When a metal head reaches a state of pure metal ecstasy they make the claw with their hand and raise it up.
The true metal claw can be likened with holding an imaginary chalice filled with somthing metal....like sacrificial blood or beer.
Singers also use this hand gesture when feeling extra metal, godlike or just an extreme metal surge.
This is not exclusive to a live show but can also be done while driving and/or listening to ones favorite cassette tape.
Not to be confused with either the devil horns hand sign as these are 2 distinct gestures OR the "mall claw" which is a 1980s hairstyle achieved with heat and Aqua-net hairspray.
The true metal claw can be likened with holding an imaginary chalice filled with somthing metal....like sacrificial blood or beer.
Singers also use this hand gesture when feeling extra metal, godlike or just an extreme metal surge.
This is not exclusive to a live show but can also be done while driving and/or listening to ones favorite cassette tape.
Not to be confused with either the devil horns hand sign as these are 2 distinct gestures OR the "mall claw" which is a 1980s hairstyle achieved with heat and Aqua-net hairspray.
by Em Cloud July 31, 2021
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Get the Metallic mug.The pose that many bands and members in the nu-metal community seem to do. Leaning towards the camera with outstretched hands seemingly looking like they are going to grab the camera. Originated either on tiktok or twitter.
by Palarin November 15, 2025
Get the Nu-metal pose mug.A douche wearing a leather jacket that says the safety is always off on his gun (even though he’s never shot anybody), drives a red corvette that only dicks drive while blasting the same song all the time, and tries to cut in line when you’re trying to buy smokes.
*Cyrus cuts Ricky in line*
Ricky: “Uh, I was here first there bud”
Cyrus: “obviously you don’t know who the fuck I am. Name’s Cyrus, and I don’t give a fuck who you are.”
Ricky: ”you better chill out there, heavy metal dick.
Ricky: “Uh, I was here first there bud”
Cyrus: “obviously you don’t know who the fuck I am. Name’s Cyrus, and I don’t give a fuck who you are.”
Ricky: ”you better chill out there, heavy metal dick.
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'special' metals worn on the hand, denoting the 'marking' of ones' (poss. same sex, NOW!!) 'territory'!!
'special' metals worn on the hand, denoting the 'marking' of ones' (poss. same sex, NOW!!) 'territory'!!
jack was getting some special signals from jen, when he noticed precious metal on her finger.
jane went into the bar after removing her precious metal.
he tried to wow her with precious metal, but got the "bums' rush"
jane went into the bar after removing her precious metal.
he tried to wow her with precious metal, but got the "bums' rush"
by michael foolsley October 30, 2012
Get the precious metal mug.An actually amazing type of music that takes an immense amount of skill to pull off. Instruments are hard to learn, and so is singing and screaming. Just imagine having to scream like that at a show, for hours. Maybe you could do it for a second, but not for hours, because it takes TALENT. It also most of the time does not use autotune, like most shitty rappers today. Rap is pretty good, but not the shit today.
Did you know that being a Heavy Metal singer and/or musician actually takes talent and is really hard? Bet you didn't because you think that using autotune and mumbling into a microphone takes talent, and think that all metal is screaming and that people that listen to it are just edgy kids. Just because YOU are part of the majority of people that enjoy shitty autotune mumbling, doesn't mean metal is bad.
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