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The Dark Sides

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The Dark Sides

Summary

The Dark Sides is an extended play[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of extended_play entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dark Sides's instance of is recorded as extended play[3].
  • The Dark Sides's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • The Dark Sides followed "Them"[5].
  • The Dark Sides was followed by Conspiracy[6].
  • The Dark Sides was produced by King Diamond[7].
  • The Dark Sides was performed by King Diamond[8].
  • The Dark Sides's record label is recorded as Roadrunner Records[9].
  • The Dark Sides was released on January 1, 1988[10].

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: EP[11]

  • First release date: 1988[12]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, rock[13]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, rock[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5e923b3a-ae8d-372a-bd00-01d641c9e9a7[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Dark Sides was King Diamond[8]. It was produced by King Diamond[7].

Publication

The Dark Sides was published on January 1, 1988[10]. Its genre is heavy metal music[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Dark Sides followed "Them"[5]. It was followed by Conspiracy[6].

Why It Matters

The Dark Sides ranks in the top 7% of extended_play entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

King Diamond Roadrunner Records

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.

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

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Dark Sides. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-dark-sides
MLA “The Dark Sides.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-dark-sides.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-dark-sides_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Dark Sides}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-dark-sides}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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