Talk:Byzantine (band)

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	Byzantine (band) has been listed as one of the Arts good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can delist it, or ask for a reassessment.
May 18, 2008 Good article nominee Listed

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[edit] Old comments

Are you guys joking about Byzantine not being note-worthy? They're frickin' famous! They have all of their CDs in the record stores in Pittsburgh, how much more well-established could a band be? 66.71.68.144 19:50, 19 July 2007 (UTC)Doug

A lot more well established, actually. That being said, 2 (soon 3) records released on Prosthetic Records label merits inclusion, IMO. youngamerican (wtf?) 20:05, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Album cover use in discography

This band article included album covers in its discography. These have had to be removed. Please see #1 under "unaccepable images" and WP:Albums#Discography. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:53, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA review

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   The lead needs to be expanded to summarize what the article is talking about. "They wrote four songs and jammed to a drum machine", needs to be either explained better, cause it sorta doesn't make sense. It would be a good idea to add some of the hits that the band's albums had. "They also use breakdowns, instrumental or spoken word parts", needs a little explanation.

   B. MoS compliance:

   Albums and title of magazines need to be italicized, per here. It would be a good idea to link full dates, per here.

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   This sentence ---> "Byzantine formed in the spring of 2000 by bassist Chris "Cid" Adams, guitarist Tony Rohbrough and vocalist/guitarist Chris "OJ" Ojeda after their former bands New Family and Temper split up", needs a source. A source is needed for this ---> "Seven songs more were written and 2000/2001 demo was recorded in a friend's studio and self-released in 2001". A source is needed for this ---> "Subsequently the band recruited long time friend guitarist Matt Wolfe as a drummer". A source is needed for the release of the third album. In the Musical style and lyrical themes section, "The Fundamental Component is characterized by long songs, melodic thrash and Tony Rohrbough's scathing guitar solos while still embracing technical chaos and the violent groove of bassist Chris Adams and drummer Matt Wolfe", needs a source.

   C. No original research:

   If more sources can be found, then they should be added.

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

   In the Musical style and lyrical themes section, this sentence ---> "Byzantine is also suggested to be talented musicians that play technical metal and retro-minded Bay Area thrash", sounds like POV and needs to be re-written. "Growing up in West Virginia, which is not well known for its metal scene, has helped Byzantine develop a unique sound", does "which is not well known for its metal scene" really important to include with the sentence?

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   If the above statement can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article! Also, contact me if the above statements are answered.

--  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:52, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, after reading the article, I have gone off and passed the article. Congratulations. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to a GA review. Thank you to all who worked hard to bring it to this status, and congratulations. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 22:24, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks --  LYKANTROP  07:53, 19 May 2008 (UTC)