black metal


black metal

n (Music, other) a. a type of heavy-metal music characterized by extremely nihilistic and satanic lyrics, a repetitive drum beat rapidly alternating betweeen the snare and bass drum (a blast beat), and the ghoulish make-up worn by performers (corpse paint)b. (as modifier): a black-metal band. [C20: from the title of an LP by British rock group Venom]