Metal Archives

Name: Metal Archives
Rating: 4.7 (383 reviews)
Author: Thanh-Nhon Nguyen

Encyclopaedia Metallum

Free · Designed for iPad

383 Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Reference
Developer

Thanh-Nhon Nguyen
Language

EN
English
Size

10.8
MB

Application’s features: • Homepage: statistics, new archives, latest additions, latest updates, latest reviews, upcoming albums. • Band details: general infos, logo and photo, discography, members list, reviews list, similar artists, related links. • Release details: general infos, cover photo, reviews list, track listing, song’s lyric, lineup list, other versions, additional notes. • Artist details: general infos, biography, photo, bands involved. • Label details: general infos, sub-labels, current & past roster, releases, related links. • User details: general infos, reviews, collection, submitted bands, modification history. • Manage your bookmarks: add/remove/edit bands/artists/labels/releases. • Manage your collection: add/remove/edit releases. • Deezer Search & Preview (30 seconds preview) which allows user to listening to band's top tracks and releases inside the app. • Search & track history. • Simple search: band name, music genre, lyrical themes, album title, song title, label, artist, user. • Advanced search: band name, album title, song title. • Browse bands by letter, country of origin, music genre. • Browse labels by letter, country of origin. • Browse deceased artists. • Random band. • Customisable theme with 4 built-in themes: default, light, vintage & unicorn. • Customisable font size: default, medium, large. • Customisable default discography mode: complete, main, lives, demos, misc. • Today widget keeps you up to date. • 3D touch for quick actions: search, random band.

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

383 Ratings

Super efficient and helpful
08/10/2019

royalwalrus
I find myself using this app a lot more than I expected. I’m actually at a festival this weekend, and saw a guy in the audience that I could swear is in a band that I listen to semi-regularly. Immediately pull up the app, clicked on the band photo (the thumbnail enlarges, and the quality of the photos are typically great), and I was able to confirm it was him all in about 15 seconds. Of course I immediately introduce myself and tell him how much I love his latest album. Decent dude!

Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am very glad that the app can help people in real life situations 🤘🤘🤘
Super efficient and helpful
08/10/2019

royalwalrus

I find myself using this app a lot more than I expected. I’m actually at a festival this weekend, and saw a guy in the audience that I could swear is in a band that I listen to semi-regularly. Immediately pull up the app, clicked on the band photo (the thumbnail enlarges, and the quality of the photos are typically great), and I was able to confirm it was him all in about 15 seconds. Of course I immediately introduce myself and tell him how much I love his latest album. Decent dude!
Developer Response 08/10/2019
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am very glad that the app can help people in real life situations 🤘🤘🤘
If you’re a metalhead, you NEED this app
12/20/2021

MikeLikesMetal
I’ve been a fan of the Metal Archives website for a few years now (I didn’t make an account until I found out they had an app, I just perused the site) and as soon as I found out they have an app, I was like ‘ARE YOU FREAKIN SERIOUS’ and I gotta say, I’m not disappointed. I was browsing the site from my phone and that gets annoying, having to zoom in and out an whatnot, but having an app makes that issue completely disappear. It’s super easy to use, very useful for finding new bands, and their information as far as I can tell is pretty much always 100% accurate. My only complaint with the app version is there’s no way to write your reviews, so I have to do it from the browser (there probably is a way to do it in the app but I’m pretty dumb so idk). Anyway, this app is amazing and I’m super grateful for it!
If you’re a metalhead, you NEED this app
12/20/2021

MikeLikesMetal

I’ve been a fan of the Metal Archives website for a few years now (I didn’t make an account until I found out they had an app, I just perused the site) and as soon as I found out they have an app, I was like ‘ARE YOU FREAKIN SERIOUS’ and I gotta say, I’m not disappointed. I was browsing the site from my phone and that gets annoying, having to zoom in and out an whatnot, but having an app makes that issue completely disappear. It’s super easy to use, very useful for finding new bands, and their information as far as I can tell is pretty much always 100% accurate. My only complaint with the app version is there’s no way to write your reviews, so I have to do it from the browser (there probably is a way to do it in the app but I’m pretty dumb so idk). Anyway, this app is amazing and I’m super grateful for it!
Essential album
09/28/2024

hermaphrodizer
If I could give it 4.5 stars I would. When this album dropped the second wave of hardcore was exploding in the USA. This album acted as a bridge between metal and hardcore. The vocals were harsh and brutal. The riffs were choppy and ‘tuff’. Yet they still leaned more towards metal. This is by far my favorite album of their’s. I have never stopped listening to it since it came out. If I were to create a list of my favorite Christian metal albums of all time there is no doubt that this would be in my top 5. The drums are so heavy. Cool time signatures. Just the right amount of experimentation. This album blends the staccato punchy in your face with the dramatic melodic in your soul. Fans of late 90s metal can’t go wrong with this one.
Essential album
09/28/2024

hermaphrodizer

If I could give it 4.5 stars I would. When this album dropped the second wave of hardcore was exploding in the USA. This album acted as a bridge between metal and hardcore. The vocals were harsh and brutal. The riffs were choppy and ‘tuff’. Yet they still leaned more towards metal. This is by far my favorite album of their’s. I have never stopped listening to it since it came out. If I were to create a list of my favorite Christian metal albums of all time there is no doubt that this would be in my top 5. The drums are so heavy. Cool time signatures. Just the right amount of experimentation. This album blends the staccato punchy in your face with the dramatic melodic in your soul. Fans of late 90s metal can’t go wrong with this one.
Helpful, but one problem
06/23/2023

StonkGuy05
This is a very helpful and informative app, however there is one glaring problem that prevents this from being perfect; before the update, when viewing the upcoming albums tab, it had allowed you to view all upcoming albums instead of released albums and albums releasing a few days from then. I see this as a downgrade from the previous version, other than this problem, the app has stuck with me for the better of a year as it is incredibly useful when wanting to learn about old or new bands.
Helpful, but one problem
06/23/2023

StonkGuy05

This is a very helpful and informative app, however there is one glaring problem that prevents this from being perfect; before the update, when viewing the upcoming albums tab, it had allowed you to view all upcoming albums instead of released albums and albums releasing a few days from then. I see this as a downgrade from the previous version, other than this problem, the app has stuck with me for the better of a year as it is incredibly useful when wanting to learn about old or new bands.