The Eternal Idol
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The Eternal Idol is a 1987 heavy metal album by Black Sabbath that marked their first studio release with vocalist Tony Martin and a shift toward a more melodic yet still dark sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Eternal Idol canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5784146 — 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 Eternal Idol Context triple: [Black Sabbath, notableWork, The Eternal Idol]
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A.
The Eternal
The Eternal is the 2009 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its dense guitar textures and marking their final release on an independent label after a long major-label run.
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B.
The Idol
The Idol is a controversial HBO drama series co-created by Sam Levinson that follows a troubled pop star, played by Lily-Rose Depp, as she becomes entangled with a self-help cult leader in the Los Angeles music industry.
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C.
Idols of the Cave
Idols of the Cave are Francis Bacon’s category of cognitive biases arising from an individual’s personal experiences, education, and temperament that distort their understanding of reality.
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D.
De Idololatria
De Idololatria is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian that rigorously examines and condemns various forms of idolatry in the life of believers.
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E.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
- 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 Eternal Idol Target entity description: The Eternal Idol is a 1987 heavy metal album by Black Sabbath that marked their first studio release with vocalist Tony Martin and a shift toward a more melodic yet still dark sound.
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A.
The Eternal
The Eternal is the 2009 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its dense guitar textures and marking their final release on an independent label after a long major-label run.
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B.
The Idol
The Idol is a controversial HBO drama series co-created by Sam Levinson that follows a troubled pop star, played by Lily-Rose Depp, as she becomes entangled with a self-help cult leader in the Los Angeles music industry.
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C.
Idols of the Cave
Idols of the Cave are Francis Bacon’s category of cognitive biases arising from an individual’s personal experiences, education, and temperament that distort their understanding of reality.
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D.
De Idololatria
De Idololatria is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian that rigorously examines and condemns various forms of idolatry in the life of believers.
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E.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Sabbath album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Black Sabbath studio albums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtDepicts | adaptation of Auguste Rodin sculpture The Eternal Idol ⓘ |
| deluxeEditionIncludes |
bonus tracks
ⓘ
session recordings with Ray Gillen ⓘ |
| featuresBassist |
Bob Daisley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Spitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDrummer | Eric Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGuitarist | Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresKeyboardist | Geoff Nicholls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVocalist | Tony Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Headless Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Seventh Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
doom metal
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1990s CD reissue
ⓘ
2010 deluxe expanded edition ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Ancient Warrior
NERFINISHED
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Born to Lose NERFINISHED ⓘ Eternal Idol NERFINISHED ⓘ Glory Ride NERFINISHED ⓘ Hard Life to Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Lost Forever NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightmare NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarlet Pimpernel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | full-length album ⓘ |
| length | approximately 43 minutes ⓘ |
| mediaFormat |
audio cassette
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compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| notableFor | first Black Sabbath studio album with vocalist Tony Martin ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Black Sabbath discography ⓘ |
| performer | Black Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chris Tsangarides
NERFINISHED
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Jeff Glixman NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Coppersmith-Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded |
1986
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1987 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Vertigo Records
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-11-23 ⓘ |
| soundCharacterizedAs | more melodic yet still dark ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Eternal Idol Description of subject: The Eternal Idol is a 1987 heavy metal album by Black Sabbath that marked their first studio release with vocalist Tony Martin and a shift toward a more melodic yet still dark sound.
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