The term was coined by writer and producer Jim Steinman (to describe Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums) and is sometimes used ambiguously in rock writing, referring to a bombastic Teutonic style, or fantasy lyrics.
Begrebet blev opfundet af forfatter og producent Jim Steinman (for at beskrive Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell-trilogi) og er undertiden brugt tvetydigt i rockskrivning med henvisning til en bombastisk teutonisk stil eller fantasy-tekster.