"black metal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblæk ˌmɛtəl/
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} black metal (uncountable)
  1. Iron, or similar metals worked by a blacksmith Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_metal-en-noun-7i4qpYiV
  2. (music) A subgenre of heavy metal employing fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars, double-kick drumming, raw recording and unconventional song structure, often emphasizing antireligious and misanthropic themes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (a subgenre of heavy metal): black metal [masculine] (Dutch), ბლეკ-მეტალი (bleḳ-meṭali) (Georgian), black metal (Italian), ブラックメタル (burakkumetaru) (Japanese), ब्लॅक मेटल (blĕk meṭal) [neuter] (Marathi), svartmetall (Norwegian), black metal [masculine] (Portuguese), блэк-метал (blɛk-metal) [masculine] (Russian), black metal [masculine] (Spanish), black metal [common-gender] (Swedish), svartmetall [common-gender, uncommon] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-black_metal-en-noun-f2cFExl7 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Derived forms: ambient black metal, atmospheric black metal, blackgaze, black metaller, depressive black metal, depressive suicidal black metal, folk black metal, holy unblack metal, national socialist black metal (alt: NSBM), symphonic black metal, unblack metal Disambiguation of 'a subgenre of heavy metal': 10 71 19
  3. (music, dated, 1980s and early 1990s) Any form of extreme metal having a Satanic or anti-Christian theme. Tags: dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Musical genres
    Sense id: en-black_metal-en-noun-Dd~n2yxP Disambiguation of Musical genres: 18 32 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 30 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 27 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 38 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 29 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 31 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 26 22 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 31 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 27 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 26 21 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 24 23 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 25 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 27 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 28 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 24 49 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Alternative forms

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