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circus metal 

Quirky or freaky metal. Compact, tight, and very agressive guitars when heavy. Vocals range from a brutal roar to quirky almost whiney singing. Hammond-esque jolly circus/merry-go-round melodies in the background, often played by one, some or all of the following: bass, organ/keyboard, accordian, brass section, and kazoo. The music often cuts from brutal death metal to the delightful carnival music. Often also tends to incorporate elements of jazz, ska, Egyption and Turkish influences, 50's rock 'n roll, surf music, noise art, bossa nova, and techno.
Mr. Bungle, Dog Fashion Disco, Vicious Hairy Mary, Headkase, Darth Vegas, Fantomas, Secret Cheifs 3, Chin.
circus metal by Brett Hansen December 22, 2003
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circus metal 

A quirky style of heavy metal which blends other genres like jazz, techno, funk, world music and circus music. Also known as avant garde metal or experimetal.
Mr. Bungle, Carnival In Coal, Dog Fashion Disco, Vicious Hairy Mary, Fantomas, Secret Chiefs 3, Headkase, Estradasphere, Tub Ring, Deep Fry, Chin and Darth Vegas are all examples of circus metal bands.
circus metal by Scod Brennan March 27, 2007

circus-metal

A name often given to a style of music which combines heavy metal with circus/carnival music, jazz, techno, Turkish music, Egyption music, Surf music, bossa nova, 50's rock n roll, etc. Highly experimental, very strange, yet very different and fresh.
Mr. Bungle, Darth Vegas, Dog Fashion Disco, Headkase, Vicious Hairy Mary, Fantomas, Secret Cheifs 3, Chin.
circus-metal by Stumpy January 5, 2004

circus-metal

Quirky or freaky metal. Agressive guitars when heavy, with vocals ranging from brutal roars to whiney or bizarre singing. Merry-go-round/Carnival melodies, jazz and swing, disco, cartoon sound effects, and death metal rolled into one. Some bands of the genre wear costumes, masks, face paint, etc.
Mr. Bungle, Chin, Headkase, Mushroomhead, Dog Fashion Disco, Secret Chiefs 3
circus-metal by Grazzl March 3, 2004
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
Word of the Day on May 21, 2026

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
Word of the Day on May 20, 2026