Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun heavy_metal

2 senses of heavy metal

Sense 1
heavy metal -- (a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead))
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
       => alloy, metal -- (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper")

Sense 2
heavy metal, heavy metal music -- (loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery)
       => rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock music -- (a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.")