Metal Blade Records
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Metal Blade Records is an influential American independent heavy metal record label known for launching and supporting major metal bands such as Slayer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Metal Blade Records canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5910348 — 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: Metal Blade Records Context triple: [Slayer, recordLabel, Metal Blade Records]
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A.
Violator Records
Violator Records was a New York–based hip-hop and R&B record label and management company known for working with prominent rap artists in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is an American independent Christian rock and alternative music label known for launching and supporting numerous influential bands and artists in the Christian and mainstream scenes.
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C.
Dimension Records
Dimension Records was an American record label best known for releasing early 1960s pop hits, including Little Eva’s chart-topping single “The Loco-Motion.”
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D.
S-Curve Records
S-Curve Records is an independent American record label known for signing and promoting artists such as soul singer Joss Stone.
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E.
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is an independent American record label, founded by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz, known primarily for its roster of punk rock and alternative bands.
- 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: Metal Blade Records Target entity description: Metal Blade Records is an influential American independent heavy metal record label known for launching and supporting major metal bands such as Slayer.
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A.
Violator Records
Violator Records was a New York–based hip-hop and R&B record label and management company known for working with prominent rap artists in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is an American independent Christian rock and alternative music label known for launching and supporting numerous influential bands and artists in the Christian and mainstream scenes.
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C.
Dimension Records
Dimension Records was an American record label best known for releasing early 1960s pop hits, including Little Eva’s chart-topping single “The Loco-Motion.”
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D.
S-Curve Records
S-Curve Records is an independent American record label known for signing and promoting artists such as soul singer Joss Stone.
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E.
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is an independent American record label, founded by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz, known primarily for its roster of punk rock and alternative bands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent record label
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record label ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor |
RED Distribution
NERFINISHED
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Sony Music Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Music Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerHeadquartersLocation | Woodland Hills, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Brian Slagel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
extreme metal
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hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Metal Blade Records Germany
NERFINISHED
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Metal Blade Records Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Metal Blade Records UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublication | Metal Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Agoura Hills, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
launching the career of Slayer
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releasing influential metal compilations ⓘ supporting emerging heavy metal bands ⓘ |
| notableWork | Metal Massacre compilation series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.metalblade.com/ ⓘ |
| product |
merchandise
ⓘ
music recordings ⓘ |
| releasedArtist |
Amon Amarth
NERFINISHED
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metal Blade Records Description of subject: Metal Blade Records is an influential American independent heavy metal record label known for launching and supporting major metal bands such as Slayer.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.