Deletion of List of death metal bands, !–K

Comment: per . Lists go hand-in-hand with categories, etc and futhermore, this is one of the rare lists that seems to be a) fully sourced and b) contains nothing but blue links
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates (WP:CLN)

Comment: per   Agree with merge into one article.  Some people push for splitting articles just based on size, rather than logic
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates (WP:CLN)

Comment: per . In my opinion, they could all be merged in one list instead of two split
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates (WP:CLN)

Comment: per . Also keep as per  as a valuable navigational aid. For example, see statistics below, which denote how List of death metal bands, !–K functions as such, compared to the category page, which has meager page views. Deletion would simply make it more difficult for users to find information
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates (WP:NOTDUP||WP:LISTPURP)

Comment: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates is a guidline, not a policy, but it is a long-standing principle that lists and categories serve different functions - we don't delete lists just because they overlap with a category, and vice-versa. None of the rationale provided by User:Sandstein is among the valid reasons for deletion listed on the |deletion policy page
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Deletion policy (WP:DP)