Pelican
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Pelican is an American instrumental post-metal band known for its heavy, guitar-driven soundscapes and absence of vocals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelican canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10918615 — 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: Pelican Context triple: [The Haxan Cloak, hasCollaboration, Pelican]
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A.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
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B.
Albatross
"Albatross" is a 1968 instrumental blues-rock piece by Fleetwood Mac, composed by Peter Green and renowned for its dreamy, atmospheric guitar sound.
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C.
Osprey
The osprey is a large fish-eating bird of prey, often called the sea hawk, known for its distinctive dark eye stripe and dramatic dives into water to catch fish.
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D.
Gannet
The Gannet was the Royal Navy's designation for a variant of the American Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter aircraft used during World War II.
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E.
Seagull
"Seagull" is a track from Bill Callahan’s 2013 album *Dream River*, known for its atmospheric, introspective folk sound and poetic lyricism.
- 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: Pelican Target entity description: Pelican is an American instrumental post-metal band known for its heavy, guitar-driven soundscapes and absence of vocals.
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A.
Pelican
Pelican was the English galleon originally commanded by Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation voyage, later renamed the Golden Hind.
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B.
Albatross
"Albatross" is a 1968 instrumental blues-rock piece by Fleetwood Mac, composed by Peter Green and renowned for its dreamy, atmospheric guitar sound.
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C.
Osprey
The osprey is a large fish-eating bird of prey, often called the sea hawk, known for its distinctive dark eye stripe and dramatic dives into water to catch fish.
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D.
Gannet
The Gannet was the Royal Navy's designation for a variant of the American Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter aircraft used during World War II.
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E.
Seagull
"Seagull" is a track from Bill Callahan’s 2013 album *Dream River*, known for its atmospheric, introspective folk sound and poetic lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American post-metal band
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band ⓘ musical group ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 2001 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Isis (band)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Circles NERFINISHED ⓘ Tusk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | Australasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| EP |
Ataraxia/Taraxis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ephemeral ⓘ March into the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelican (EP) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pink Mammoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 2001 ⓘ |
| formedInLocation | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerMember | Laurent Schroeder-Lebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
doom metal
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instrumental rock ⓘ post-metal ⓘ sludge metal ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
absence of vocals
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guitar-driven soundscapes ⓘ instrumental ⓘ |
| hasFanbase | underground metal scene ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
doom metal
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post-rock ⓘ sludge metal ⓘ |
| member |
Bryan Herweg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larry Herweg NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurent Schroeder-Lebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor de Brauw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic shifts between heavy and melodic passages
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long, atmospheric compositions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Australasia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Echoes NERFINISHED ⓘ Forever Becoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Nighttime Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw NERFINISHED ⓘ What We All Come to Need NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Hydra Head Records
NERFINISHED
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Southern Lord Records NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mylene Sheath NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrill Jockey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourActivity | has toured internationally ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Pelican Description of subject: Pelican is an American instrumental post-metal band known for its heavy, guitar-driven soundscapes and absence of vocals.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.