heavy metal
noun
1
: a metal of high specific gravity
2
: energetic and highly amplified electronic rock music having a hard beat
Borrowing elements of everything from grunge to progressive rock, from gospel to heavy metal …—
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He listens to heavy metal.
lead, gold, and other heavy metals
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After Ozzy Osbourne performed his farewell show with Black Sabbath, the heavy metal icon's daughter Kelly Osbourne, 40, revealed that she and her partner Sid Wilson are engaged.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 July 2025
On Saturday July 5th, the one day festival set in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, England, will showcase performances from just about every iconic heavy metal band and musician under the sun, including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Alice In Chains, TOOL, Gojira and so many more.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
If a meteor were to strike Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on Saturday, that’d be the end of hard rock and heavy metal as many know it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Taylor is most famous for being the lead singer of the heavy metal band Slipknot.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 July 2025
On Saturday July 5th, the one day festival set in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, England, will showcase performances from just about every iconic heavy metal band and musician under the sun, including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Alice In Chains, TOOL, Gojira and so many more.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
If a meteor were to strike Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on Saturday, that’d be the end of hard rock and heavy metal as many know it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Taylor is most famous for being the lead singer of the heavy metal band Slipknot.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavy metal
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“Heavy metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20metal. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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