Butthole Surfers
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Butthole Surfers are an American experimental rock band known for their chaotic live shows, surreal humor, and genre-blending, psychedelic sound that heavily influenced the alternative and indie rock scenes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Butthole Surfers canonical | 5 |
| The Butthole Surfers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13028088 — 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: Butthole Surfers Context triple: [The Flaming Lips, influencedBy, Butthole Surfers]
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A.
The Cramps
The Cramps were an American punk band known for pioneering the psychobilly genre by blending rockabilly, garage rock, and horror-themed aesthetics.
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B.
Fugazi
Fugazi is a 1984 progressive rock album by the British band Marillion, known for its dark, theatrical style and complex, emotionally charged compositions.
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C.
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band known for its influential role in the pop-punk scene since the late 1980s.
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D.
Rancid
Rancid is an American punk rock band known for reviving and popularizing ska-influenced street punk in the 1990s.
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E.
The Young Vandals
The Young Vandals was an American soul group best known as an early musical project featuring future Temptations singer Damon Harris.
- 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: Butthole Surfers Target entity description: Butthole Surfers are an American experimental rock band known for their chaotic live shows, surreal humor, and genre-blending, psychedelic sound that heavily influenced the alternative and indie rock scenes.
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A.
The Cramps
The Cramps were an American punk band known for pioneering the psychobilly genre by blending rockabilly, garage rock, and horror-themed aesthetics.
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B.
Fugazi
Fugazi is a 1984 progressive rock album by the British band Marillion, known for its dark, theatrical style and complex, emotionally charged compositions.
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C.
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band known for its influential role in the pop-punk scene since the late 1980s.
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D.
Rancid
Rancid is an American punk rock band known for reviving and popularizing ska-influenced street punk in the 1990s.
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E.
The Young Vandals
The Young Vandals was an American soul group best known as an early musical project featuring future Temptations singer Damon Harris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical group
ⓘ
rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1981–present ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ministry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Flaming Lips NERFINISHED ⓘ Ween NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedIn | 1981 ⓘ |
| formedInCity | San Antonio, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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art punk ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ post‑hardcore ⓘ psychedelic punk ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Gibby Haynes – vocals
ⓘ
Jeff Pinkus – bass ⓘ King Coffey – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Leary – guitar NERFINISHED ⓘ Teresa Nervosa – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
alternative rock scene
ⓘ
indie rock scene ⓘ |
| member |
Gibby Haynes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Pinkus NERFINISHED ⓘ King Coffey NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ Teresa Nervosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chaotic live performances
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genre‑blending sound ⓘ surreal humor ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Pepper
NERFINISHED
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The Shame of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Who Was in My Room Last Night? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Electriclarryland
NERFINISHED
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Hairway to Steven NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent Worm Saloon NERFINISHED ⓘ Locust Abortion Technician NERFINISHED ⓘ Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac NERFINISHED ⓘ Rembrandt Pussyhorse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Alternative Tentacles
NERFINISHED
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Capitol Records ⓘ Latino Buggerveil NERFINISHED ⓘ Touch and Go Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
heavy use of tape loops and sound effects
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psychedelic visual projections at concerts ⓘ use of disturbing and absurd imagery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Butthole Surfers Description of subject: Butthole Surfers are an American experimental rock band known for their chaotic live shows, surreal humor, and genre-blending, psychedelic sound that heavily influenced the alternative and indie rock scenes.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Butthole Surfers