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, a loose category of relatively dense metals and metalloids **

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, any heavy metal chemical element of environmental concern *

Heavy metal music Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a Music genre, genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal band ...

, a genre of rock music **

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* ''Heavy Metal'' (magazine), an American fantasy comic book magazine

People

Heavy Metal (wrestler) Erick Francisco Casas Ruiz (born October 4, 1970) is a Mexican professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Heavy Metal for AAA. He is the son of referee Pepe Casas and part of the Casas wrestling family; the brother of Negro C ...

(Erick Francisco Casas Ruiz, born 1970), Mexican professional wrestler *"Heavy Metal"

Van Hammer Mark Ty Hildreth (born November 11, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling under the ring names Van Hammer. Early life Before becoming a wrestler, Hildreth joined the Unite ...

(Mark Hildreth, born 1967), American former professional wrestler

Fictional characters

* Heavy Metal (''G.I. Joe''), a character in the ''G.I. Joe'' universe *

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, a team of supervillains in the Marvel Universe * Heavy Metal ''(Ninjago)'', a character in ''Ninjago''

Songs and albums

*" Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)", a 1981 song by Don Felder from the soundtrack of ''Heavy Metal'' *"Heavy Metal", a 1981 song by Sammy Hagar from the album '' Standing Hampton'', also on the soundtrack of ''Heavy Metal'' *"Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver", a 1981 song by Blue Öyster Cult from ''

Fire of Unknown Origin ''Fire of Unknown Origin'' is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on June 22, 1981. It was produced by Martin Birch. The album, which included the Top 40 hit " Burnin' for You" (#1 on Billboard's Album ...

'' *"Heavy Metal", a 1985 song by Helloween from '' Walls of Jericho'' *"Heavy Metal", a 1988 song by Judas Priest from ''

Ram It Down ''Ram It Down'' is the eleventh studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 13 May 1988 by Columbia Records. It was the band's last album to feature longtime drummer Dave Holland, and was promoted in Europe and North ...

'' *"Heavy Metal", a 2005 song by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from ''

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is an indie rock band active since the early 2000s in and out of Philadelphia. The band was founded as a collaboration between singer-songwriter Alec Ounsworth, Sean Greenhalgh, Robbie Guertin, Lee Sargent, and Ty ...

'' *"Heavy Metal", a 2016 song by Justice from ''

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'' *"Heavy Metal x DVNO", a 2018 song by Justice from ''

Woman Worldwide ''Woman Worldwide'' is a remix album by French electronic music duo Justice, released on 24 August 2018 by Ed Banger Records and Because Music. Self-described as "10 years of Justice mixed and remixed", the album features reworked tracks from the ...

'' * ''Heavy Metal Music'' (album), a 2013 album by Newsted * ''Heavy Metal'' (album), a 2024 album by Cameron Winter

Video games

* ''Heavy Metal'' (1988 video game), by Access Software *'' Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2'', a 2000 computer game by Gathering of Developers *'' Heavy Metal: Geomatrix'', a 2001 arcade game for Sega NAOMI and Dreamcast by Capcom *'' HeavyMetal'', a series of commercial software titles designed to complement ''Classic BattleTech'' *'' Transformers: Heavy Metal'', a cancelled geolocation game based on Hasbro's ''Transformers'' sci-fi franchise

Film and television

* ''Heavy Metal'' (film), a 1981 animated film based on the magazine *''

Heavy Metal 2000 ''Heavy Metal 2000'' (also known as ''Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²'' outside North America) is a 2000 Canadian adult animated science fantasy film produced by Jacques Pettigrew and Michel Lemire, and directed by Michael Coldewey and Lemire. Starring t ...

'', a.k.a. ''Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²'' or ''Heavy Metal 2'', a 2000 animated film, sequel to the 1981 film ''Heavy Metal'' * Heavy Metal, an episode of the American sitcom sequel ''

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'' * "Heavy Metal" (''Sliders''), a 1999 episode of ''Sliders'' * "Heavy Metal" (''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''), a 2008 episode of ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''

Literature

*'' Heavy Metal: A Tank Company's Battle to Baghdad'', a 2005 book about Operation Iraqi Freedom *'' Heavy Metal: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal'', a 2023 book by Ameer Shahul *''

Métal hurlant ''Métal Hurlant'' (; literal translation: "Howling Metal," "Screaming Metal") is a French comics anthology of science fiction and horror comics stories. Originally created in 1974, the anthology ceased publication in 1987, but was revived b ...

'', also called "Heavy Metal", a French comic book

Other uses

* Heavy Metal (cricket), an incident in a 1979 cricket match involving Dennis Lillee