The Metal Opera
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The Metal Opera is a symphonic power metal concept album by Tobias Sammet’s project Avantasia that helped define the metal “rock opera” format.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Metal Opera canonical | 2 |
| The Metal Opera Part II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10469055 — 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 Metal Opera Context triple: [Avantasia, debutRelease, The Metal Opera]
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A.
Overtures to Death
Overtures to Death is a poetry collection by British poet Cecil Day-Lewis, reflecting his interwar concerns and developing lyrical style.
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B.
Holdin On to Black Metal
"Holdin On to Black Metal" is a soulful, horn-driven rock song by My Morning Jacket known for its energetic groove and retro-inspired sound.
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C.
Reign in Blood
Reign in Blood is a landmark 1986 thrash metal album by Slayer, renowned for its extreme speed, intensity, and lasting influence on heavy metal music.
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D.
Nevermore
"Nevermore" is an 1897 oil painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin, depicting a Tahitian woman on a bed with a raven in the background, and is one of his most famous and symbolically rich works.
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E.
Metallo
Metallo is a DC Comics supervillain and cyborg enemy of Superman, typically powered by a kryptonite heart.
- 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 Metal Opera Target entity description: The Metal Opera is a symphonic power metal concept album by Tobias Sammet’s project Avantasia that helped define the metal “rock opera” format.
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A.
Overtures to Death
Overtures to Death is a poetry collection by British poet Cecil Day-Lewis, reflecting his interwar concerns and developing lyrical style.
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B.
Holdin On to Black Metal
"Holdin On to Black Metal" is a soulful, horn-driven rock song by My Morning Jacket known for its energetic groove and retro-inspired sound.
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C.
Reign in Blood
Reign in Blood is a landmark 1986 thrash metal album by Slayer, renowned for its extreme speed, intensity, and lasting influence on heavy metal music.
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D.
Nevermore
"Nevermore" is an 1897 oil painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin, depicting a Tahitian woman on a bed with a raven in the background, and is one of his most famous and symbolically rich works.
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E.
Metallo
Metallo is a DC Comics supervillain and cyborg enemy of Superman, typically powered by a kryptonite heart.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
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concept album ⓘ rock opera ⓘ symphonic power metal album ⓘ |
| artist | Avantasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Tobias Sammet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Tobias Sammet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Alex Holzwarth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Tischer NERFINISHED ⓘ Henjo Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jens Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ Markus Grosskopf NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralf Zdiarstek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVocalist |
Andre Matos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David DeFeis NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Kiske NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Hartmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon den Adel NERFINISHED ⓘ Tobias Sammet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Metal Opera Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | metal rock opera ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
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power metal ⓘ symphonic power metal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Metal Opera Part I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Metal Opera Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
choir vocals
ⓘ
orchestral arrangements ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentWork | The Metal Opera Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fantasy
ⓘ
inquisition ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| hasType | studio album ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | symphonic metal rock opera ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Tobias Sammet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting | medieval Europe ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping define the metal rock opera format ⓘ |
| originalMedium | audio CD ⓘ |
| partOf | Avantasia discography ⓘ |
| performingGroup | Avantasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Norman Meiritz
NERFINISHED
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Tobias Sammet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectOf | Tobias Sammet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | AFM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Metal Opera Description of subject: The Metal Opera is a symphonic power metal concept album by Tobias Sammet’s project Avantasia that helped define the metal “rock opera” format.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.