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Raining Blood

1986 single by Slayer
MusicComposition song Q2340420
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Raining Blood

Summary

Raining Blood is a song[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (403 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Raining Blood's instance of is recorded as song[3].
  • Raining Blood's instance of is recorded as single[4].
  • Raining Blood's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[5].
  • Raining Blood's composer is recorded as Jeff Hanneman[6].
  • Raining Blood's genre is thrash metal[7].
  • Raining Blood was produced by Rick Rubin[8].
  • Raining Blood was performed by Slayer[9].
  • Raining Blood's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings[10].
  • Raining Blood is part of Reign in Blood[11].
  • Raining Blood was distributed by compact disc[12].
  • Raining Blood's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Raining Blood was released on January 1, 1986[14].
  • Raining Blood's lyricist is recorded as Jeff Hanneman[15].
  • Raining Blood's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+4.233'}[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, rock[18]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, rock[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4cac931a-e9d4-3e79-936d-2b1d76c3d99a[20]

Why It Matters

Raining Blood ranks in the top 7% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (403 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

compact disc Def Jam Recordings Jeff Hanneman Kerry King Rick Rubin United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Raining Blood. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/raining-blood
MLA “Raining Blood.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/raining-blood.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_raining-blood_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Raining Blood}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/raining-blood}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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