Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of death metal bands from Nordic countries


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus. There seems to be an opinion to either merge or move this article. This should be further discussed by interested parties at the article's talk page. (non-admin closure) Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:16, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

List of death metal bands from Nordic countries

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arbitrary inclusion criterion specifically of geography Curb Chain (talk) 00:50, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  —&mdash; alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 06:02, 29 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep A notable list of musicians by a notable genre. The list has a clear inclusion criteria and is one of the better sourced list articles on WP.  Lugnuts  (talk) 08:18, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
 * This does not address the arbitrary criterion of geography. What prevents me from making a list of death metal bands from the Sinosphere?  I see mentions of the origin in the references of the artist, but I don't see why the link between these countries make these artists unique.Curb Chain (talk) 20:19, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Nothing is stopping you. Go ahead and do it.  Lugnuts  (talk) 07:08, 30 August 2011 (UTC)\
 * The problem is that I can make almost an infinite number of lists of death metal bands from any geographical region. What is the use of that?  What makes it notable?  And what makes this article notable?Curb Chain (talk) 08:17, 30 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Seems like a reasonable enough list. It makes me a little nervous somehow but that's not a reason to delete. BigJim707 (talk) 17:10, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
 * WP:ILIKEITCurb Chain (talk) 20:19, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I actually don't like the idea of "death" and "Nordic" being in the same sentence. Scares me. :-) BigJim707 (talk) 22:02, 5 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 17:18, 29 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Scandinavian death metal is a notable geographical movement within the more general death metal scene; Daniel Ekeroth for instance has written an entire book entitled Swedish Death Metal here, it's discussed in Natalie Purcell's book here, and has separate pieces in Terrorizer 's "Secret History of Death Metal" and earlier 3 issue "death metal special" from a few years back. There may be an argument for limiting the list to Swedish bands, but as a geographical movement it's as valid as "Bay Area thrash", "New York hardcore" etc. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 01:00, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Then it needs a rename but the article is still lacking references.Curb Chain (talk) 08:54, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * for such a movement.Curb Chain (talk) 09:47, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * And where is the (main) article for this movement?Curb Chain (talk) 08:55, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.