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What we know about gear loved by Metal fans

Our latest insights into fans of Metal show a strong passion for music gear - especially ST Style Guitars and Heavy Guitars. They often lean toward brands like Ibanez, Harley Benton, ESP and Yamaha, choosing tools that complement the sound and vibe of the genre. These fans are mostly from United States, Germany and United Kingdom, with many in the 45-54 age group and a slight Male majority.

You can see some of the most popular gear loved by Metal fans below:

The most "metal" music gearbased on Goodforme tests taken by Metal fans recently

A typical Metal music fan

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Musicngear's Metal Playlists

Follow the best Metal playlists, curated by real fans of metal music!

  • The Most Heavy Metal Banjo!

    Musicngear presents 15 of our favorite metal songs significantly incorporating a banjo in them. Enjoy!

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  • The Most Death Metal Saxophone!

    Musicngear presents 8 of our favorite death metal songs that significantly incorporate a sax in them. Enjoy!

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  • The Most Folk Metal Flute!

    Musicngear presents 18 of our favorite folk metal songs that prominently feature a flute. Enjoy!

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  • The Most Heavy Metal Bagpipe!

    Musicngear presents 17 of our favorite heavy metal bands featuring a bagpipe in their songs. The list is not in hierarchical order. Enjoy!

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  • The Most Heavy Metal Harp!

    Musicngear presents  14 of our favorite heavy metal bands with a harp integrated into their songs. Read the full article https://www.musicngear.com/blog/most-heavy-metal-harp-14-songs-featuring-harp

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  • The Most Heavy Metal Christmas: Awesome Songs For Headbanging Xmas 🎄🎅

    Heavy Metal Christmas? We got you! Musicngear presents the ultimate list of metal Christmas music to get you through the most wonderful time of the year!

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  • The Most Heavy Metal Violin: 28 Songs Featuring a Violin

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  • The Most Heavy Metal Charango!

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  • The Most Epic Metal Covers Of Carol of the Bells!

    Elevate the most wonderful time of the year with our compilation of the greatest metal covers of Carol of the Bells!

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  • The Most Heavy Metal Piano!

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  • The Metal Inferno - Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal

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Who likes Metal?

Musicians who like Metal usually have the following characteristics
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US68US: 68 musicians
DE61DE: 61 musicians
GB40GB: 40 musicians
NL51NL: 51 musicians
HR34HR: 34 musicians
IE33IE: 33 musicians
FR24FR: 24 musicians
ES21ES: 21 musicians
FI25FI: 25 musicians
SE19SE: 19 musicians
CA14CA: 14 musicians
IT14IT: 14 musicians
HU12HU: 12 musicians
RO11RO: 11 musicians
CH11CH: 11 musicians
BE11BE: 11 musicians
NO10NO: 10 musicians
AU10AU: 10 musicians
PT7PT: 7 musicians
PL7PL: 7 musicians
GR6GR: 6 musicians
NZ6NZ: 6 musicians
CZ7CZ: 7 musicians
DK5DK: 5 musicians
BG5BG: 5 musicians
KR4KR: 4 musicians
MX4MX: 4 musicians
TR4TR: 4 musicians
IN4IN: 4 musicians
AT3AT: 3 musicians
TW3TW: 3 musicians
ID2ID: 2 musicians
SA2SA: 2 musicians
AR2AR: 2 musicians
PH2PH: 2 musicians
SK2SK: 2 musicians
JP2JP: 2 musicians
IL2IL: 2 musicians
BR2BR: 2 musicians
MP2MP: 2 musicians
SI1SI: 1 musician
MY1MY: 1 musician
BA1BA: 1 musician
HK1HK: 1 musician
EE1EE: 1 musician
TH1TH: 1 musician
IR1IR: 1 musician
LV1LV: 1 musician
LT1LT: 1 musician
KZ1KZ: 1 musician
RU1RU: 1 musician
SG1SG: 1 musician
DO1DO: 1 musician
RS1RS: 1 musician
LU1LU: 1 musician
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Men528Men: 528 musicians
Women39Women: 39 musicians
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45 to 5417045 to 54: 170 musicians
35 to 449435 to 44: 94 musicians
55 and above8455 and above: 84 musicians
18 to 247618 to 24: 76 musicians
17 and below7617 and below: 76 musicians
25 to 346725 to 34: 67 musicians
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Metallica316Metallica: 316 musicians
Black Sabbath279Black Sabbath: 279 musicians
Iron Maiden235Iron Maiden: 235 musicians
Pantera206Pantera: 206 musicians
Guns N' Roses205Guns N' Roses: 205 musicians
Slipknot190Slipknot: 190 musicians
Slayer174Slayer: 174 musicians
Motörhead164Motörhead: 164 musicians
Megadeth159Megadeth: 159 musicians
Judas Priest149Judas Priest: 149 musicians
Dream Theater136Dream Theater: 136 musicians
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Hard Rock230Hard Rock: 230 musicians
Traditional Heavy Metal199Traditional Heavy Metal: 199 musicians
Thrash Metal186Thrash Metal: 186 musicians
Alternative rock178Alternative rock: 178 musicians
Progressive Metal143Progressive Metal: 143 musicians
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Ibanez30Ibanez: 30 musicians
Harley Benton28Harley Benton: 28 musicians
ESP17ESP: 17 musicians
Yamaha15Yamaha: 15 musicians
Behringer9Behringer: 9 musicians
Jackson8Jackson: 8 musicians
Laney7Laney: 7 musicians
Fender7Fender: 7 musicians
Thomann7Thomann: 7 musicians
Cort5Cort: 5 musicians
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ST Style Guitars42ST Style Guitars: 42 musicians
Active Full-Range PA Speakers25Active Full-Range PA Speakers: 25 musicians
Heavy Guitars23Heavy Guitars: 23 musicians
Distortion Pedals20Distortion Pedals: 20 musicians
Studio Headphones19Studio Headphones: 19 musicians
Dynamic Microphones12Dynamic Microphones: 12 musicians
1x12 Guitar Cabs121x12 Guitar Cabs: 12 musicians
Power Amps12Power Amps: 12 musicians
Active Nearfield Monitors11Active Nearfield Monitors: 11 musicians
Miscellaneous 4-String Basses11Miscellaneous 4-String Basses: 11 musicians

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