black metal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblæk ˌmɛtəl/

Noun

black metal (uncountable)

1. Iron, or similar metals worked by a blacksmith
2. (music) A subgenre of heavy metal employing fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars, double-kick drumming and unconventional song structure, often emphasizing antireligious and misanthropic themes.
3. (music, dated, 1980s and early 1990s) Any form of extreme metal having a Satanic or anti-Christian theme.

Antonyms

• white metal

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ambient black metal
• atmospheric black metal
• black metaller
• depressive black metal, depressive suicidal black metal

• folk black metal
• holy unblack metal
• national socialist black metal (NSBM)
• symphonic black metal
• unblack metal

Translations

a subgenre of heavy metal

• Dutch: black metal m
• Georgian: ბლეკ-მეტალი (bleḳ-meṭali)
• Marathi: ब्लॅक मेटल n (blĕk meṭal)

• Norwegian: svartmetall
• Portuguese: black metal (pt) m
• Spanish: black metal m

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• blackmetal (unofficial)

Etymology

Borrowed from English black metal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛk ˌmɛ.təl/
• Hyphenation: black me‧tal

Noun

black metal m (uncountable)

1. (music) black metal (extreme-metal genre)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From English black metal.

Noun

black metal m (uncountable)

1. (music) black metal (a subgenre of heavy metal)