Talk:Medieval metal

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Webzines must never be used as reliable sources for articles like this, unless they are directly quoting musicians about their own work. That means that the "Lords of Metal" and "Green Man Review" sources are worthless, unless they have a commercial print equivalant. I'll remove all such sources tomorrow along with unsourced content tomorrow unless legitimate sources are provided. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 16:01, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

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No one uses the term medieval metal or Mittelalter Metal in germany. The genre is called Mittelalter Rock. The metal thing might have become a subgenre to it, but the main term does not include metal. KhlavKhalash (talk) 08:41, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

Change name to Mittelalter metal
Because medieval metal is the more commonly used name for this subgenre, the title of this article should remain as it is. However, it would be beneficial if 'Mittelalter metal' were created as a redirect to this article, to show that it is another name for this subgenre. Catsandgurdies (talk) 22:06, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

I would like to add to my previous comment. 'Mittelalter metal' is actually a phrase from the German language. Because this is the English Wikipedia, titles should be written in the English language as much as possible to avoid confusion. Again, 'Mittelalter metal' could be created as a redirect to this page if 'Mittelalter metal' is used commonly by speakers of the English language to refer to this subgenre. Catsandgurdies (talk) 22:15, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 25 June 2022

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The result of the move request was: no consensus. (closed by non-admin page mover) — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 00:24, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Medieval metal → Mittelalter metal – The genre is more commonly known as Mittelalter metal since it is mostly exclusive to Germany and does not encompass all medieval themed folk metal. Similar to Neue Deutsche Härte, the genre is more of an exclusive German style that is referred to as such. Medieval metal is just an English translation that is more of the alternate name here. Nhb55840 (talk) 00:23, 25 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 00:14, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Because this is the English Wikipedia, titles and articles should be written in English as much as possible. To avoid confusion for readers, the best course of action seems to keep the title and article as it is, and instead create 'Mittelalter metal' as a redirect to this page. Catsandgurdies (talk) 22:26, 25 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Oppose as medieval metal is the WP:COMMONNAME. — Czello 22:28, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Again, it’s no different from Neue Deutsche Härte. This isn’t the common name, but the “easier” name since Mittelalter literally translates to medieval or Middle Ages. This is also not the common name for medieval metal as actual medieval folk metal incorporates bands like Apocalypse Orchestra and Summoning (band). It’s a specific genre that is misleading due to its English translation. Nhb55840 (talk) 02:16, 28 June 2022 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.