Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sleeper x

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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:25, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sleeper x[edit]

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Non-notable band, famous in their own lunchtime in Australia. Article was created in 2006 and then ended with the sentence "The band are currently in pre-production for their debut full length album, The Long March" which it seems is still a work in progress. Releases are two EPs for Cartel Music and a self-released split EP. Nothing indicates any notability. Emeraude (talk) 08:22, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 08:51, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 08:51, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom, no RS to be found; many dead links. Caro7200 (talk) 12:50, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: fails WP:GNG and WP:BAND. The dead links aren't a problem, because they are all retrievable using the Wayback Machine, but they don't amount to much. The Perthmusic source is a primary source interview with the lead singer and is a blog. The FasterLouder source is a review of a local alternative metal festival in which Sleeper X were one of ten bands playing (and were not the headliners). The Music Vice source is an interview with the band who recorded the split EP with them, and they are mentioned in just one paragraph. The Mediasearch citation, a review of one of the EPs, is the closest thing to a decent source, but the website is hosted on Wordpress and still appears to be nothing more than a news gathering website, edited by one person and helped by a bunch of voluntary contributors. In short, this band don't appear to have received any attention outside of the Perth underground metal scene. The three EPs listed in the article appear to be the only things the band ever recorded – the Music Vice interview with Errata states that Sleeper X had split up by 2010, so there are certainly no more sources waiting to be found from the past ten years. Richard3120 (talk) 16:17, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Teraplane (talk) 22:20, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, all references have been updated and further reliable sources added which addresses WP:GNG. Dan arndt (talk) 08:19, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I still don't see how any of the newly added sources help with notability. The AllMusic source is an empty entry so it's no use whatsoever. The Music Forge states on its site that it is a "non-commercial/hobbyist site" which accepts voluntary contributions, so it isn't going to be acceptable as an RS because it's no more than a community blog. X-Press and Groove were local Perth magazines, so again no indication of notability outside of their home town. Rockus no longer exists, which suggests it was a blog. The St. George's Online website was just an online record shop. Richard3120 (talk) 13:46, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The band fails WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO. The references cited in the article are either interviews or press releases. I can't find in-depth secondary coverage. Versace1608 ^{Wanna Talk?} 16:10, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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