Top 10 Worst Things About Encyclopaedia Metallum

A large amount of elitism

The average scores are very easily messed with

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Extremely hyperbolic scores from many people

A lot of popular albums and bands get much lower scores than they deserve

A lot of popular albums and bands get much lower scores than they deserve because of a few people calling it overrated and giving it 0%

A lot of modern metal is reviewed negatively by a lot of people who have a bias against it

Many underrated or unknown bands don't get enough reviews (or any reviews most

Many underrated or unknown bands don't get enough reviews (or any reviews most of the time) for people to get an accurate impression of them

The regulations for what is allowed and what isn't is written in a fairly

The regulations for what is allowed and what isn't is written in a fairly annoying way in certain parts

A band can make the list if it has a single metal album at any point during its career

Some fairly questionable choices

A left-lean political bias from moderators and some power users which reflects

A left-lean political bias from moderators and some power users which reflects in both reviews and what reviews are denied

Moderators refusing to delete obviously non-metal bands