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death metal
noun
: a type of heavy metal music that is characterized by the use of dark, violent, or gory imagery
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The extreme metal tour Chaos & Carnage has returned for its sixth year on the road with veteran death metal outfit Dying Fetus leading the 16-date tour of clubs and theaters alongside longtime British metalheads Cradle of Filth.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
The Denver death metal quartet rip through drone, prog rock, and ambient across the dense, riveting album, which is perpetually in transition.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Against all odds, their eponymous debut — a nine-man grumble of thrash and death metal — found mainstream success, becoming the fastest-selling album in the genre’s history.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Since then Blood Incantation have garnered a formidable reputation and loyal cult following, though one that’s fairly limited to the old school death metal and extreme music crowds.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1984, in the meaning defined above
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“Death metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20metal. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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