Heavy metal may refer to:

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  • Heavy metals, 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) (, born 1970), Mexican professional wrestler
  • "Heavy Metal" Van Hammer (Mark Hildreth, born 1967), American former professional wrestler

Fictional characters

  • Heavy Metal (G.I. Joe), a character in the 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 Fireof Unknown Origin
  • "Heavy Metal", a 1985 song by Helloween from Wallsof 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", a single by Madi Diaz from Fatal Optimist
  • "Heavy Metal x DVNO", a 2018 song by Justice from Woman Worldwide
  • 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 Gatheringof Developers
  • Heavy Metal: Geomatrix, a 2001 arcade game for SegaNAOMI 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 franchise

Film and television

Films

  • Heavy Metal (film), a 1981 animated film based on the magazine
  • Heavy Metal 2000, a.k.a. Heavy Metal: or Heavy Metal2, a 2000animated film, sequel to the 1981film Heavy Metal

Television episodes

  • "Heavy Metal", , Pet series3, episode2 (2002)
  • "Heavy Metal", CSI: Vegas season3, episode9 (2024)
  • "Heavy Metal", Gary and His Demons season1, episode11 (2018)
  • "Heavy Metal" (Sliders), season5, episode14 (1999)
  • "Heavy Metal", Superman: The Animated Series season2, episode23 (1997)
  • "Heavy Metal" (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), season1, episode4 (2008)
  • "Heavy Metal", The Curseof Oak Island season6, episode18 (2019)
  • "Heavy Metal", The New Leave Itto Beaver season2, episode5 (1986)
  • "Heavy Metal", Water Rats season5, episode17 (2000)
  • "Heavy Metal", Zexal season2, episode3 (2012)

Literature

  • Heavy Metal: A Tank Company's Battleto Baghdad, a 2005book about Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • Heavy Metal: How a Global Corporation Poisoned , a 2023book by Ameer Shahul
  • , 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)