Metallica

1991 studio album by Metallica
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Metallica
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Metallica

Summary

Metallica is an album[1]. Metallica ranks in the top 0.11% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,981 views/month, #68 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metallica's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Metallica's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • Metallica's genre is traditional heavy metal[5].
  • Metallica was produced by Bob Rock[6].
  • Metallica was performed by Metallica[7].
  • Metallica's record label is recorded as Elektra[8].
  • Metallica's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records[9].
  • Metallica's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group[10].
  • Metallica's place of publication is recorded as United States[11].
  • Metallica is part of Metallica's albums in chronological order[12].
  • Metallica is part of Metallica studio albums discography[13].
  • Metallica's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Metallica was distributed by Compact Disc Digital Audio[15].
  • Metallica was distributed by music streaming[16].
  • Metallica was distributed by music download[17].
  • Metallica was released on August 12, 1991[18].
  • Metallica's tracklist is recorded as Enter Sandman[19].
  • Metallica's tracklist is recorded as Sad but True[20].
  • Metallica's tracklist is recorded as Holier Than Thou[21].
  • Metallica's tracklist is recorded as The Unforgiven[22].
  • Metallica's tracklist is recorded as Wherever I May Roam[23].
  • Metallica's tracklist is recorded as Don't Tread on Me[24].
  • Metallica's tracklist is recorded as Through the Never[25].
  • Metallica's tracklist is recorded as Nothing Else Matters[26].
  • Metallica's tracklist is recorded as Of Wolf and Man[27].

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: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1991-08-12[29]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, thrash metal[30]

  • Community tags: hard rock, heavy metal, jahrescharts 2024, metal, new wave of american heavy metal, nwoahm, rock, thrash metal[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e8f70201-8899-3f0c-9e07-5d6495bc8046[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Metallica was Metallica[7]. Metallica was produced by Bob Rock[6].

Publication

Metallica was published on August 12, 1991[18]. Metallica's place of publication is recorded as United States[11]. Metallica's language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include heavy metal music[4] and traditional heavy metal[5]. Part of include Metallica's albums in chronological order[12] and Metallica studio albums discography[13]. Recorded distribution format include Compact Disc Digital Audio[15], music streaming[16], and music download[17].

Why It Matters

Metallica ranks in the top 0.11% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,981 views/month, #68 of 60,676).[2] Metallica has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Metallica is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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