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<div style="font-size:162%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;">Welcome to the ''Complete'' Metal Band Wiki!</div>

<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:85%;">There are [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}]] articles in English pages about bands and albums thus far.</div>|}

| style="width:61%; color:#000;" | 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(music)#Criteria_for_musicians_and_ensembles ''Like here!'']  '''''That is purely ridiculous...''''' Alot of really good bands do not qualify due to one or more of those ''guidelines'', so they are penalized. And on ''another snobbish Wiki'', it's editors can be real sticklers about their ''suggest guidelines for acceptance'' to their precious Wiki. Why?  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>So, ''why'' is YOUR band not yet listed?</big> *Any bands ''can'' be added here, but only if they are METAL and GOOD.<!-- 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 included.-->*Add your band and releases. ''(but don't get pissy if we remove it. '''Odds are we won't''', but we might)'' <B>Thanks to a recent spamming asshole, this is no longer a public wiki, in which you can just register and immediately edit/vandalize articles.</B>  ''Unfortunately from now on, to contribute you'll have to '''REGISTER'''''. After which, 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 around.<!---''You 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 bands. In other words, because all of out contributors absolutely love metal, there will be no conflicts of interest here. ::''I.E., (1) some [[hip hop]] buffoon that hates all but hip hop, 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'''''.  ::''Or, (2), some Julliard snob cites that "Metal" is not a real form of music because they feel it is technically inferior to their standards'' ''and suggested the article for deletion''.  They will not be here, so there will be none of their filibustering clogging up the pipes of progress, because ---> <center>===The only music that matters here is Metal! ===  <H1>[[The Metal Band Wiki Store|Check out our METAL store!]]</H1> </center>

<!---Our goal is to have the most comprehensive Metal Band database, period. Other places, many really good bands do not qualify for inclusion, due to one or more of their ''suggested guidelines for acceptance''. Why? Because they are '''''"not famous enough"''Stuff to see:'''.

::*[[Criteria|Criteria]] Granted, we are not out to be a ''('''ourlocal band repository''' definition of metal)'', but, if a band is good they deserve to be mentioned.

HERE you can::*[[All_Bands|List of ALL bands in this Wiki]]--->

* 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:Allpages|All pages here]]UserLogin&type=signup&returnto=Main_Page"> simply sign up!</a></shtml>--->

What you will find here '''There 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 text, [http://metalbandwiki.com/contact please notify us] and we will promptly remove it.NO "file sharing" on this site!'''

Please feel free We need more members to browse the site, add articles and if there is anything you can correct or contribute, we urge you to:* REGISTER and help build this METAL BAND WIKI DATABASEupdate current ones!* Have a VALID email address, cause you can '''NOT''' edit or create pages until you VERIFY your email address from our '''confirmation email'''.

Here is a brief [[Criteria|explanation]] of what is <big>'''''Please, do NOT "copy & paste" from other sources, and PLEASE do not exactly metal to us."copy and paste" from here either!'''''</Big>

'''''Please do NOT copy & paste from other sources====NOTE!'''''====There is no guarantee of the validity of info here. There is alot of out of date content, and a great deal of entries are not current. Simply, there are not enough editors here to keep it up to date. You CAN request an account and help out -> <span class="plainlinks">[https://metalbandwiki.com/index.php?title=Mbw HERE!]</span> <---|}It may take a little while to reply, but we will get back to you.