Angel of Death

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Angel of Death

Summary

Angel of Death is a song[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Angel of Death's instance of is recorded as song[3].
  • Angel of Death's instance of is recorded as single[4].
  • Angel of Death's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[5].
  • Angel of Death's composer is recorded as Jeff Hanneman[6].
  • Angel of Death's genre is thrash metal[7].
  • Angel of Death was produced by Rick Rubin[8].
  • Angel of Death was performed by Slayer[9].
  • Angel of Death's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings[10].
  • Angel of Death is part of Reign in Blood[11].
  • Angel of Death was distributed by music streaming[12].
  • Angel of Death was distributed by compact disc[13].
  • Angel of Death's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • Angel of Death was released on October 7, 1986[15].
  • Angel of Death's lyricist is recorded as Jeff Hanneman[16].
  • Angel of Death's main subject is Josef Mengele[17].
  • Angel of Death's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+291'}[18].
  • Angel of Death's charted in is recorded as Top 2000 – 2012[19].
  • Angel of Death's charted in is recorded as Top 2000 – 2014[20].
  • Angel of Death's charted in is recorded as Top 2000 – 2015[21].
  • Angel of Death's form of creative work is recorded as song[22].
  • Angel of Death's recording date is recorded as 1986[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1863ad91-4b77-34ef-bad3-6087ccd9a79f[25]

Why It Matters

Angel of Death ranks in the top 6% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Angel of Death. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/angel-of-death
MLA “Angel of Death.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/angel-of-death.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_angel-of-death_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Angel of Death}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/angel-of-death}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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