Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/White Wizzard

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The result was keep. JForget 00:47, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

White Wizzard

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Apparently non-notable band, won a few non-notable awards, no references exist except those to the bands record label or to its own myspace/official website, etc. There's a little youtube video as well, but no apparent reliable sources which show this to be anything that comes close to the criteria spelled out at WP:GNG or WP:BAND. Jayron32 06:14, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also including:

Over the Top (White Wizzard album) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), a non-notable album by the above non-notable band.

White Wizzard actually does comply with the notability criteria, as stated by rule number 5:

"Has released two or more albums on a major label or one of the more important indie labels (i.e., an independent label with a history of more than a few years and a roster of performers, many of which are notable)."

White Wizzard has released 2 EP's/mini-albums and has an album (which has had artwork and tracklist released) on Earache Records, which DOES have a roster of notable artists including Bolt Thrower, Evile, Entombed, Godflesh, At the Gates, Bring Me the Horizon, Morbid Angel and Napalm Death. User talk:A7xandquantumtheory 01:31, 28 November 2009

Delete Not enough reliable references to verify notability included in the article in question. IShadowed ✰ 06:45, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. —J04n(talk page) 12:03, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Meets criterion 4 of WP:BAND with coverage of this national tour; plus significant coverage here and here. I will incorporate it all into the article shortly. J04n(talk page) 22:23, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

note: The above mentioned sources have been incorporated into the article. J04n(talk page) 02:26, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per J04n's good work. Gongshow ^Talk 18:01, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Fences&Windows 21:43, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The only way this band comes close to meeting any of the criteria in WP:BAND is through criterion 4. Even then, the tour has not yet been undertaken and a mere press release through "Hot Indie News" is arguably not non-trivial coverage. Ultimately, the satisfaction of one or more of the criteria of WP:BAND only may lead to notability. Overall, this band is not notable. --Mkativerata (talk) 22:02, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Nice work, Jo4n.--Epeefleche (talk) 23:18, 5 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. White Wizzard are touring alongside Korpiklaani, Tyr and Swashbuckle, all of which are notable. Also, they've been included on Earache's compilation album Heavy Metal Killers (Criterion 10). They've released two albums (or EP's, depending on how long you define an EP) and have a third one coming up, all on Earache, which is definitely a notable record label (Criterion 5). --A7xandquantumtheory (talk) 19:25, 6 December 2009 (GMT)

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