heavy metal

noun

1. any metal with a specific gravity of 5.0 or greater, especially one that is toxic to organisms, as lead, mercury, copper, and cadmium.

2. aggressive and heavily amplified rock music, commonly performed by groups that wear spectacular or bizarre costumes.

heavy metal

noun

1. 1. a type of rock music characterized by a strong beat and amplified instrumental effects, sometimes with violent, or nihilistic lyrics

   2. ( as modifier )

      a heavy-metal band

2. a metal with a high specific gravity

3. military large guns or shot

Other Word Forms

• heavy-metal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heavy metal¹

1860–65, for literal sense

Example Sentences

On Tuesday, Paramount+ released “Ozzy: No Escape From Now,” a documentary that pays homage to the late godfather of heavy metal and features Wylde.

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Once an avid heavy metal drummer, she was famous for carrying many sticks because she would break them during intense drumming.

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Think about it, when we got together in 1988, heavy metal itself was barely 20 years old, with Black Sabbath coming out around 1968.

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They played a lot of music videos, punk and heavy metal docs.

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As frontman of Black Sabbath, the Birmingham-born musician is credited as one of the founding fathers of heavy metal, thanks to songs like Iron Man and Paranoid.

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