Xentrix

Article summary

Xentrix ( ) are an English thrash metal band from Preston, Lancashire. The band were formed in 1984 under the name Sweet Vengeance. They changed their name to Xentrix in 1988, and released four albums – Shattered Existence (1989), For Whose Advantage? (1990), Kin (1992) and Scourge (1996) – before splitting up in 1997. After briefly reuniting in 2005–2006, Xentrix reunited once again in 2013, and they have since released two more albums: Bury the Pain (2019) and Seven Words (2022). As part of the underground metal scene of the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s, Xentrix have been referred to as one of the "Big Four" of English thrash metal, along with Acid Reign, Onslaught and Sabbat.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2019-06-07 — 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 "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2019-06-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1373937871