death metal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of death metal
First recorded in 1985–1990
Example Sentences
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Tap in a few text descriptors—male blues vocal, 80s synth pop with dark romance, death metal with accordion—and out comes an AI produced song within a matter of minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
“You don’t want to rock down the highway to death metal at 90 decibels with a nervous dog in the car,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
We’re also totally fine with just doing a full-on death metal tour as well, and we’ve done plenty of those, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
“Chuck Schuldiner of Death,” is about the influential death metal singer-guitarist who died from a brain tumor as he sought to bring new dimensions to his music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
He was really into death metal, so he usually came to school dressed head to toe in black.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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