Heavy metal explained

Heavy metal may refer to:

• Heavy metal (elements), a loose category of relatively dense metals and metalloids
  • Toxic heavy metal, any heavy metal chemical element of environmental concern
• Heavy metal music, a genre of rock music
  • Heavy metal genres
• Heavy Metal (magazine), an American fantasy comic book magazine

People

• Heavy Metal (wrestler) (Erick Francisco Casas Ruiz, born 1970), Mexican professional wrestler
• "Heavy Metal" Van Hammer (Mark Hildreth, born 1967), American professional wrestler

Fictional characters

• Heavy Metal (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe
• Heavy Metal (Marvel Comics), 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
• "Heavy Metal", a 1985 song by Helloween from Walls of Jericho
• "Heavy Metal", a 1988 song by Judas Priest from Ram It Down
• "Heavy Metal", a 2005 song by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• "Heavy Metal", a 2016 song by Justice from Woman
• "Heavy Metal x DVNO", a 2018 song by Justice from Woman Worldwide
• Heavy Metal Music (album), a 2013 album by Newsted

Video games

• Heavy Metal (1988 video game), by Access Software
• , a 2000 computer game by Gathering of Developers
• , a 2001 arcade game for Sega NAOMI and Dreamcast by Capcom
• HeavyMetal, a series of commercial software titles designed to complement Classic BattleTech
• , 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, 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 The New Leave It to Beaver
• "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

• , a 2005 book about Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Métal hurlant, also called "Heavy Metal", a French comic book

Other uses

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

See also

• Hard metal (disambiguation)
• Heavy rock (disambiguation)