black metal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈblæk ˌmɛtəl/
Meanings
- (uncountable) Iron, or similar metals worked by a blacksmith
- (uncountable) A subgenre of heavy metal music employing fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars, double-kick drumming, raw recording and unconventional song structure, often emphasizing antireligious and misanthropic themes.
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(dated, qualifier:1980s and early 1990s, uncountable) Any form of extreme metal having a Satanic or anti-Christian theme.
While the motive is still under investigation, authorities said that Matthews’ interest in black metal music may have influenced his behavior.
2019 April 12, Paul P. Murphy and Samira Said, “Louisiana arson suspect expressed disgust with Baptist churches on Facebook”, in CNN:
Antonyms
Deriveds
folk black metal · national socialist black metal · symphonic black metal · depressive suicidal black metal · holy unblack metal · black metaller · atmospheric black metal · blackgaze · unblack metal · ambient black metal · depressive black metal
Translations (14)
mr ब्लॅक मेटल (subgenre of heavy metal) · sv svartmetall (subgenre of heavy metal) · sv black metal (subgenre of heavy metal) · ru блэк-метал (subgenre of heavy metal) · no svartmetall (subgenre of heavy metal) · nl black metal (subgenre of heavy metal) · fi black metal (subgenre of heavy metal) · it black metal (subgenre of heavy metal) · pl black metal (subgenre of heavy metal) · es black metal (subgenre of heavy metal) · fi musta rauta (type of iron) · pt black metal (subgenre of heavy metal) · ka ბლეკ-მეტალი (subgenre of heavy metal) · ja ブラックメタル (subgenre of heavy metal)