Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mediterranean scene

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The result was delete without any prejudice against recreation if the magazine sources have been found.--Ymblanter (talk) 19:41, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mediterranean scene

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The "scene" that is the subject of the article does not appear to pass the notability criteria laid down in WP:MUSIC. Obviously there are plenty of bands from around the Mediterranean that are notable, and Moonspell and Nightfall are name-dropped; however, the article specifically states that it concerns eight bands and their associated solo projects. None of them passes WP:MUSIC; their records are self-released (they set up their own label to release records, and distribution deals don't count, even if Audioglobe were notable). There is no indication that they have appeared at major festivals or undertaken international tours that have received substantial press coverage. There is an indication that they may have received some press coverage in some Italian print magazines but I can't access them, there are no page references or author names, and so at present we have no indiaction that this constitutes "significant coverage". Google Books and News show up nada, a general Google search doesn't reveal anything that I can see to pass WP:RS. There is usually a claim at this point that it is difficult to find sources for underground bands, but the truth of the matter is that if a band (or in this case, collective) is sufficiently underground that I can't find any refs in, say, Terrorizer or Zero Tolerance, they don't warrant an article here. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 14:53, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I was not surprised to see Baz nominate the article for deletion. I don’t know these bands and their label, and I doubt they are notable. --217/83 17:33, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Italy-related deletion discussions. czar · · 16:55, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. czar · · 16:55, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Note that the correct name of the collective is "Scena Mediterranea" and not the relevant traslation "Mediterranean scene". The web does not offer anything significant about them, while some of the sources refer to printed magazines (Grind Zone, Flash, Psycho) and (AGF) could be valid. Cavarrone (talk) 18:22, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete for failing WP:BAND, WP:NMUSIC, WP:ENTERTAINER, WP:CORP, WP:RS, WP:GNG, etc. etc. Qworty (talk) 03:02, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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