== Flagicons == 

 Ok, I've read through WP:FLAG, and by the way, I don't know what WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is about or has to do with anything? 

 By using the flagicons instead of country names, I am not trying to emphasise nationality or anything like that (which is what you referred to), I am simply doing it because it improves the overall appearance of the article. I don't see anything wrong with this, and I don't see anything in WP:FLAG that says flagicons shouldn't be used to represent origins of bands... 

 Honestly, other than it being your personal preference, I don't see any reason as to why the flagicons can't be used...? 

 Oh and by the way, one last question, you seem very reluctant to encourage the development of new metal genres, why is this?