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What we know about gear loved by Traditional Heavy Metal fans

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

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

The most "traditional heavy metal" music gearbased on Goodforme tests taken by Traditional Heavy Metal fans recently

A typical Traditional Heavy Metal music fan

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Musicngear's Traditional Heavy Metal Playlists

Follow the best Traditional Heavy Metal playlists, curated by real fans of traditional heavy 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!

    Read the Full article at https://www.musicngear.com/blog/most-heavy-metal-christmas-33-awesome-songs-headbanging-xmas

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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 Traditional Heavy Metal?

Musicians who like Traditional Heavy Metal usually have the following characteristics
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DE81DE: 81 musicians
GB64GB: 64 musicians
US63US: 63 musicians
FR25FR: 25 musicians
PL25PL: 25 musicians
SE25SE: 25 musicians
ES24ES: 24 musicians
NL23NL: 23 musicians
IE23IE: 23 musicians
IT21IT: 21 musicians
FI17FI: 17 musicians
AT16AT: 16 musicians
GR14GR: 14 musicians
RO13RO: 13 musicians
CA13CA: 13 musicians
AU11AU: 11 musicians
BE10BE: 10 musicians
TR9TR: 9 musicians
CZ10CZ: 10 musicians
NO8NO: 8 musicians
HR7HR: 7 musicians
HU6HU: 6 musicians
CH6CH: 6 musicians
PT6PT: 6 musicians
UA3UA: 3 musicians
AR3AR: 3 musicians
DK3DK: 3 musicians
MX3MX: 3 musicians
BR2BR: 2 musicians
IM2IM: 2 musicians
SK2SK: 2 musicians
PH2PH: 2 musicians
NZ2NZ: 2 musicians
RU2RU: 2 musicians
RS2RS: 2 musicians
MA1MA: 1 musician
BG1BG: 1 musician
PR1PR: 1 musician
CL1CL: 1 musician
JO1JO: 1 musician
SI1SI: 1 musician
IN1IN: 1 musician
MY1MY: 1 musician
CR1CR: 1 musician
EE1EE: 1 musician
IL1IL: 1 musician
LB1LB: 1 musician
GE1GE: 1 musician
SY1SY: 1 musician
EG1EG: 1 musician
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Men525Men: 525 musicians
Women39Women: 39 musicians
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45 to 5413745 to 54: 137 musicians
35 to 4413235 to 44: 132 musicians
55 and above12855 and above: 128 musicians
17 and below7417 and below: 74 musicians
25 to 345625 to 34: 56 musicians
18 to 243718 to 24: 37 musicians
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Metallica371Metallica: 371 musicians
Black Sabbath333Black Sabbath: 333 musicians
Iron Maiden332Iron Maiden: 332 musicians
Guns N' Roses250Guns N' Roses: 250 musicians
Judas Priest241Judas Priest: 241 musicians
Motörhead214Motörhead: 214 musicians
Megadeth200Megadeth: 200 musicians
Pantera190Pantera: 190 musicians
Slayer169Slayer: 169 musicians
AC/DC163AC/DC: 163 musicians
Queen154Queen: 154 musicians
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Hard Rock343Hard Rock: 343 musicians
Thrash Metal247Thrash Metal: 247 musicians
Alternative rock198Alternative rock: 198 musicians
Grunge185Grunge: 185 musicians
Progressive Metal179Progressive Metal: 179 musicians
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Harley Benton37Harley Benton: 37 musicians
Ibanez32Ibanez: 32 musicians
ESP17ESP: 17 musicians
Behringer13Behringer: 13 musicians
Yamaha10Yamaha: 10 musicians
Solar Guitars9Solar Guitars: 9 musicians
Laney8Laney: 8 musicians
Epiphone8Epiphone: 8 musicians
Millenium7Millenium: 7 musicians
EMG7EMG: 7 musicians
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ST Style Guitars54ST Style Guitars: 54 musicians
Heavy Guitars48Heavy Guitars: 48 musicians
Distortion Pedals41Distortion Pedals: 41 musicians
HiFi Headphones23HiFi Headphones: 23 musicians
Guitar Multi Effects19Guitar Multi Effects: 19 musicians
Single Cut Guitars17Single Cut Guitars: 17 musicians
Miscellaneous 4-String Basses17Miscellaneous 4-String Basses: 17 musicians
Humbucker Pickups16Humbucker Pickups: 16 musicians
Solid-State Bass Combos14Solid-State Bass Combos: 14 musicians
ST Models14ST Models: 14 musicians