The Armageddon Rag
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The Armageddon Rag is a 1983 dark fantasy novel by George R. R. Martin that blends supernatural horror with rock-and-roll culture and a murder mystery centered on a legendary 1960s band.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Armageddon Rag canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3277785 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Armageddon Rag Context triple: [George R. R. Martin, notableWork, The Armageddon Rag]
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A.
Drums in the Night
Drums in the Night is an early expressionist play by Bertolt Brecht that explores post–World War I disillusionment and social upheaval in Germany.
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B.
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff is a 1991 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows the struggles of construction workers living on the margins of society.
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C.
Tombstone Blues
"Tombstone Blues" is a fast-paced, surreal, electric blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, known for its dense, visionary lyrics and prominent placement on his landmark 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.
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D.
Hamp's Boogie Woogie
"Hamp's Boogie Woogie" is a classic, high-energy boogie-woogie jazz piece by vibraphonist and bandleader Lionel Hampton that became one of his signature recordings.
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E.
Howlin’ Mad
Howlin’ Mad was the famous nickname of U.S. Marine Corps General Holland M. Smith, a prominent commander in World War II Pacific amphibious operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Armageddon Rag Target entity description: The Armageddon Rag is a 1983 dark fantasy novel by George R. R. Martin that blends supernatural horror with rock-and-roll culture and a murder mystery centered on a legendary 1960s band.
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A.
Drums in the Night
Drums in the Night is an early expressionist play by Bertolt Brecht that explores post–World War I disillusionment and social upheaval in Germany.
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B.
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff is a 1991 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows the struggles of construction workers living on the margins of society.
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C.
Tombstone Blues
"Tombstone Blues" is a fast-paced, surreal, electric blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, known for its dense, visionary lyrics and prominent placement on his landmark 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.
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D.
Hamp's Boogie Woogie
"Hamp's Boogie Woogie" is a classic, high-energy boogie-woogie jazz piece by vibraphonist and bandleader Lionel Hampton that became one of his signature recordings.
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E.
Howlin’ Mad
Howlin’ Mad was the famous nickname of U.S. Marine Corps General Holland M. Smith, a prominent commander in World War II Pacific amphibious operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark fantasy novel
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horror novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Rowena Morrill ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalBand |
Nazgûl
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surface form:
the Nazgûl
|
| followsCharacterOccupation | journalist ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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horror ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ rock fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780671441776 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Sandy Blair ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasReception |
initially poor commercial performance
ⓘ
later cult following ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
American concert venues
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New York City ⓘ various locations in the United States ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | occult rock novel ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American politics
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counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ loss of idealism ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ occultism ⓘ political radicalism ⓘ power of music ⓘ |
| inAuthorCareer | commercial disappointment for George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| incorporatesElement |
murder mystery
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rock-and-roll culture ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| influencedAuthorCareerDecision | shift from novels to television writing in the 1980s ⓘ |
| involves |
occult conspiracy
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political extremism ⓘ ritual murder ⓘ |
| isPartOf | George R. R. Martin bibliography ⓘ |
| mainCharacterFormerRole | radical underground newspaper editor ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
murder of a rock promoter
ⓘ
reunion of a legendary 1960s rock band ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 350 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Poseidon Press ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 1980s United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Armageddon Rag Description of subject: The Armageddon Rag is a 1983 dark fantasy novel by George R. R. Martin that blends supernatural horror with rock-and-roll culture and a murder mystery centered on a legendary 1960s band.
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