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Sounds of Decay

1997 EP by Katatonia
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Sounds of Decay

Summary

Sounds of Decay is an extended play[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of extended_play entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sounds of Decay's instance of is recorded as extended play[3].
  • Sounds of Decay's genre is death metal[4].
  • Sounds of Decay followed For Funerals to Come...[5].
  • Sounds of Decay was followed by Saw You Drown[6].
  • Sounds of Decay was performed by Katatonia[7].
  • Sounds of Decay's record label is recorded as Avantgarde Music[8].
  • Sounds of Decay's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Sounds of Decay was released on December 8, 1997[10].
  • Sounds of Decay's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sounds of Decay'}[11].

Product Details

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  • Release type: EP[12]

  • First release date: 1997-12-08[13]

  • Genre(s): death metal, doom metal, gothic metal, rock[14]

  • Community tags: death metal, doom metal, gothic metal, rock[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 75728d24-85ee-3e50-b3b5-56ea602121df[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sounds of Decay was performed by Katatonia[7].

Publication

Sounds of Decay was published on December 8, 1997[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is death metal[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sounds of Decay followed For Funerals to Come...[5]. It was followed by Saw You Drown[6].

Why It Matters

Sounds of Decay ranks in the top 6% of extended_play entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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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