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Seek & Destroy

original song written and composed by Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
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Seek & Destroy

Summary

Seek & Destroy is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Seek & Destroy's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Seek & Destroy's composer is recorded as James Hetfield[4].
  • Seek & Destroy's composer is recorded as Lars Ulrich[5].
  • Seek & Destroy's genre is thrash metal[6].
  • Among the performers on Seek & Destroy was Metallica[7].
  • Among the performers on Seek & Destroy was Metallica[8].
  • Seek & Destroy is part of Kill 'Em All[9].
  • Seek & Destroy's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Seek & Destroy was published on 1983[11].
  • Seek & Destroy's lyricist is recorded as Lars Ulrich[12].
  • Seek & Destroy's lyricist is recorded as James Hetfield[13].
  • Seek & Destroy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Seek and Destroy'}[14].
  • Seek & Destroy's different from is recorded as Seek and destroy[15].
  • Seek & Destroy's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Metallica[7].

Publication

Seek & Destroy was released on 1983[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is thrash metal[6]. It is part of Kill 'Em All[9].

Why It Matters

Seek & Destroy ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

James Hetfield Kill 'Em All Lars Ulrich Metallica

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Seek & Destroy. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/seek-destroy
MLA “Seek & Destroy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/seek-destroy.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_seek-destroy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Seek & Destroy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/seek-destroy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 18d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Metallica, Metallica
    Part of → Kill 'Em All
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0701475048, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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