well, it seems they've already been blacklisted

That's what the suggestion list is for. If a band has merits, you can make their case there. We're not trying to die on any hill just because a decision was made at some point in time.

it goes to show metal listeners are not narrow minded

TPT is a band that definitely would appeal to a lot of metal listeners. Also there are quite a few prog-rock bands on MS, which is great IMO

@John doe: Idk who you're referring to exactly, but as far as I understand it, we feature artists who have some something that qualifies as metal, even if it's just a one-off. More rarely so if they haven't, though.

a good drummer is the backbone of any band obviously

Which is my point, it's kind of quality but it's been like this for the past 15-20 years with little variation. Gavin is what makes it even slightly novel these days.