Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

1990 single by Megadeth
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Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

Summary

Holy Wars... The Punishment Due is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (520 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due's composer is recorded as Dave Mustaine[4].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due's genre is thrash metal[5].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due was produced by Dave Mustaine[6].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due was performed by Megadeth[7].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[8].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due is part of Megadeth singles discography[9].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due is part of Rust in Peace[10].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • 1990 marks the founding of Holy Wars... The Punishment Due[13].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due was published on September 23, 1990[14].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due's lyricist is recorded as Dave Mustaine[15].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due's cover art by is recorded as Ed Repka[16].
  • Holy Wars... The Punishment Due's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+6.32'}[17].

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: Single[18]

  • First release date: 1990-09-17[19]

  • Genre(s): rock[20]

  • Community tags: rock[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6b5f006f-ea53-3053-8796-9f564b943c99[22]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Holy Wars... The Punishment Due was Megadeth[7]. It was produced by Dave Mustaine[6].

Publication

Holy Wars... The Punishment Due was published on September 23, 1990[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is thrash metal[5]. Part of include Megadeth singles discography[9] and Rust in Peace[10], an album[23].

Why It Matters

Holy Wars... The Punishment Due ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (520 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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.
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  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] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . 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. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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