Cryptic Writings
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Cryptic Writings is a 1997 studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth that blends their heavy roots with a more accessible, radio-oriented sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cryptic Writings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6022756 — 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: Cryptic Writings Context triple: [Megadeth, notableWork, Cryptic Writings]
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A.
Calligrams
Calligrams is a specialized imprint of New York Review Books focused on publishing distinctive literary and intellectual works, often in translation.
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B.
Hidden Words
Hidden Words is a central Bahá'í scripture composed of brief, aphoristic passages that distill the spiritual and ethical teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.
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C.
Sense and Non-Sense
Sense and Non-Sense is a collection of philosophical essays by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that explores themes of perception, art, language, and politics within the framework of phenomenology.
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D.
the Obscure
The Obscure is a famous epithet of the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus, highlighting the enigmatic, paradoxical, and often difficult-to-interpret nature of his surviving fragments and ideas.
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E.
The Secret Code
"The Secret Code" is a 1942 American World War II-era spy film featuring Lotus Long in a prominent role, centered on espionage and sabotage themes.
- 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: Cryptic Writings Target entity description: Cryptic Writings is a 1997 studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth that blends their heavy roots with a more accessible, radio-oriented sound.
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A.
Calligrams
Calligrams is a specialized imprint of New York Review Books focused on publishing distinctive literary and intellectual works, often in translation.
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B.
Hidden Words
Hidden Words is a central Bahá'í scripture composed of brief, aphoristic passages that distill the spiritual and ethical teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.
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C.
Sense and Non-Sense
Sense and Non-Sense is a collection of philosophical essays by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that explores themes of perception, art, language, and politics within the framework of phenomenology.
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D.
the Obscure
The Obscure is a famous epithet of the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus, highlighting the enigmatic, paradoxical, and often difficult-to-interpret nature of his surviving fragments and ideas.
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E.
The Secret Code
"The Secret Code" is a 1942 American World War II-era spy film featuring Lotus Long in a prominent role, centered on espionage and sabotage themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Megadeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 10 ⓘ |
| containsSingle |
Almost Honest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
She-Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ Use the Man ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | Risk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
ⓘ
cassette ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
ⓘ
thrash metal ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Cryptic Writings album cover ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Secret Place
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Almost Honest NERFINISHED ⓘ FFF NERFINISHED ⓘ I’ll Get Even NERFINISHED ⓘ Mastermind NERFINISHED ⓘ She-Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Sin ⓘ The Disintegrators NERFINISHED ⓘ Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ Use the Man ⓘ Vortex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
accessible sound
ⓘ
heavy roots ⓘ radio-oriented sound ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 46:26 ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Dave Mustaine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Ellefson NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty Friedman NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Menza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSeries | Megadeth discography ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | blend of thrash metal and mainstream metal ⓘ |
| partOf | 1990s metal albums ⓘ |
| performer | Megadeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hidden Treasures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Dann Huff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Mustaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Capitol Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1996
ⓘ
1997 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-06-17 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cryptic Writings Description of subject: Cryptic Writings is a 1997 studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth that blends their heavy roots with a more accessible, radio-oriented sound.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.