Combat Records
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Combat Records is an American heavy metal record label known for releasing influential thrash and extreme metal albums in the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Combat Records canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4161655 — 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: Combat Records Context triple: [Neurosis, recordLabel, Combat Records]
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A.
Military Services
Military Services are the organized branches of a nation's armed forces responsible for conducting land, sea, air, and other domain operations to defend national interests and security.
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B.
Combat Action
Combat Action is a U.S. Army badge awarded to soldiers who personally engage or are engaged by the enemy in active ground combat.
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C.
Combat Action Badge
The Combat Action Badge is a U.S. Army decoration awarded to soldiers who personally engage or are engaged by the enemy in active ground combat, regardless of their military occupational specialty.
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D.
Army Two
Army Two is a military call sign designation, likely used to identify a specific unit, role, or individual within an armed forces communication network.
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E.
Battle Studies
Battle Studies is a 2009 studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer, blending pop-rock and blues influences with introspective lyrics.
- 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: Combat Records Target entity description: Combat Records is an American heavy metal record label known for releasing influential thrash and extreme metal albums in the 1980s.
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A.
Military Services
Military Services are the organized branches of a nation's armed forces responsible for conducting land, sea, air, and other domain operations to defend national interests and security.
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B.
Combat Action
Combat Action is a U.S. Army badge awarded to soldiers who personally engage or are engaged by the enemy in active ground combat.
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C.
Combat Action Badge
The Combat Action Badge is a U.S. Army decoration awarded to soldiers who personally engage or are engaged by the enemy in active ground combat, regardless of their military occupational specialty.
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D.
Army Two
Army Two is a military call sign designation, likely used to identify a specific unit, role, or individual within an armed forces communication network.
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E.
Battle Studies
Battle Studies is a 2009 studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer, blending pop-rock and blues influences with introspective lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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heavy metal record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
first wave of death metal
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rise of American thrash metal ⓘ |
| audience | metal fans ⓘ |
| catalogType |
EPs
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compilation albums ⓘ studio albums ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionPartner | Relativity Records ⓘ |
| era | 1980s metal scene ⓘ |
| focus | underground metal bands ⓘ |
| genre |
extreme metal
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heavy metal ⓘ speed metal ⓘ thrash metal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
releasing extreme metal albums in the 1980s
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releasing influential thrash metal albums in the 1980s ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| notableArtist |
Agnostic Front
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Circle Jerks ⓘ Dark Angel ⓘ Death ⓘ Exodus ⓘ Hirax ⓘ Megadeth ⓘ Possessed ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
Dark Angel – Darkness Descends
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Death – Scream Bloody Gore ⓘ Exodus – Bonded by Blood ⓘ Megadeth – Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! ⓘ Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? ⓘ Possessed – Seven Churches ⓘ |
| primaryFormat |
cassette tapes
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vinyl records ⓘ |
| primaryMarket | North America ⓘ |
| reputation |
important early label for death metal
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influential in the development of American thrash metal ⓘ |
| scene |
American extreme metal
ⓘ
Bay Area thrash metal ⓘ |
| specialization | aggressive metal subgenres ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| style | underground-oriented marketing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Combat Records Description of subject: Combat Records is an American heavy metal record label known for releasing influential thrash and extreme metal albums in the 1980s.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.