The Ripper

1976 song by Judas Priest
VisualArtwork audio_track Q3989024
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The Ripper

Summary

The Ripper is an audio track[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (audio_track category, ranking #32 of 58).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ripper's instance of is recorded as audio track[3].
  • The Ripper's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • The Ripper's composer is recorded as Glenn Tipton[5].
  • The Ripper's genre is heavy metal music[6].
  • The Ripper followed Rocka Rolla[7].
  • The Ripper was followed by Diamonds & Rust[8].
  • The Ripper was performed by Judas Priest[9].
  • The Ripper's record label is recorded as Gull[10].
  • The Ripper is part of Sad Wings of Destiny[11].
  • The Ripper's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Ripper was published on March 10, 1976[13].
  • The Ripper's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ripper'}[14].
  • The Ripper's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+170'}[15].
  • The Ripper's form of creative work is recorded as song[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]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dd368454-6371-3862-8467-9a0f8ad14ccb[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Ripper was Judas Priest[9].

Publication

The Ripper was published on March 10, 1976[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is heavy metal music[6]. It is part of Sad Wings of Destiny[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Ripper followed Rocka Rolla[7]. It was followed by Diamonds & Rust[8].

Why It Matters

The Ripper draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (audio_track category, ranking #32 of 58).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Ripper. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-ripper
MLA “The Ripper.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-ripper.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-ripper_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Ripper}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-ripper}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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