptance''''yet it's talentless noise destroying society.
::''OrGranted, (2), some Julliard snob cites that "Metal" is we are not out to be a real form of music because they feel it is technically inferior to their standards'' ''and suggested the article for deletion'local band repository''''', but, if a band is good they deserve to be mentioned.
HERE you can:
* Add your band and albums.
* Help expand our growing metal band database by adding new bands.
* Edit existing band and album entries.
* Update articles keeping the data current.
* To start, <shtml hash="fe9fe66f64b98b87f4742bf72835f002"><a href="http://metalbandwiki.com/contact">simply sign up</a></shtml><!---<shtml hash="1c900f0573c88211c17037bd06eb41fc"><a href="http://metalbandwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup&returnto=Main_Page"> simply sign up!</a></shtml>--->
They will not be here, so there will be none of their filibustering clogging up the pipes of progress, because --->
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===The only music that matters here is Metal! ===
You will find a number of great death, thrash, speed, and heavy metal bands, albums, and profiles of their musicians. Included among the metal bands, there is also entries of other bands and people connected in one way or another to the metal bands listed as well.
The images and text (that are not our own) are duly credited to its owner/author. <small>''(Even though, other wiki's and sites don't do the same with info they lift from here...)''</small>
<H1>[[The Metal Band Wiki Store|Check out our METAL store!]]</H1> </center> <!---'''Stuff to see:''' ::*[[The_Complete_Metal_Bands_Wiki:About|Rules around here]] ::*[[Criteria|Criteria]] ''('''our''' definition of metal)'' ::*[[All_Bands|List of ALL bands in this Wiki]]---> <!---::*[[Special:Allpages|All pages here]]---> What you will find here is a number of our favorite metal bands. What images and text (that are not our own) is duly credited to its owner/author. If you wish not to have your images or credited texthere, [''' <shtml hash="349ea6982e05e4295258581d79accac1"><a href="http://metalbandwiki.com/contact "> please notify us] and we will promptly remove it. <!---This is not /a GENERAL public wiki></shtml> by the contact form, in which you can just register '''and immediately edit/vandalize articlesit will promptly be removed. '''
''To contributePlease feel free to browse the site, and if there is anything you'll have to '''REGISTER'''''. After whichcan correct or contribute, we urge you will have to validate your email address and account before ANY edits or page creating goes down. We do not want a bunch of bots or idiots jerking anyone aroundso.
SO, please feel free to browse the site, and if there is anything you can correct or contribute, we urge you to:* [http://metalbandwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup REGISTER] and help build this METAL BAND WIKI DATABASE!* Have a VALID email address, cause you can '''NOT''' edit There are NO audio or create pages until you VERIFY your email address from our '''confirmation emailvideo files allowed on this site!'''.--->
Here is a brief [[Criteria|explanation]] of what is not exactly metal We need more members to us.add articles and update current ones!
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