Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives (commonly known as Metal Archives per the URL or just MA) is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music. Nevertheless, there are exceptions for bands which fall under disputed genres not accepted by the website; see the site rules for further information.
Encyclopaedia Metallum attempts to provide comprehensive information on each band, such as a discography, logos, pictures, lyr...
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Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives (commonly known as Metal Archives per the URL or just MA) is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music. Nevertheless, there are exceptions for bands which fall under disputed genres not accepted by the website; see the site rules for further information.
Encyclopaedia Metallum attempts to provide comprehensive information on each band, such as a discography, logos, pictures, lyrics, line-ups, biography, trivia and user-submitted reviews.
The site also provides a system for submitting bands to the archives, and users are encouraged to use it. As of September 2009, the site has 70,000+ bands listed, 159,000+ releases, 1,127,000+ tracks, 44,000+ reviews and 195,000+ registered users (140,000+ of whom are "currently active"). It is one of the top 500 most-visited websites in five countries.
As an incentive to get people to submit data, the site uses a "point" system, in which registered users gain points and move up...
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