Dokken
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Dokken is an American heavy metal band, best known for its melodic, guitar-driven sound and popularity during the 1980s glam metal era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dokken canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6738936 — 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: Dokken Context triple: [Ratt, associatedAct, Dokken]
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A.
Alcatrazz
Alcatrazz is an American heavy metal band formed in the early 1980s, best known for its neoclassical guitar work and as an early platform for virtuoso guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.
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B.
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band best known for their theatrical image and rebellious anthems like "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock."
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C.
D.R.I.
D.R.I. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, a federal trial court within the First Circuit.
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D.
Ratt
Ratt is an American glam metal band that rose to prominence in the 1980s with hits like "Round and Round" and became a key act in the Los Angeles hard rock scene.
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E.
Pantera
Pantera is a pioneering American heavy metal band known for shaping the groove metal subgenre with their aggressive sound and powerful riffs.
- 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: Dokken Target entity description: Dokken is an American heavy metal band, best known for its melodic, guitar-driven sound and popularity during the 1980s glam metal era.
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A.
Alcatrazz
Alcatrazz is an American heavy metal band formed in the early 1980s, best known for its neoclassical guitar work and as an early platform for virtuoso guitarists like Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.
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B.
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band best known for their theatrical image and rebellious anthems like "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock."
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C.
D.R.I.
D.R.I. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, a federal trial court within the First Circuit.
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D.
Ratt
Ratt is an American glam metal band that rose to prominence in the 1980s with hits like "Round and Round" and became a key act in the Los Angeles hard rock scene.
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E.
Pantera
Pantera is a pioneering American heavy metal band known for shaping the groove metal subgenre with their aggressive sound and powerful riffs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy metal band
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musical group ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1979 ⓘ |
| album |
Back for the Attack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beast from the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Breaking the Chains NERFINISHED ⓘ Broken Bones NERFINISHED ⓘ Dysfunctional ⓘ Erase the Slate NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven Comes Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Hell to Pay NERFINISHED ⓘ Lightning Strikes Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Way Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadowlife NERFINISHED ⓘ Tooth and Nail NERFINISHED ⓘ Under Lock and Key NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Dio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great White NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynch Mob NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratt NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorpions NERFINISHED ⓘ Warrant ⓘ |
| bassist | Jeff Pilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | Breaking the Chains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drummer | Mick Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn |
California
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Don Dokken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
glam metal
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hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ melodic metal ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | George Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Don Dokken
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Pilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra | 1980s ⓘ |
| notableFor | melodic guitar-driven sound ⓘ |
| notableLiveAlbum | Beast from the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Alone Again
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Breaking the Chains NERFINISHED ⓘ Dream Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ In My Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ Into the Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ It’s Not Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Just Got Lucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiss of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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Elektra Records ⓘ Frontiers Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
dual-guitar harmonies
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melodic choruses ⓘ virtuosic guitar solos ⓘ |
| vocalist | Don Dokken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1979–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dokken Description of subject: Dokken is an American heavy metal band, best known for its melodic, guitar-driven sound and popularity during the 1980s glam metal era.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.