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death metal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
death met-al
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subgenre of heavy metal music typically employing moderate to fast tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes, often having violent or dark lyrics.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

blackened death metal death metaller death 'n' roll

Questions

What does death metal mean?
A subgenre of heavy metal music typically employing moderate to fast tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes, often having violent or dark lyrics.

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