Heavy metal
Heavy metal noun - A metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead).
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Iron and heavy metal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Iron" instead a noun phrase "Heavy metal".
Iron
Iron noun - A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood.
Heavy metal and iron are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heavy metal" instead a noun "Iron".
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- Stern's Iron Maiden pinball is not a licensed tie-in to the British heavy metal band of the same name.
Source: Title Confusion - Black Sabbath's Paranoid has "Planet Caravan", a quiet ballad about space travel that's sandwiched between the title track and "Iron Man", a pair of crushing heavy metal tunes.
Source: Mood Whiplash / Music - Orion Drive: A fusion of power metal and heavy metal, sound kinda like Iron Savior meets Judas Priest, and some of the more dramatic songs are kinda Nightwish-ee or Meat Loaf-ish.
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