Metal sounds, metallic impacts, clanks, scrapes, and utility foley audio

Metal hits, clanks, and scrapes for foley and impacts. 213 free CC0 sounds.

Most downloaded metal sounds

Top 30
Very loud binaural metal crash from thrown objects·anger, angry
0:04
Stretched metallic sword clash and crash sound·clash, crash
0:01
Complex astronomical clock gears grinding and running mechanically·clock, gear
0:10
Metallic car collision impact with bass-heavy crunch·anger, angry
0:01
Car crash with breaking glass from dropped metal panels·car, chaos
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Mechanical button being pushed on a Kodak projector·500, analog
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Steel sword being drawn from a sheath with metallic scrape·draw, knife
0:31
Dramatic stinger stab accent for horror or sci-fi transitions·adpp, drama
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Heavy industrial metal door opening and closing shut·door, metal
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Sharp synthesized sword unsheathing with metallic ring·blade, chink
0:03
Metallic ring of a sword being drawn from a wooden scabbard·blade, combat
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Heavy industrial metal door slammed shut·door, industrial
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Hollow metallic bang explosion with reverberant decay·a, bang
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Extremely irritating high-pitched squeak from an office item·annoying, creak
0:07
Metallic sheet thud with a ringing ding·ding, metal
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Deep resonant bell ringing at a Buddhist temple in Kyoto·bell, deep
0:08
Short punchy metal stab sound for audio transitions·metal, stab
0:07
Simulated bullet ricocheting off a hard surface in four variations·bounce, bullet
0:02
Heavy chains rattling and clinking together·chain, chains
0:19
A heavy metallic impact sound with a ringing thud.·can, collision
0:01
Door Smash for scene transitions or room entries.·architecture, bang
0:06
A short, sharp collision sound of objects crashing or being struck, suitable for quick-impact effects.·bash, bat
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A collision sound with added reverb, simulating impact with environmental acoustics.·bash, bat
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Door Smash for scene transitions or room entries.·architecture, bang
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A collision sound of a vehicle crash or impact, capturing the force of a mechanical impact.·bash, bat
0:01
Impact Metal for scene transitions or room entries.·door, hit
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Fast and slow squeaking of a door opening and closing.·close, creak
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A truck's door being opened and gently shut for scene transitions or room entries.·audio, close
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Door Smash for scene transitions or room entries.·architecture, bang
0:06
A reverberant collision sound of a vehicle impact, with environmental echo added.·bash, bat
0:02

Best for metal hits, scrapes, industrial scenes, utility effects, hard-surface foley.

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curl -G https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds \
  -H "x-api-key: $LOS_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "tags=metal" \
  --data-urlencode "limit=10"

Questions

What does the metal page include?
It focuses on metal-tagged sounds inside the broader foley cluster so visitors can find metallic impacts, scrapes, clanks, and utility textures with stronger context.
Can I use these sounds commercially?
Yes. Every sound is CC0: free for personal and commercial use, with no attribution required. A credit link to lotsofsounds.com is appreciated but optional.
What format are the files?
Every sound is an MP3 file. Each sound page lists its duration and tags.

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