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The result was Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:35, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Non notable band fail WP:BAND no reliable sources can be found only trivial coverage. BigDunc^Talk 18:48, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak keep. The following sources may prove sufficient for establishing notability: German album review, Swedish article. There's also this which suggests the band have had a minor hit of sorts in the US. The band have released two albums, and ther's a fair amount of coverage out there from sources of varying reliability, e.g.: [1], [2].--Michig (talk) 19:04, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So one album bestows notability according to WP:BAND it is 2 and a chart position of 107 on Top Heatseekers which according to the wiki article only goes to 50 is not notable. BigDunc^Talk 19:11, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The band have released 2 albums, as I stated above (Dance of the Wicked (2003)[3] and Switchblade Serenades (2008, Victory Records)). The Heatseekers hit is of course too minor to indicate notability on its own - the articles on the band may be enough, although I don't know the sources well enough to be certain that they would be considered reliable - a German or Swedish editor could help out here.--Michig (talk) 19:24, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for clarifying. BigDunc^Talk 19:26, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Swedish article is actually from Göteborgs-Posten, which is a major Swedish newspaper, so should be fine as a source.--Michig (talk) 19:29, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There's also this review.--Michig (talk) 20:17, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep No problem with this stub. Heavy metal bands don't get a lot of mainstream coverage, that's true but on top of the Göteborgs-Posten article there are multiple interviews out there. Not in the NYTimes or Rolling Stone of course, but well-established websites devoted to the genre [4] [5] [6][7][8], covered by websites in French [9][10], Italian [11]. They've had gigs in Germany, Sweden, Romania, Norway, as well as a three month tour in the US [12]. Active since 2002, signed to Victory Records, per article on sv.wiki and band's website, 3 full length albums (though only the latest on an important indie label). I don't think there's any question the band is notable. Pascal.Tesson (talk) 19:44, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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