metalhead

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  1. noun Slang A fan of heavy metal music: "metalheads being hoisted aloft and hurled across the arena floor” (Darrell Laurant).

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  • The progressive elements, combined with the punk sensibilities exhibited by lead singer Paul D'Anno make this an historic metal record that any self-respecting metalhead should own. —  Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
  • D.X. Ferris, the paper's designated metalhead, is moderating. —  Cleveland Scene
  • The political and social musings of a pissed-off metalhead. —  Progressive Bloggers
  • Once immersed in metal-and immersed is truly the right word here-I had no interest in other genres of music, because being a metalhead is like being an obsessive fan of a specific sports team more so than the sport itself: If you live and die with the Yankees, you don't root for the Red Sox. —  Long Island Press
  • Now, I'm a metalhead as in Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Lamb of God, but grunge plays a big role in my library. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
 

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