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The Call of Ktulu

song composed by James Hetfield with lyrics by James Hetfield performed by Metallica
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The Call of Ktulu

Summary

The Call of Ktulu is a musical work/composition[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Call of Ktulu's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Call of Ktulu's composer is recorded as James Hetfield[4].
  • The Call of Ktulu's genre is thrash metal[5].
  • The Call of Ktulu was produced by Metallica[6].
  • Among the performers on The Call of Ktulu was Metallica[7].
  • The Call of Ktulu's record label is recorded as Elektra[8].
  • The Call of Ktulu is part of Ride the Lightning[9].
  • The Call of Ktulu's lyricist is recorded as James Hetfield[10].
  • The Call of Ktulu's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

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

  • Genre(s): instrumental[12]

  • Community tags: instrumental[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 27ac1e83-39c5-355f-a441-77054d2b54b1[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Call of Ktulu was Metallica[7]. It was produced by Metallica[6].

Publication

The Call of Ktulu's genre is thrash metal[5]. It is part of Ride the Lightning[9].

Why It Matters

The Call of Ktulu has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Cliff Burton Dave Mustaine Elektra James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Metallica Ride the Lightning

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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