Definition:
A metal music sub-genre combing elements of shock rock, doom metal, black metal, and dark-folk music.
Key Characteristics:
- Dark & chromatic melodies.
- Odd & uncommon time signatures.
- Clean & gritty vocal styles.
- Folk instrumentation.
- Distorted electric and acoustic guitars.
- Keyboard and synth FX.
- Lyrical storytelling.
- Lyrical themes of folk horror, supernatural, etc.
A metal music sub-genre combing elements of shock rock, doom metal, black metal, and dark-folk music.
Key Characteristics:
- Dark & chromatic melodies.
- Odd & uncommon time signatures.
- Clean & gritty vocal styles.
- Folk instrumentation.
- Distorted electric and acoustic guitars.
- Keyboard and synth FX.
- Lyrical storytelling.
- Lyrical themes of folk horror, supernatural, etc.
“Have you ever heard of ‘Melodic Horror Metal’?” “No, I haven’t” “It’s this new metal sub-genre. I think you’ll dig it!”
by Mitch Harper May 2, 2023

by Texas Haz June 4, 2022

by The keckler 2 owo March 26, 2023

A person over 25 who rocks out with his friends and sing songs no one knows because they made them themselves and screams them to a crowd of people at their local bar.
by NannyLumps February 5, 2017

"(Italian American Accent) When Tony was messin up da sidewalk, I had to give him a metallic reminder if you know what I mean"
by anonymous March 26, 2023

A type of heavy metal music that appeals to lame weak people with no independent thought. Bands like Nickleback, Five finger death punch, and newer Metallica ( post AJFA) would be best described as " sheep metal " . A good way to know if its sheep metal is if your little sister or parents like it . Then more than likely , its sheep metal .
The term was coined by Lips from the band Anvil. While participating in a listening session with CBS' " jam or no jam" , when Metallicas enter sandman was played , it was refered to as " sheep metal " by Lips.
The term was coined by Lips from the band Anvil. While participating in a listening session with CBS' " jam or no jam" , when Metallicas enter sandman was played , it was refered to as " sheep metal " by Lips.
by ebach April 10, 2020

Cool dude, speaking comfortingly to his gloomily-slumped weight-lifting buddy who is feeling inadequate and guilty for "running out of steam" sooner than he thought he should while working out at the gym: "Don't knock yourself around too hard, Pal --- even da great 'Ahhnold' would get metal fatigue from bench-pressing for too long at a time."
by QuacksO July 24, 2019
