Blackened Recordings
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Blackened Recordings is Metallica’s own independent record label, created to control and release the band’s music and related content.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blackened Recordings canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5783973 — 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: Blackened Recordings Context triple: [Metallica, recordLabel, Blackened Recordings]
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A.
Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord Records is an independent record label known for releasing influential doom, sludge, and experimental metal music.
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B.
ScumGang Records
ScumGang Records is an independent hip-hop label closely associated with rapper 6ix9ine and the release of his breakout single "Gummo."
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C.
Konvict Muzik
Konvict Muzik is a record label founded by singer and producer Akon, known for releasing hip hop and R&B music from various artists.
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D.
Amphetamine Reptile Records
Amphetamine Reptile Records is an independent American record label best known for its influential roster of noise rock and alternative rock bands in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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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: Blackened Recordings Target entity description: Blackened Recordings is Metallica’s own independent record label, created to control and release the band’s music and related content.
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A.
Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord Records is an independent record label known for releasing influential doom, sludge, and experimental metal music.
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B.
ScumGang Records
ScumGang Records is an independent hip-hop label closely associated with rapper 6ix9ine and the release of his breakout single "Gummo."
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C.
Konvict Muzik
Konvict Muzik is a record label founded by singer and producer Akon, known for releasing hip hop and R&B music from various artists.
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D.
Amphetamine Reptile Records
Amphetamine Reptile Records is an independent American record label best known for its influential roster of noise rock and alternative rock bands in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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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 (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent record label
ⓘ
record label ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Metallica ⓘ |
| associatedGenre |
hard rock
ⓘ
thrash metal ⓘ |
| controlsRightsFor |
Metallica audiovisual content
ⓘ
Metallica recordings ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributes |
Metallica EPs
ⓘ
Metallica concert films ⓘ Metallica live albums ⓘ Metallica music videos ⓘ Metallica singles ⓘ Metallica studio albums ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Metallica releases ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Metallica ⓘ |
| genreFocus | heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Metallica ⓘ |
| hasDistributionModel | self-distribution in partnership with external distributors ⓘ |
| hasKeyStakeholder |
James Hetfield
ⓘ
Kirk Hammett ⓘ Lars Ulrich ⓘ
linked to:
Lars Ulrich – drums
Robert Trujillo ⓘ |
| hasLabelType | artist-owned label ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryMarket | global ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Metallica’s own label ⓘ |
| ownsMastersOf | Metallica catalog ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Metallica ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control Metallica’s master recordings
ⓘ
to release Metallica-related video content ⓘ to release Metallica’s music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blackened Recordings Description of subject: Blackened Recordings is Metallica’s own independent record label, created to control and release the band’s music and related content.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.