death metal
noun
: a type of heavy metal music that is characterized by the use of dark, violent, or gory imagery
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Future via Getty Images According to Swedish news outlet SVT, Tomas Lindberg, vocalist for the pioneering Swedish death metal band At The Gates, has died at the age of 52.
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Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
With his singular, deafening howl, Lindberg helped put At the Gates at the forefront of Gothenburg, Sweden’s melodic death metal revolution.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Montana attained some fame in the early- to mid-1980s as a guitarist for the pioneering death metal band Possessed.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Michigan bluegrass aficionado Billy Strings has showcased his diverse tastes and genre-shifting proficiency as part of a new collaboration with Canadian death metal outfit Cryptopsy.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 17 July 2025
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Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
With his singular, deafening howl, Lindberg helped put At the Gates at the forefront of Gothenburg, Sweden’s melodic death metal revolution.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Montana attained some fame in the early- to mid-1980s as a guitarist for the pioneering death metal band Possessed.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Michigan bluegrass aficionado Billy Strings has showcased his diverse tastes and genre-shifting proficiency as part of a new collaboration with Canadian death metal outfit Cryptopsy.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 17 July 2025
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“Death metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20metal. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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