Uploading torrents rules

General Rules.

If you are going to put more than 2 clips of one artist, they should be combined into a single torrent upload.
If you are going to post 2 or more releases of the same artist, then they should be combined into one distribution. (That is, create a new torrent upload).
If you are going to put new discography of band that there is on the tracker, you must to put all the album that there is on the tracker in the same capacity or higher and be at least 2 albums more (Demo, EP, Singles, Bootleg, Live, Split, Promo, Compilation are not albums)
In the description of the design you choose a template description (Album, Video, Discography, Videography, Film). Editing it is not necessary!
Never make out with other colors other than black and white, as well as their colors. The use of capital letters in the description and in the folder is prohibited (example: ARIA, ARKONA, ACCEPT). Turn off Caps Lock when you make!
Text alignment should be done to the left or width.
Never allocate to describe all of the text in bold. Exception: template tags.
Never add torrents created from image files (such as. iso or. nrg) or files (.zip, .rar or .7z).
Lossy distribution should contain only one format files, for example, only mp3, WMA, ogg. Mixed uploadings are prohibited! Rarities are exluding
Lossless distribution as permitted to add mix formats FLAC, APE, WAV/WAVE and m4a (ALAC, not AAC). M4a format distribution (AAC) are processed similarly provide in mp3 format.
Also, do not add the video to the music discography.
Number of scans (covers) must be reasonable (not more than 5% of the torrent). All additional material (scans, texts, history, etc.) should be spread in the folders, not as part of the music, especially the pictures.
The names and numbers of files should match the original. Are not allowed to release the files without names and / or numbers (1. Mp3, 01 - _.mp3, Adornment.mp3, etc.), as well as files containing besides the actual track titles extraneous information: links, name releasers, extra words, numbers, and so on before the serial number of files to 10 must be zero: 01, 02, 03, etc. Are allowed in the name of the tracks 3 versions: 01 Dead By Dawn 02. Dead By Dawn 03 - Dead By Dawn
In the discography of the folder names the first year, and then the name of the album. For example: 2012 - Stalingrad. If necessary, specify the type of album: (EP), (Demo), (Single), (Split), (Compilation), (Colaboration), (Reissue), (Promo). If you prefer, you can sort by the type of albums in separate folders, such as albums, EP, Demo, Single, Split, Compilation, Reissue, Promo. Track titles indicate, in accordance with paragraph 13.
Update single albums or discographies from lossy (mp3) to lossless (FLAC, APE) and vice versa is prohibited! Make a new torrent.
Improvement of bit rate in a single hands MP3 prohibited. Make a new torrent.
It is allowed to add bonus tracks of Japanese or Deluxe editions to the original album that exists on the tracker, but with the condition that another distribution is no longer loaded. The duplicate is prohibited and will be deleted by the moderator.
Moderator can delete upconverts if the album in better quality appears.
The images in the description should have a maximum resolution of 450 x 450. .jpg or .png
Logo and band foto images in single album distribution is forbidden.
Uploading vinyl rips rules are the same as rules of other rips, except for one - you must add a photo/scan of EACH the vinyl's cover with your nickname. Otherwise, the torrent is considered to be a duplicate (if there is that album or discography) or an upconvert (if there isn't that material) and removed by moderator.
Only original content could be uploaded on the tracker, i.e. created by yourself from the original vinyl edition of the album rip. Uploading vinyl rips from other sites is prohibited.
If moderator asks, uploader must to show screenshots of frequency range (how to get spectral analisys)

Remark:

Discographies have high priority. If appears discography, torrents with single albums available in that discography are removed
Discography with more albums absorb discography with fewer albums uploaded earlier
Discography with a higher bit rate absorbs discography with low bit rate, even with the same number of albums
If missing albums are added in uploaded discography, torrents with single albums are removed.
If added single album with a higher bit rate, single album with low bit rate is removed.
If single album has a higher bit rate than the same album in discography, distribution is saves. After updating of bit rate in discography, the single album is removed.
Images in the folder must be in .jpg or .png format.

Music

For one album

Fill the field (or select from the list)
Type: Music
Artist: Artist Title
Name: The name of the album. If necessary, specify the type of album: (EP), (Demo), (Single), (Split), (Compilation), (Reissue), (Promo). Type a full album, and year in the title you do not need!
Country: Select a country from the list (if not in the list of countries indicate themselves in the description). For example: Country / Country: Bahrain
Year: Choose from a list
File formats: choose the desired format and bit rate. If at least one file, select a different bitrate - Разный (указан в описании)

Genre: Select from the list (if the group is in a variety of different styles, and some of them are not in the list, then manually put this genre in the description).
For example:
Style / Genre: Goregrind
Cover: The cover is to be the official cover of the album (without links to other resources!)

In the description:

Choose a template "Album"

Length / Продолжительность: full length album in the hh:mm:ss (you can specify the length of the album in the player and add the whole album)
Tracklist / Треклист: indicate tracklist album (Numbering tracklist written with two digits, even with a single track).

Optionally, you can specify the length of each track (in parentheses). If the tracklist tracks 20 and more, then they should be hidden under the spoiler.

You can add additional information about a release or band below the playlist. The text should be below the spoiler.

Example 1: https://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/330627.html
Example 2: https://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/347847.html

In the folder:

There are three options for the folder title.

Version 1:

Civil War - Invaders (2022)

When the album is (Split), (Demo), (EP)........

Grave Upheaval & The Funeral Orchestra - Inexistentia (Split) (2022)

When the album is remastered: The year of the official release and the year of the remastered release must be included.

The Flesh - Storming the Heavens' Gate (EP) (1996) (Remastered 2015)

Version 2:

Civil War - 2022 - Invaders

When the album is (Split), (Demo), (EP)........

Grave Upheaval & The Funeral Orchestra - 2022 - Inexistentia (Split)

When the album is remastered: The year of the official release and the year of the remastered release must be included.

The Flesh - 1996 - Storming the Heavens' Gate (EP) (Remastered 2015)

Version 3: A folder with the band name, which contains a second folder with the year and album name.

Civil War

2022 - Invaders

When the album is (Split), (Demo), (EP)........

Grave Upheaval & The Funeral Orchestra

2022 - Inexistentia (Split)

When the album is remastered: The year of the official release and the year of the remastered release must be included.

The Flesh

1996 - Storming the Heavens' Gate (EP) (Remastered 2015)

For live albums, if the concert year is different from the album release year:

The Rolling Stones - GRRR Live (Live 2012) (2023)

* In (Split) albums, the names of the songs start with the name of the band-artist.

01. Grave Upheaval - Abyssalis

* The track list is filled with 01...02...03... as indicated in point 13.

For discography (or if more than one album)

Fill the field (or select from the list)
Type: Music
Artist: Artist Title
File formats: choose the desired format and bit rate. If the albums have a different bitrate, then choose Разный (указан в описании). In parentheses indicates the bit rate of each album.
Title:
* 1. Discography (xxxx - xxxx) from the initial to the final year,
* 2. n-Album (EP, single, and so on.)
Country: Select a country from the list (if not in the list of countries indicate themselves in the description). For example: Country / Country: Bahrain
Year: leave blank
Cover: as a cover to the discography strongly recommend using the photo artist or logo
Genre: Choose from a list

In the description:

Albums / Альбомы: specify a list of all albums, if necessary, specify the type of album: (EP), (Demo), (Single), (Split), (Compilation), (Reissue), (Promo). Type the full album no need to specify! should look something like this:

1997 - Dark Ages Chronicles (Demo) (192 Kbps)
1998 - Superstatic Equilibrium (192 Kbps)
1999 - Planeshift (Re-released 2002) (320 Kbps)
2001 - Jabberworks (256 Kbps)
2003 - Tiny Deaths (Split) (VBR mp3)

In the group's discography folder, albums should be listed as in the descriptions.

1997 - Dark Ages Chronicles (Demo)

1998 - Superstatic Equilibrium

The country must be listed in the folder title.

Example: Gateway (Belgium)

Prohibited to indicate the year in brackets in the description and folder of the discography!!!

In spoiler (tag hidden text) should be placed only track listing (if you want), if you add a full discography, or for more information about the group.

Example 1: https://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/343777.html

Example 2: https://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/346786.html

Example 3: https://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/177323.html

For Compilations

Choose a template "Album"

Fill the field (or choose one):

Type: Music
Artist: Various Artists
Name: The name of the album
Location: you do not need. Exception: If all the authors of one of the country (if not in the list of countries indicate manually in the description). For example: Sountry / Country: Bahrain
Year: Choose from a list
File Format: Select the desired format and bit rate. If at least one file in different quality, select Разный (указан в описании)
Genre: Various groups play if in a variety of different styles. If the collection of case, the style specified. Additional styles and those that are not in the template specified in the description: [b] Style / Genre: [/ b] Slamming Brutal Death Metal
Cover Image: The cover is to be the official cover of the album (with no watermarks and links to other resources).

In the descriptions:

Choose a template "Album"

Length / Продолжительность: Full length album in the hh: mm: ss (you can find the same player and add the whole album)
Tracklist / Трэклист: indicate tracklist album. Numbering tracklist written with two digits, even with a single track. Tracklist should look like - Number of track - Band name - Track name. Example:

01. Wyrd - In Silence Enshrined
02. Geist - Love Of The Swan
03. Dark Fortress - Endtime

Optionally, you can specify the length of each track (in parentheses). If the tracklist tracks more than 20, then they should be hidden under the spoiler *.

Example 1: https://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/234045.html
*Example 2: https://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/330572.html

For Lossless - quality

For single albums and discographies, the title indicates (Lossless).
In addition to the general rules of registration, all lossless distributions must meet the following requirements.

In the description:

Select the template "FLAC"

Audio / Audio codec:: Lossless file extension
Rip type / Rip type:: image+.cue (image+ file with metadata that describes the layout of CD tracks) or tracks (potrekovo)
Audio bitrate / Audio bitrate: Specify the bitrate
Scans from the disc / Scans from the disc: Yes or No

Length / Duration: album time in hh:mm format:ss. The time is separated from the bold font by a space (Space) and is not written in bold.

Tracks / Tracklist: we specify the tracklist of the album. The numbering of the track is recorded in two digits even if there is one track.

Tracklist / Tracklist: Track names are allowed only in 3 variants:

01. Walls Of Lies
02. Sacred Deceit
03. Mad Maze....

01 Walls Of Lies
02 Sacred Deceit
03 Mad Maze...

01 - Walls Of Lies
02 - Sacred Deceit
03 - Mad Maze...
Example: https://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/347927.html

For Discography:

Characteristics described above are indicated for each album! Exception when the characteristics are identical for each album.
examples: http://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/45148.html
examples: http://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/219957.html
More information: http://www.metal-tracker.com/forum/showt...hp?tid=611

Video

For one clip

Type: Video
Artist: Artist Title
Name: name of the clip
File formats: choose the video format from the list
Country: Select a country from the list
Cover: will skrinlist clip or photo artist
Year: Choose from a list
Genre: Choose from a list

In the description:

Choose a template "Video"

Video quality/ Качество видео: codec, image size, bit rate (kbps), the number of frames per second (fps)

Sound quality / Качество звука: codec, bit rate (kbps), sampling rates (kHz), the number of channels (ch or channel)

Length / Продолжительность: The total Length of the clip (in hh: mm: ss)

Example: https://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/270730.html

Videography or clips

Type: Video
Artist: Artist Title
Title: Videography or n-Clips
File Format: Select "Any (specified in the description)"
Country: Select a country from the list
Cover: strongly recommend to use the photo artist
Genre: Choose from a list

In the description:

Choose a template "Videography"

Video quality / Качество видео: codec, image size, bit rate (kbps), the number of frames per second (fps)

Sound quality / Качество звука: codec, bit rate (kbps), sampling rates (kHz), the number of channels (ch or channel)

Video list / Список видео: Clip list

If the videos have different characteristics, they are placed under the spoiler to each clip.

Example 1: http://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/217614.html

Example 2: http://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/68213.html

Concerts

Type: Video
Artist: Artist Title
Name: The name of the Concerto
File Format: select the desired video format
Country: Select a country from the list
Cover: Official Cover concert or screenshot
Genre: Choose from a list

In the description:

Choose a template "Videography" manually add the tags [b]Video list / Список видео:[/b]

Video quality / Качество видео: Specifies the codec, image size, bit rate (in kbps), frame rate (fps)
Sound quality / Качество звука: codec, bit rate (in kbps), sampling rates (kHz), the number of channels (ch or channel)
Length / Продолжительность: Length of the concert (in hh: mm: ss)
Video list / Список видео: Concert tracklist. If more than 20 tracks, the list is placed under the spoiler.

Example: http://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/57382.html

For DVD:

In discription:

Template "Videography" is supplemented by several points.

The Chapters / По главам: yes / no
Subtitles / Субтитры: yes / no
Language / Язык: language
Video quality / Качество видео: Specifies the codec, image size, bit rate (in kbps), frame rate (fps)
Sound quality / Качество звука: Codec, bit rate (in kbps), sampling rates (kHz), the number of channels (ch or channel)
Length / Продолжительность: Length (in hh: mm: ss)
Video list / Список видео: Tracklist. If more than 20 tracks, the list is placed under the spoiler.

Example: http://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/235136.html

Books and Magazines (metal pattern):

For a magazine:

Type: Literature
Artist: Journal title / author (s) of the book
Name: The name of the book / month for a magazine (Darkcity - June 6)
File formats: different
Style: other
Location: where is produced magazine / book
Year (and number if the periodical literature):

In the box with the description:

Style: Other
Magazine:
Number:
Year:
Language:
Number of pages:
Quality: pdf, jpeg, djvu, etc.
Description (or read in the magazine):

Example: http://en.metal-tracker.com/torrents/60921.html

For filing / collection:

Style: Other
Type: Literature
Artist: The name of the journal
Name: Filing of 19 ** - **** year
File formats:
Country:
Year: leave blank

In the box with the description:

Publisher:
Format: pdf, jpeg, djvu, etc.
Language:
A short description (not a spoiler):