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Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives (commonly known as Metal Archives per the URL or just MA) is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music.〔 〕 Encyclopaedia Metallum was described by Matt Sullivan of ''Nashville Scene'' as "the Internet's central database for all that is 'tr00' in the metal world." ''Terrorizer'' described the site as "a exhaustive list of pretty much every metal band ever, with full discographies, an active forum and an interlinking members list that shows the ever-incestuous beauty of the metal scene".〔"A Decade in Downloading", ''Terrorizer's Secret History of... the Decade'', December 2009〕 Nevertheless, there are exceptions for bands which fall under disputed genres not accepted by the website. Encyclopaedia Metallum attempts to provide comprehensive information on each band, such as a discography, logos, pictures, lyrics, line-ups, biography, trivia and user-submitted reviews. The site also provides a system for submitting bands to the archives. The website is free of advertisements and is run completely independently. == History == The Encyclopaedia Metallum was officially launched on July 17, 2002 by two Canadians from Montreal using the pseudonyms HellBlazer and Morrigan. A couple years prior, HellBlazer had the idea of an encyclopedia for heavy metal and attempted to write each band's page using HTML. Although he gave up with that initial attempt, a fully automated site with contributions from its users was in the works.〔http://v1.metal-archives.com/miasmainterview.php〕 The site initially went live early in July 2002, with the first band added being Amorphis on July 7.〔http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Amorphis/1〕 In just over a year the site had amassed a database of over 10,000 bands.〔()〕 The site continues to grow at a rate of about 500 bands per month.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.metal-archives.com/archives/band-list/by/created )〕 On 1 January 2013, the site announced that bands with entirely digital discographies could now be submitted to the Archives, changing the site's decade long policy of physical releases only.〔http://www.metal-archives.com/news/view/id/205〕 Digital releases must have a fixed track listing, album art, professional or finished production and be available in a high-quality or lossless format through official distribution sources. On 13 November 2014, the number of bands listed in the database reached 100,000. 〔http://www.metal-archives.com/news/view/id/220.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Encyclopaedia Metallum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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