Metal Archives
Encyclopaedia Metallum
Free
5.0.0for iPhone, iPad and more
9.5
367 Ratings
Thanh-Nhon Nguyen
Developer
9.2 MB
Size
Feb 24, 2023
Update Date
Reference
Category
12+
Age Rating
Age Rating
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About Metal Archives
Application’s features:
• Homepage: statistics, new archives, latest additions, latest updates, latest reviews, upcoming albums.
• Band details: general infos, logo and photo, discography, members list, reviews list, similar artists, related links.
• Release details: general infos, cover photo, reviews list, track listing, song’s lyric, lineup list, other versions, additional notes.
• Artist details: general infos, biography, photo, bands involved.
• Label details: general infos, sub-labels, current & past roster, releases, related links.
• User details: general infos, reviews, collection, submitted bands, modification history.
• Manage your bookmarks: add/remove/edit bands/artists/labels/releases.
• Manage your collection: add/remove/edit releases.
• Deezer Search & Preview (30 seconds preview) which allows user to listening to band's top tracks and releases inside the app.
• Search & track history.
• Simple search: band name, music genre, lyrical themes, album title, song title, label, artist, user.
• Advanced search: band name, album title, song title.
• Browse bands by letter, country of origin, music genre.
• Browse labels by letter, country of origin.
• Browse deceased artists.
• Random band.
• Customisable theme with 4 built-in themes: default, light, vintage & unicorn.
• Customisable font size: default, medium, large.
• Customisable default discography mode: complete, main, lives, demos, misc.
• Today widget keeps you up to date.
• 3D touch for quick actions: search, random band.
• Homepage: statistics, new archives, latest additions, latest updates, latest reviews, upcoming albums.
• Band details: general infos, logo and photo, discography, members list, reviews list, similar artists, related links.
• Release details: general infos, cover photo, reviews list, track listing, song’s lyric, lineup list, other versions, additional notes.
• Artist details: general infos, biography, photo, bands involved.
• Label details: general infos, sub-labels, current & past roster, releases, related links.
• User details: general infos, reviews, collection, submitted bands, modification history.
• Manage your bookmarks: add/remove/edit bands/artists/labels/releases.
• Manage your collection: add/remove/edit releases.
• Deezer Search & Preview (30 seconds preview) which allows user to listening to band's top tracks and releases inside the app.
• Search & track history.
• Simple search: band name, music genre, lyrical themes, album title, song title, label, artist, user.
• Advanced search: band name, album title, song title.
• Browse bands by letter, country of origin, music genre.
• Browse labels by letter, country of origin.
• Browse deceased artists.
• Random band.
• Customisable theme with 4 built-in themes: default, light, vintage & unicorn.
• Customisable font size: default, medium, large.
• Customisable default discography mode: complete, main, lives, demos, misc.
• Today widget keeps you up to date.
• 3D touch for quick actions: search, random band.
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.0.0
Last updated on Feb 24, 2023
Old Versions
Revamped UI \m/
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Version History
5.0.0
Feb 24, 2023
Revamped UI \m/
4.6
Jan 23, 2022
Fix a bug that makes upcoming album section empty
4.5
Mar 25, 2021
Fix a bug that prevents you from changing simple search type on iOS 14 and above.
Thank to Rob for reporting this issue.
Thank to Rob for reporting this issue.
4.4
Mar 20, 2021
• Fix buttons in photo viewer not tappable for iPhone X and above.
• Fix statistics page error.
• Fix statistics page error.
4.3
May 8, 2020
- Introduce badge system: a release with more than 10 positive reviews (>=75%) is annotated with a badge.
- Display band’s total reviews, overall average rating & total badges.
- Display year gap between this year and a band’s year of formation.
- Copy lyric with a simple tap.
- Photo viewer detects eyes in background so that the detection process is much faster and does not block the user interface.
- Upcoming album section: fixed label priorities so that a long release title does not overlap other informations.
- Some font & colour changes to clearly differentiate between full-length and other release types (demo, single, compilation…).
- Update underlying libraries to latest version & refactor code structure so that the app is less likely to crash.
- Display band’s total reviews, overall average rating & total badges.
- Display year gap between this year and a band’s year of formation.
- Copy lyric with a simple tap.
- Photo viewer detects eyes in background so that the detection process is much faster and does not block the user interface.
- Upcoming album section: fixed label priorities so that a long release title does not overlap other informations.
- Some font & colour changes to clearly differentiate between full-length and other release types (demo, single, compilation…).
- Update underlying libraries to latest version & refactor code structure so that the app is less likely to crash.
4.2
Apr 18, 2020
- This version comes with user profile page which shows user's reviews, public collection, submitted bands & modification history.
- You can also search a user by username in Simple Search page.
- You can now quickly go to search page or go back to homepage from anywhere. Simply tap the "+" button and properly choose an option.
- Fix error retrieving your collection.
- Fix crash when picking a release other version.
- Fix some silly broken English.
Special thanks to Lenn for his continuous suggestions.
- You can also search a user by username in Simple Search page.
- You can now quickly go to search page or go back to homepage from anywhere. Simply tap the "+" button and properly choose an option.
- Fix error retrieving your collection.
- Fix crash when picking a release other version.
- Fix some silly broken English.
Special thanks to Lenn for his continuous suggestions.
4.1
Apr 13, 2020
- Fix app crash when username has spaces
- Fix left menu item title
- Fix left menu item title
4.0
Apr 12, 2020
- You can now log in with your Metal Archives account.
- Manage your bookmarks: add/remove/edit bands/artists/labels/releases.
- Manage your collection: add/remove/edit releases.
- Fix reminder creation error.
- Create reminder from inside a release page.
- Manage your bookmarks: add/remove/edit bands/artists/labels/releases.
- Manage your collection: add/remove/edit releases.
- Fix reminder creation error.
- Create reminder from inside a release page.
3.5
Apr 8, 2020
- You can now create a reminder for an upcoming album.
- Fix Today widget background issue.
- Display album title/artist name alongside the cover/photo.
- Replace some icons & minor UI fixes.
- Fix Today widget background issue.
- Display album title/artist name alongside the cover/photo.
- Replace some icons & minor UI fixes.
3.4
Sep 2, 2019
- Homepage section reordering capacity. You now have full control to your homepage layout.
- Today widget “Unable to load” fix.
- A filter by genre for Upcoming Albums list. Thanks to Andreas for the suggestion.
- Split releases are now more informative. All involved bands are listed comparing to only the first band in precedent versions. A band name annotation is also added to involved artists who are band member. Thanks to Lenn, once again, for the suggestion.
- A minor typo fix in homepage. Thanks to Matt for pointing out.
Hail metal \m/
- Today widget “Unable to load” fix.
- A filter by genre for Upcoming Albums list. Thanks to Andreas for the suggestion.
- Split releases are now more informative. All involved bands are listed comparing to only the first band in precedent versions. A band name annotation is also added to involved artists who are band member. Thanks to Lenn, once again, for the suggestion.
- A minor typo fix in homepage. Thanks to Matt for pointing out.
Hail metal \m/
3.3
Aug 8, 2019
- Add annotation to instrumental songs in a release (thanks to Lenn for the suggestion).
- Upcoming albums section is now on top of homepage.
- Artist page with thumbnails for band's logo and release's cover.
- And many more small UI changes.
Hail metal \m/
- Upcoming albums section is now on top of homepage.
- Artist page with thumbnails for band's logo and release's cover.
- And many more small UI changes.
Hail metal \m/
3.2
Jul 24, 2019
- Integrate Deezer Search & Preview (30 seconds preview) which allows user to listening to band's top tracks and releases inside the app.
- Minor UI improvements.
- Fix occasional crashes.
- Minor UI improvements.
- Fix occasional crashes.
3.1
Jul 17, 2019
- Fix band lyrical themes not being updated.
- Fix crashes on iPad.
- Fix crashes on iPad.
3.0
Jul 11, 2019
Second important update with many UI/UX improvements.
- Band/Artist/Release/Label detail page with new design.
- Homepage with new layout.
- Thumbnails can be tapped.
- Search history tracking.
- Band/Artist/Release/Label detail page with new design.
- Homepage with new layout.
- Thumbnails can be tapped.
- Search history tracking.
2.2
Apr 11, 2019
- Fix crashes on iOS 10 & 11.
- Add default discography mode option.
- Fix Today Widget's height issue.
- Add default discography mode option.
- Fix Today Widget's height issue.
2.1
Apr 3, 2019
- Support 3 font size options: default, medium, large
- Integrate Push Notification
- Some UI improvements
- Homepage now loads each section separately
- Integrate Push Notification
- Some UI improvements
- Homepage now loads each section separately
2.0.1
Mar 31, 2019
Fix crashes on iPad.
2.0
Mar 29, 2019
This biggest update since the release of the app comes with various new features and a completely new interface.
- The app now has a homepage with almost everything you can do on the web version: statistics, new archives, latest additions/updates/review, upcoming albums...
- Much more informative: items are displayed with thumbnails.
- Advanced searches are now supported.
- Customizable theme with 4 built-in themes.
- Customizable today widget.
- 3D touch for quick actions: search, random band.
- The app now has a homepage with almost everything you can do on the web version: statistics, new archives, latest additions/updates/review, upcoming albums...
- Much more informative: items are displayed with thumbnails.
- Advanced searches are now supported.
- Customizable theme with 4 built-in themes.
- Customizable today widget.
- 3D touch for quick actions: search, random band.
1.0
Jan 17, 2016
This update is signed with Apple’s latest signing certificate. No new features are included.
Metal Archives FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Metal Archives.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Metal Archives supports English
