Meanings
nounthrash metal (uncountable)
- uncountableentertainmentA subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by fast tempos, technical precision, alternate picking, extended guitar solos, and aggressive vocals.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 激流金屬 /激流金属
- 激流金屬 /激流金属 (jīliú jīnshǔ)variant of heavy metal music
Dutch thrashmetal
- thrashmetalvariant of heavy metal music
Finnish thrash metal
- thrash metalvariant of heavy metal music
French thrash metal
- thrash metalvariant of heavy metal music
German Thrash Metal
- Thrash Metalvariant of heavy metal music
Italian thrash metal
- thrash metalvariant of heavy metal music
Japanese スラッシュメタル
- スラッシュメタル (surasshumetaru)variant of heavy metal music
Portuguese thrash metal
- thrash metalvariant of heavy metal music
Russian треш-ме́тал
- треш-ме́тал (treš-métal)variant of heavy metal music
Cite this entry
APA
thrash metal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrash%20metal
MLA
“thrash metal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrash%20metal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrash metal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrash%20metal.
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