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Headplate

Headplate is a Swedish nu metal band from the city of Gothenburg. The band was formed in 1993, by drummer Niklas Österlund and guitarist Daniel (Schou) Granstedt. Almost all of their songs are free to download on their website. In 1999 the band signed with Gain Productions / Gain Recordings, also from Gothenburg, Sweden. Headplate performed at several Scandinavian festivals during 2001 and 2002, for instance, Hultsfredsfestivalen 2001 and Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in 2001. During these years they also did a couple of shows as the supported act for Hardcore Superstar, LOK, and Machine Head. The band has released four studio albums: Bullsized (2000), Delicate (2002), Pieces (2003) and 15/8 (2002).

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Headplate is a Swedish nu metal band from the city of Gothenburg. The band was formed in 1993, by drummer Niklas Österlund and guitarist Daniel (Schou) Granstedt. Almost all of their songs are free to download on their website. In 1999 the band signed with Gain Productions / Gain Recordings, also from Gothenburg, Sweden. Headplate performed at several Scandinavian festivals during 2001 and 2002, for instance, Hultsfredsfestivalen 2001 and Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in 2001. During these years they also did a couple of shows as the supported act for Hardcore Superstar, LOK, and Machine Head. The band has released four studio albums: Bullsized (2000), Delicate (2002), Pieces (2003) and 15/8 (2002).

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2023 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2023". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366683870

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.