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Christian metal

genre of heavy metal music with Christian themes
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Christian metal

Summary

Christian metal is a music genre[1]. It draws 1,201 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #282 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • Christian metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • Christian metal is a type of heavy metal music[4].
  • Christian metal is a type of Christian rock[5].
  • Christian metal's Commons category is recorded as Christian metal music groups[6].
  • Christian metal's country of origin is recorded as Sweden[7].
  • Christian metal's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • January 1, 1985 marks the founding of Christian metal[9].
  • Christian metal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Christian metal[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Christian metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include heavy metal music[4] and Christian rock[5].

Origins

January 1, 1985 marks the founding of Christian metal[9].

Why It Matters

Christian metal draws 1,201 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #282 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Blackie Lawless Sweden United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · YoureAGhostBaby · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Subclass of → heavy metal music, Christian rock
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → Sweden, United States
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4073]]: christian-metal"
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