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Hellish Crossfire

Hellish Crossfire is the debut album by German speed metal band Iron Angel, released in 1985 through SPV GmbH. The music and lyrical content on Hellish Crossfire is considered to be Satanic. Incorporating elements of thrash metal, the sound has been compared to Helloween and early Slayer. Some publications consider the album to be an underrated release in the genre, though the album's cover artwork has been retroactively mocked.

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Hellish Crossfire is the debut album by German speed metal band Iron Angel, released in 1985 through SPV GmbH. The music and lyrical content on Hellish Crossfire is considered to be Satanic. Incorporating elements of thrash metal, the sound has been compared to Helloween and early Slayer. Some publications consider the album to be an underrated release in the genre, though the album's cover artwork has been retroactively mocked.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1985 — 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 release date is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1337487888

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