Noun: heavy metal music
- Loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
"The concert hall vibrated with the intense sound of heavy metal music";
- heavy metal, metal
Type of: R&R, R'n'R [non-standard], rock, rock and roll, rock music, rock 'n' roll, rock-and-roll, rock'n'roll
Encyclopedia: Heavy metal music