Germs

American punk rock band
MusicGroup punk_band Q1850698
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Germs

Summary

Germs is a punk band[1]. Germs ranks in the top 6% of punk_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (942 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Germs's instance of is recorded as punk band[3].
  • Germs's genre is punk rock[4].
  • Germs's record label is recorded as Slash Records[5].
  • Germs's Commons category is recorded as The Germs[6].
  • Germs's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • 1977 marks the founding of Germs[8].
  • Germs's location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles[9].
  • Germs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Germs[10].
  • Germs's topic has template is recorded as Template:Germs[11].
  • Germs's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Germs'}[12].
  • Germs's start of work period is recorded as 1976[13].
  • Germs's end of work period is recorded as 1980[14].

Why It Matters

Germs ranks in the top 6% of punk_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (942 views/month).[2] Germs has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Germs is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Germs has been cited as an influence by Red Hot Chili Peppers[17], a musical group[18], founded in 1982[19]; Foo Fighters[20], a rock band[21], founded in 1995[22]; The Offspring[23], a musical group[24], founded in 1984[25]; Bad Religion[26], a punk band[27], founded in 1980[28]; and Rich Kids on LSD[29], a punk band[30].

FAQs

Who did Germs influence?

Germs has been cited as an influence by Red Hot Chili Peppers[17], Foo Fighters[20], The Offspring[23], and Bad Religion[26].

References

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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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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