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The Thing That Should Not Be

song composed by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich with lyrics by James Hetfield, performed by Metallica
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Summary

The Thing That Should Not Be is a musical work/composition[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Lars Ulrich[3], Kirk Hammett[4], James Hetfield[5]
  • Genre: thrash metal[6]
  • Performer: Metallica[7]
  • Record label: Elektra[8]
  • Part of: Master of Puppets[9]
  • Language of work or name: English[10]
  • Lyricist: James Hetfield[11], Metallica[12]
  • Different from: Q141681554[13]
  • Form of creative work: song[14]

Related Entities

Elektra James Hetfield Kirk Hammett Lars Ulrich Master of Puppets Metallica

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Thing That Should Not Be. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-thing-that-should-not-be
MLA “The Thing That Should Not Be.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-thing-that-should-not-be.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-thing-that-should-not-be_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Thing That Should Not Be}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-thing-that-should-not-be}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · ~2026-52225-52 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'ru', 'tr']
    Different from → Q141681554
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: Q141681554"
  2. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Metallica
    Part of → Master of Puppets
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Iswc: T0701865953, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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