Talk:Threshold (band)

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"The band is known among the industry as a constant "surprise-package". With the release of Clone, everyone, metalheads and rockers alike, started to qualify Threshold as one the leading bands in the ProgMetal movement. 2000's Hypothetical blasted the band to "ProgMetal Masters" status, even if generally, the album was seen as falling short of greatness. However,their last release, Subsurface, took everyone by surprise, and constantly received "Album Of The Month" mentions in many Metal magazines thanks to its amazing blend of ProgMetal, with a touch of Yes or Floyd-like melodies. Threshold is now considered a legend of ProgMetal, alongside greats such as Dream Theater, Queensrÿche or Ayreon."


 * Deleted as fannish and totally POV. Lee M 01:58, 2 May 2005 (UTC)


 * I would like to see a citation for the statement that "Threshold is now considered one of the leading ProgMetal bands", and not from another Wikipedia article. If it's true, it's easy to get a citation. --kingboyk 16:38, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Not notable?
Original author of the article, here. How is Threshold less notable than the bands in blue text on this list? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_progressive_metal_artists

TJSwoboda 23:44, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Okay, after taking another look at some of the other articles on prog metal bands I see your point. I'll expand the article in the near future.

TJSwoboda 21:56, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

As regards notability, Threshold meets a large number of the Wiki notability criteria. They are signed to InsideOut in both Europe and the US - one of the most influential progressive music imprints and home to Spock's Beard, Asia and many other bands. They have undertaken regular European tours and appeared at many festivals including Rock Hard, ProgPower (Europe and USA). They are regularly covered in UK and overseas rock publication, in particular they have been regularly covered in the UK's "Clasic Rock" magazine and Karl Groom and Nick Midson have been featured in the UK's The Guitar Magazine. Their CDs and live DVD are widely available in high-street music chains and online sellers such as Amazon and HMV. They are widely considered as being among the most influential bands in the prog-metal scene and certainly the most notable British band in that genre.

That should more than qualify the entry for inclusion. Will be happy to provide more information for the main part of the article.


 * Please do, and I'll withdraw the deletion nomination. Seems the importance tag has already gone. An article should make notability clear, not leave it to detective work.


 * They formed around the time when I was reading NME and MM every week, and the rock and glossy mags often, and I've never ever heard of them. "As a result no-one’s really heard of prog metal over here, and bands like Threshold look to the rest of Europe, America and Japan for their fans." said Richard West. Looks like I might have made a mistake in nominating this one, but if the article gets improved as a result that's surely a 'good thing'? --kingboyk 16:36, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Muchas gracias to Kouban...
For bringing this article up to par from my initial efforts. It's no longer "my" article (sniff), that's okay, life goes on... (hangs self) Whuddyamean I should write an article on something else?! That would require effort, eek!

TJSwoboda 23:43, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Heheh, no problem. It still needs a bit of work, though. For instance, a paragraph or two discussing the band's style and subject matter would be helpful to people who have not heard them. Kouban 00:27, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Putting this here until either someone finds an apporpriate place in the article to put it, or the album is released. Kouban 02:26, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Threshold have recorded a cover version of the Muse hit Supermassive Black Hole. It will appear as a bonus track on a special digipak version of Threshold's forthcoming album Dead Reckoning. Kouban 02:26, 9 February 2007 (UTC)