Killing Machine

1978 studio album by Judas Priest
MusicAlbum album Q614183
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Killing Machine

Summary

Killing Machine is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Killing Machine's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Killing Machine's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • Killing Machine was produced by James Guthrie[5].
  • Killing Machine was performed by Judas Priest[6].
  • Killing Machine's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[7].
  • Killing Machine is part of Judas Priest's albums in chronological order[8].
  • Killing Machine's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Killing Machine was distributed by LP record[10].
  • Killing Machine was published on February 28, 1979[11].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as Delivering the Goods[12].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as Rock Forever[13].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as Evening Star[14].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as Hell Bent for Leather[15].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as Take On the World[16].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as Burnin' Up[17].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)[18].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as Killing Machine[19].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as Running Wild[20].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as Before the Dawn[21].
  • Killing Machine's tracklist is recorded as Evil Fantasies[22].
  • Killing Machine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Killing Machine'}[23].
  • Killing Machine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hell Bent for Leather'}[24].
  • Killing Machine's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+11'}[25].
  • Killing Machine's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Killing Machine was performed by Judas Priest[6]. It was produced by James Guthrie[5].

Publication

Killing Machine was released on February 28, 1979[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is heavy metal music[4]. It is part of Judas Priest's albums in chronological order[8]. It was distributed by LP record[10].

Why It Matters

Killing Machine ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Encyclopaedia Metallum. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Encyclopaedia Metallum. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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