Bat Out of Hell
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Bat Out of Hell is a 1977 rock album by Meat Loaf, renowned for its theatrical, operatic style and status as one of the best-selling albums of all time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bat Out of Hell canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6976165 — 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: Bat Out of Hell Context triple: [Meat Loaf, notableWork, Bat Out of Hell]
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A.
Raising Hell
Raising Hell is a landmark 1986 hip-hop album by Run-D.M.C. that helped bring rap music into the mainstream and solidified the genre’s commercial and cultural impact.
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B.
Hollywood Vampires
Hollywood Vampires is a rock supergroup formed by Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, and Johnny Depp, known for performing classic rock covers and original songs in a theatrical, hard-rock style.
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C.
Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil is an adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set in German East Africa during World War I, blending high-stakes action with historical drama.
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D.
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 glam rock–themed drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores identity, sexuality, and fame through the rise and fall of a fictional rock star in 1970s Britain.
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E.
Voodoo Lounge
Voodoo Lounge is a 1994 studio album by the Rolling Stones that marked their first release without longtime bassist Bill Wyman and earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
- 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: Bat Out of Hell Target entity description: Bat Out of Hell is a 1977 rock album by Meat Loaf, renowned for its theatrical, operatic style and status as one of the best-selling albums of all time.
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A.
Raising Hell
Raising Hell is a landmark 1986 hip-hop album by Run-D.M.C. that helped bring rap music into the mainstream and solidified the genre’s commercial and cultural impact.
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B.
Hollywood Vampires
Hollywood Vampires is a rock supergroup formed by Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, and Johnny Depp, known for performing classic rock covers and original songs in a theatrical, hard-rock style.
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C.
Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil is an adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set in German East Africa during World War I, blending high-stakes action with historical drama.
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D.
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 glam rock–themed drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores identity, sexuality, and fame through the rise and fall of a fictional rock star in 1970s Britain.
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E.
Voodoo Lounge
Voodoo Lounge is a 1994 studio album by the Rolling Stones that marked their first release without longtime bassist Bill Wyman and earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Meat Loaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | UK Albums Chart long-run hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception |
initially mixed reviews
ⓘ
later acclaimed as classic rock album ⓘ |
| estimatedSales | over 40 million copies ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dead Ringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Stoney & Meatloaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
glam rock
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hard rock ⓘ opera rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCertification |
BPI 11× Platinum
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Music Canada Diamond ⓘ RIAA 14× Platinum ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Richard Corben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
All Revved Up with No Place to Go
NERFINISHED
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Bat Out of Hell (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ For Crying Out Loud NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven Can Wait NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradise by the Dashboard Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad NERFINISHED ⓘ You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
operatic
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theatrical ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell
NERFINISHED
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Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
grandiose melodrama
ⓘ
teenage romance and rebellion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wagnerian opera ⓘ |
| isOneOf | best-selling albums of all time ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 46:33 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jim Steinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainComposer | Jim Steinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf |
Jim Steinman
NERFINISHED
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Meat Loaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Meat Loaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Bearsville Studios
NERFINISHED
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Utopia Sound Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1975–1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
CBS Records
NERFINISHED
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Cleveland International Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-10-21 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bat Out of Hell Description of subject: Bat Out of Hell is a 1977 rock album by Meat Loaf, renowned for its theatrical, operatic style and status as one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Referenced by (3)
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