Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Soman (band)


 * 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   keep. Scott Mac (Doc) 22:45, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Soman (band)

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Unreferenced band, barely asserts notability, nothing in the article indicates meeting any criterion of WP:MUSIC. PROD-deleted once, then PROD'ed again. Jclemens (talk) 23:55, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:54, 7 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep - the band meets criterium no. 5 of WP:MUSIC. Both Out of Line and Infacted are important independent labels for this kind of music. JM.Beaubourg (talk) 22:43, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I see no evidence they are important labels as asked for by wp:music, vague comments about this kind of music do not a label important make. duffbeerforme (talk) 11:22, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 * According to Out of Line's web site, their artists include And One, Blutengel, Combichrist,Hocico, Icon of Coil and Suicide Commando to name just a few of those that jump out at me. There is little doubt in my mind that Out of Line meets the criterion in wp:music.  I don't recognise enough of the artists on Infacted to be able to comment one way or the other about that label, though. Roy Badami (talk) 20:50, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:14, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep


 * I should declare that it was I who requested restoration following PROD; however I have no vested interest in this article beyond this being a genre of music I listen to, and a desire for Wikipedia to be a useful resource (to myself and others). FWIW I possess one album by Soman and have seen them play live once.


 * Band seems at least somewhat worthy of note to me. It's certainly not obviously non-notable (IYSWIM).


 * The single Unleash appears to have been a #1 hit in the German alternative chart, so arguably potentially satisfies criterion 2 of WP:MUSIC. See http://www.amazon.com/Mask-Soman/dp/B000RMJ5U2


 * The band's first album was released on Out of Line and it was rereleased on Metropolis; both of these are clearly (IMHO) important independent labels (I hesitate to use the term indie) in the sense defined in criterion 5. Their subsequent albums were released on Infacted Recordings, and I'm not knowledgeable enough to express a personal view on whether that label meets the definition of important independent label beyond commenting that I believe Grendel is on Infacted, and I would probably expect Grendel to qualify as notable.  So Soman at least potentially satisfies criterion 5.


 * According to the (unsourced) statements in the article, the band has played at Wave-Gotik-Treffen, M'era Luna and Infest which are certainly (IMHO) three of the major European music festivals within the broad goth/industrial scene


 * Also according to the (unsourced) statements in the article, the band has supported an undoubtedly (IMHO) notable artist (VNV Nation) on tour.


 * Roy Badami (talk) 20:59, 13 April 2010 (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.