Ride the Lightning
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Ride the Lightning is Metallica’s influential 1984 thrash metal album known for its complex compositions, darker themes, and role in defining the band’s early sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ride the Lightning canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5783950 — 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: Ride the Lightning Context triple: [Metallica, notableWork, Ride the Lightning]
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A.
...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All is a 1979 American legal drama film starring Al Pacino that critiques corruption and moral compromise within the U.S. justice system.
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B.
Steel Wheels
Steel Wheels is a late-1980s studio album by The Rolling Stones that marked the band’s commercial and critical resurgence and launched a major world tour.
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C.
Raw Power
Raw Power is a seminal 1973 proto-punk album by The Stooges, renowned for its raw intensity and major influence on the development of punk rock.
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D.
Tattoo You
"Tattoo You" is a 1981 studio album by the Rolling Stones, best known for the hit single "Start Me Up" and often regarded as one of their last classic releases.
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E.
Screaming for Vengeance
Screaming for Vengeance is a landmark 1982 heavy metal album by Judas Priest, noted for its aggressive sound and the hit single "You've Got Another Thing Comin'."
- 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: Ride the Lightning Target entity description: Ride the Lightning is Metallica’s influential 1984 thrash metal album known for its complex compositions, darker themes, and role in defining the band’s early sound.
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A.
...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All is a 1979 American legal drama film starring Al Pacino that critiques corruption and moral compromise within the U.S. justice system.
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B.
Steel Wheels
Steel Wheels is a late-1980s studio album by The Rolling Stones that marked the band’s commercial and critical resurgence and launched a major world tour.
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C.
Raw Power
Raw Power is a seminal 1973 proto-punk album by The Stooges, renowned for its raw intensity and major influence on the development of punk rock.
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D.
Tattoo You
"Tattoo You" is a 1981 studio album by the Rolling Stones, best known for the hit single "Start Me Up" and often regarded as one of their last classic releases.
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E.
Screaming for Vengeance
Screaming for Vengeance is a landmark 1982 heavy metal album by Judas Priest, noted for its aggressive sound and the hit single "You've Got Another Thing Comin'."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Metallica album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ thrash metal album ⓘ |
| artist | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtBy | Adolfo “Hardin” Murillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Cliff Burton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Hetfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirk Hammett NERFINISHED ⓘ Lars Ulrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
ⓘ
thrash metal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Creeping Death
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Escape NERFINISHED ⓘ Fade to Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Fight Fire with Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ For Whom the Bell Tolls NERFINISHED ⓘ Ride the Lightning (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Call of Ktulu NERFINISHED ⓘ Trapped Under Ice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | thrash metal ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Megaforce MRI 769 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelDebutFor | Elektra Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 47:26 ⓘ |
| nextWork | Master of Puppets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Creeping Death
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fade to Black NERFINISHED ⓘ For Whom the Bell Tolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Kill ’Em All NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Flemming Rasmussen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metallica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedOn | lists of greatest metal albums ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Copenhagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Silence Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1984-02
ⓘ
1984-03 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Elektra Records
ⓘ
Megaforce Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Music for Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-07-27 ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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existential anxiety ⓘ injustice ⓘ suicide ⓘ war ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ride the Lightning Description of subject: Ride the Lightning is Metallica’s influential 1984 thrash metal album known for its complex compositions, darker themes, and role in defining the band’s early sound.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.