Century Media Records
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Century Media Records is a prominent independent heavy metal record label known for signing and promoting numerous influential metal and hard rock bands worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Century Media Records canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11531375 — 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: Century Media Records Context triple: [The War Within, recordLabel, Century Media Records]
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A.
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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B.
Checker Records
Checker Records was a prominent American blues and R&B record label, affiliated with Chess Records, that released influential recordings by artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II and Bo Diddley.
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C.
Round Records
Round Records is a music label known for releasing recordings by the American rock band Kingfish and other related artists.
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D.
Enigma Records
Enigma Records was an American independent record label active primarily in the 1980s, known for releasing influential alternative rock, punk, and underground music.
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E.
EmArcy Records
EmArcy Records is a jazz-focused record label, originally a Mercury Records imprint, known for releasing influential recordings by artists such as Erroll Garner.
- 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: Century Media Records Target entity description: Century Media Records is a prominent independent heavy metal record label known for signing and promoting numerous influential metal and hard rock bands worldwide.
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A.
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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B.
Checker Records
Checker Records was a prominent American blues and R&B record label, affiliated with Chess Records, that released influential recordings by artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II and Bo Diddley.
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C.
Round Records
Round Records is a music label known for releasing recordings by the American rock band Kingfish and other related artists.
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D.
Enigma Records
Enigma Records was an American independent record label active primarily in the 1980s, known for releasing influential alternative rock, punk, and underground music.
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E.
EmArcy Records
EmArcy Records is a jazz-focused record label, originally a Mercury Records imprint, known for releasing influential recordings by artists such as Erroll Garner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy metal record label
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independent record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Sony Music Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributesIn | worldwide ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
promoting metal bands
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signing metal bands ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Robert Kampf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
extreme metal
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hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasImprint |
Abacus Recordings
NERFINISHED
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Century Black NERFINISHED ⓘ InsideOut Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiary |
Abacus Recordings
NERFINISHED
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Century Black NERFINISHED ⓘ InsideOut Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.centurymedia.com/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Germany ⓘ |
| inception | 1988 ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
Dortmund
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Arch Enemy
NERFINISHED
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Dark Tranquillity NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven Shall Burn NERFINISHED ⓘ Iced Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ In Flames NERFINISHED ⓘ Lacuna Coil NERFINISHED ⓘ Moonspell NERFINISHED ⓘ Napalm Death NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevermore NERFINISHED ⓘ Queensrÿche NERFINISHED ⓘ Strapping Young Lad NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ The Haunted NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiamat NERFINISHED ⓘ Warbringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Sony Music Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
compact discs
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digital downloads ⓘ merchandise ⓘ music recordings ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Century Media Records Description of subject: Century Media Records is a prominent independent heavy metal record label known for signing and promoting numerous influential metal and hard rock bands worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.