Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Head On (band)

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The result was delete. Geschichte (talk) 08:57, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Head On (band)[edit]

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Completely unsourced for 10 years and cannot find any indication of notability. I found one article that mentions this band which is not even the main subject of the article and that's about it. JayJay^{What did I do?} 08:03, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. JayJay^{What did I do?} 08:03, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. JayJay^{What did I do?} 08:03, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. JayJay^{What did I do?} 08:03, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Btw, that article is about another band called "Rebel Yell." I haven't seen the name "Head On" mentioned anywhere in it. But anyways, yeah, this is a non-notable band. They weren't signed to a major label, no evidence of notable members, just because they toured with big names they are not notable, the bland name makes it difficult to search so I tried with their sole album and I couldn't find anything reliable (and even then, most results are about different stuff where the words appear separately). Maybe there are print coverage, since this was a pre-Internet band (they were active from '80 to '84). GhostDestroyer100 (talk) 08:38, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

To clarify, yes the article focuses on "Rebel Yell" but it mainly talks about Miro Berglund who was part of "Head On" and briefly mentions that. It's all irrelevant anyways since the article wasn't about "Head On". JayJay^{What did I do?} 09:04, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Then this article is not acceptable as a source either since it's not about this band. Being mentioned in context of another band does not indicate notability. GhostDestroyer100 (talk) 16:39, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - A lesser-known local band from decades ago, now featured in a Wikipedia article written by fans trying to inflate the band's historical importance and claiming that they influenced later superstars. In fairness, they seem to have been appreciated by other local musicians, as you can see in stories like this: [1], and they hung out with some famous people, but all of their notice is second-hand at best. Delete for reasons of WP:FANCRUFT and WP:NOTINHERITED, among others. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 15:55, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence to suggest that this band was ever notable Spiderone 21:28, 18 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, they rubbed some elbows but it's clear they're just overinflating their status. Even searching the individual members' names revealed nothing close to a source. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 07:13, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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