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The Thing That Should Not Be

song composed by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich with lyrics by James Hetfield, performed by Metallica
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The Thing That Should Not Be

Summary

The Thing That Should Not Be is a musical work/composition[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Thing That Should Not Be's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be's composer is recorded as Lars Ulrich[4].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be's composer is recorded as Kirk Hammett[5].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be's composer is recorded as James Hetfield[6].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be's genre is thrash metal[7].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be was performed by Metallica[8].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be's record label is recorded as Elektra[9].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be is part of Master of Puppets[10].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be's lyricist is recorded as James Hetfield[12].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be's lyricist is recorded as Metallica[13].
  • The Thing That Should Not Be's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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: Song[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 845c7fe0-e11d-3e7b-ad42-814e5c285e13[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Thing That Should Not Be was Metallica[8].

Publication

The Thing That Should Not Be's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is thrash metal[7]. It is part of Master of Puppets[10].

Why It Matters

The Thing That Should Not Be has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Elektra James Hetfield Kirk Hammett Lars Ulrich Master of Puppets Metallica

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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Metallica
    Part of → Master of Puppets
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0701865953, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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