Heavy metal may refer to: * Heavy metals, a loose category of relatively dense metals and metalloids **

Toxic heavy metal A toxic heavy metal is any relatively dense metal or metalloid that is noted for its potential toxicity, especially in environmental contexts. The term has particular application to cadmium, mercury and lead, all of which appear in the World ...

, any heavy metal chemical element of environmental concern * Heavy metal music, a genre of rock music **

Heavy metal genres A number of heavy metal genres have developed since the emergence of heavy metal (often shortened to ''metal'') during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At times, heavy metal genres may overlap or are difficult to distinguish, but they can be ide ...

* ''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 ...

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

Van Hammer A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across ...

(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) The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several fictional teams and organizations and this page lists them. 0–9 198 A A-Force A-Next A.I. Army Because of his revelation that he is now a simulated A ...

, a group of villains of the Marvel Universe

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 hard 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 A ...

'' *"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 (sometimes abbreviated to CYHSY) is the musical project of American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Alec Ounsworth, active since the early 2000s in and out of Philadelphia. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have rel ...

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

Woman A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

'' *"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

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''

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 fiction 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 '' 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

*'' Heavy Metal: A Tank Company's Battle to Baghdad'', a 2005 book about Operation Iraqi Freedom *'' Métal hurlant'' also called "Heavy Metal", a French comic book

Other uses

Heavy Metal (cricket) Combat ( French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed ( not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, or ...

, an incident in a 1979 cricket match involving Dennis Lillee