Heavy metal

Heavy metal may refer to:


 * Heavy metals, a loose category of relatively dense metals and metalloids
 * Toxic heavy metal, any heavy metal chemical element of environmental concern
 * Heavy metal music, a genre of rock music
 * Heavy metal genres
 * Heavy Metal (magazine), an American fantasy comic book magazine

People

 * Heavy Metal (wrestler) (Erick Francisco Casas Ruiz, born 1970), Mexican professional wrestler
 * "Heavy Metal" Van Hammer (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), a team of supervillains in the Marvel Universe
 * Heavy Metal (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago

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
 * "Heavy Metal", a 1985 song by Helloween from Walls of Jericho
 * "Heavy Metal", a 1988 song by Judas Priest from Ram It Down
 * "Heavy Metal", a 2005 song by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
 * "Heavy Metal", a 2016 song by Justice from Woman
 * "Heavy Metal x DVNO", a 2018 song by Justice from Woman Worldwide
 * 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
 * Transformers: Heavy Metal, a cancelled geolocation game based on Hasbro's Transformers sci-fi franchise

Film and television

 * Heavy Metal (film), a 1981 animated film based on the magazine
 * Heavy Metal 2000, 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), an incident in a 1979 cricket match involving Dennis Lillee