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Heavy Metal Glossary

Glossary of terms used in heavy metal music.

Double Bass
Definition of the term double bass.

Blast Beat
Definition of blast beat.

Bay Area Thrash
Definition of Bay Area Thrash.

Breakdown
Description of the musical term breakdown that is used in heavy metal music.

Black Metal
Definition and description of black metal, a subgenre of heavy metal music.

Cookie Monster Vocals
Definition of cookie monster vocals, which are mainly used in death metal.

Death Metal
Definition and explanation of the genre of heavy metal known as death metal.

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
Definition of the genre known as the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, or NWOBHM.

Thrash Metal
Description and definition of the genre of heavy metal known as thrash metal.

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