Talk:The Mercian Sphere

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The result was: promoted by BorgQueen (talk) 07:22, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that according to a music critic, the black metal album The Mercian Sphere is not folk metal, but close enough for "black metal purists" to reject it? Source: "European folk is a prominent influence on this 68-minute CD; Winterfylleth aren't quite a folk metal band in the way that Ensiferum, Korpiklaani, Eluveitie, Primordial, and Finntroll are folk-metal bands, but they aren't shy about incorporating traditional European folk influences, and that Euro-folk influence only enhances the musicality that they have to offer. Of course, black metal purists are unlikely to become Winterfylleth fans; what admirers of melodic black metal consider nuanced and intricate is watered down in the minds of black metal purists." (AllMusic)
  • ALT1: ... that the black metal album The Mercian Sphere contains too little folk music to be folk metal, but is too melodic for "black metal purists"?
  • ALT2: ... that according to a music critic, the black metal album The Mercian Sphere contains too little folk music to be folk metal, but is too melodic for "black metal purists"?
  • ALT3: ... that the black metal album The Mercian Sphere contains a trilogy of songs inspired by the Old English poem The Wanderer? Source: "Both bands have also referenced the poem 'The Wanderer', which also appears in the Codex Exoniensis (otherwise known as the Exeter Book), a 10th-century collection of poetry and riddles. ... Winterfylleth wrote a trilogy of songs that appeared on The Mercian Sphere. Rather than explicitly title the songs after the poem itself, they all begin with the prefix 'The Wayfarer'; the band's guitarist and vocalist Chris Naughton has confirmed this source material in interviews." (National Identity in Northern and Eastern European Heavy Metal, p. 126)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Grey's Monument

Created by Ffranc (talk). Self-nominated at 13:25, 7 January 2023 (UTC).[reply]

• Reviewing. -MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 01:22, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hook eligibility:

• WP:ALLMUSIC
  says that AllMusic is reliable for reviews, but the hook claims that it isn't folk; whether it is or isn't folk is up for debate. If a claim like this is to be made, I'd suggest having multiple other sources reflecting these opinions.
• Interesting:

Overall: Look above for issue with citation. -MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 02:15, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review! I have added attribution to both the AllMusic hooks, which should solve the problem, and added another alternative hook that isn't based on a review. Ffranc (talk) 11:10, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Any update on this, MyCatIsAChonk? Ffranc (talk) 13:59, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ffranc: Oh dear, thanks for pinging me; I didn't get a notif from your initial response, I think I need to fix my settings. Yes, it's all good now; sorry for the late response! -MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 14:17, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]