The Dark

Summary

The Dark is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Dark's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Dark's genre is speed metal^[4].
• The Dark's genre is thrash metal^[5].
• The Dark was produced by Mark Dodson^[6].
• The Dark was performed by Metal Church^[7].
• The Dark's record label is recorded as Elektra^[8].
• The Dark's place of publication is recorded as United States^[9].
• The Dark is part of Metal Church's albums in chronological order^[10].
• The Dark's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• The Dark was distributed by LP record^[12].
• The Dark was distributed by compact disc^[13].
• The Dark was distributed by compact cassette^[14].
• The Dark was distributed by music streaming^[15].
• The Dark was released on October 6, 1986^[16].
• The Dark's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Dark'}^[17].
• The Dark's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}^[18].
• The Dark's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[19].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[20]

• First release date: 1986-10-06^[21]

• Genre(s): heavy metal, rock^[22]

• Community tags: heavy metal, rock^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: ba34ff55-6065-33a4-8396-cef7969e1c2b^[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Dark was Metal Church^[7]. It was produced by Mark Dodson^[6].

Publication

The Dark was published on October 6, 1986^[16]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Genres include speed metal^[4] and thrash metal^[5]. It is part of Metal Church's albums in chronological order^[10]. Recorded distribution format include LP record^[12], compact disc^[13], compact cassette^[14], and music streaming^[15].

Why It Matters

The Dark ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]