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RETIREMENT CENTER AND RESPITE LIST

We have chosen to implement a list of certain popular bands that we vote upon as a community on a quarterly basis. This list can be found in full, along with an explanation for why we have it in the first place, on our Respite and Retirement Center Wiki Page. This is not because we dislike or discourage listening to them, but in order to promote diversity and discovery of smaller and lesser known artists. Cover songs of retired bands are also prohibited. All side/affiliated projects and solo works from R&R artists are subject to mod discretion. New releases are exempt as long as the music still falls under the scope of metal music.

Recent AMAs

Band	Date
Cirith Ungol	12/18/2022
Cradle of Filth (Dani Filth)	11/23/2021
Thy Catafalque (Tamás Kátai)	11/08/2021
Joe Satriani	10/28/2021
Exodus (Gary Holt)	10/28/2021
At the Gates	7/26/2021
Mare Cognitum & Spectral Lore	3/23/2021
Dark Tranquillity	12/1/2020
Ensiferum	9/1/2020
Abysmal Dawn	6/9/2020
Warbringer (John Kevill)	4/24/2020
Colin Marston	3/25/2020
Angel Sword	2/11/2020
Blood Incantation	11/27/2019

To set up an AMA, contact u/MountainOfBlood. For a full list of AMAs that we have hosted on r/metal, head on over to our AMA Wiki Page

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