Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Unleash the Archers (band)


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 02:07, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

Unleash the Archers (band)

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Long standing article about a band that appears to have had no chart success. Many refs but none that are mainstream, reliable and robust. Fails WP:BAND  Velella  Velella Talk 23:02, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

Per Criteria 1, Unleash The Archers has "been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works", inasmuch as reviews, interviews, and articles regarding the Time Stands Still album and "Tonight We Ride" video are rolling in from media outlets across the globe. Revolver Magazine, Metal Hammer, and Terrorizer Magazine -- which are as close to mainstream as metal journalism usually comes -- are just a few of the print and online media outlets that have featured Unleash The Archers in the past two months. A quick Google search of "Unleash The Archers + Time Stands Still + review" will pull up page after page of reviews from independent sources.

Wikipedia's notability guidelines state: "Notability requires only that appropriate sources have been published about the subject. It does not require that any editor has already named these sources ..." The album's worldwide release date was less than a week ago (only July 10th); therefore, despite generated substantial media attention, the wiki page's references are not representative of either the number or the caliber of publications that have recently featured the band.

Per Criteria 4, the band "[h]as received non-trivial coverage" regarding its eight-week North American tour (September 8, 2015 through October 31, 2015). Although not one of the criteria, it is worth noting that the "Tonight We Ride" video has received more than 350,000 views on YouTube since its release on May 26th. Moreover, the album was released through Napalm Records, which is one of the largest metal labels out there.

Because Unleash The Archers appears to satisfy at least two criteria, the page should not be deleted. --Taggart10 (talk) 03:21, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. Metal bands tend to get a lot of coverage from webzines that would not be regarded as reliable sources here, and the sources cited in the article mostly fall into this category. The reviews from Exclaim!, however, plus the write up in The Straight and this from PopMatters and coverage in Rock Hard between them are close to satisfying notability guidelines. Articles from the major metal magazines are generally not found online and it seems likely this band will have received print coverage in those publications. --Michig (talk) 16:46, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:31, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of British Columbia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:31, 18 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Weak keep as well simply because the article is sourced and a little more acceptable although I expected some more sourcing by my searches here (the best results I found). Oftentimes, metal bands get minimal coverage and it's understandable and because they are often obscure. SwisterTwister   talk  06:18, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Sources identified are sufficient for me. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 01:01, 20 July 2015 (UTC)


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