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post-metal

post-metal noun: a genre of modern music influenced by heavy metal but often focusing more on atmosphere.

Noun

post-metal (uncountable)

  1. A genre of modern music influenced by heavy metal but often focusing more on atmosphere.

Questions about post-metal

What does post-metal mean?
Post-metal means a genre of modern music influenced by heavy metal but often focusing more on atmosphere.
What part of speech is post-metal?
Post-metal is a noun.

Words near post-metal in the dictionary

  1. post-Marxists
  2. post-match
  3. post-meal
  4. post-mediaeval
  5. post-medieval
  6. post-metal
  7. post-micturition convulsion syndrome
  8. post-micturition syncope
  9. post-midnight
  10. post-millennial
  11. post-millennials

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