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What we know about gear loved by Black Metal fans

Our latest insights into fans of Black Metal show a strong passion for music gear - especially Heavy Guitars and Miscellaneous 4-String Basses. They often lean toward brands like Harley Benton, Ibanez, ESP and Solar Guitars, choosing tools that complement the sound and vibe of the genre. These fans are mostly from United States, Germany and Romania, with many in the 35-44 age group and a slight Male majority.

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

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

A typical Black Metal music fan

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Musicngear's Black Metal Playlists

Follow the best Black Metal playlists, curated by real fans of black 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 Black Metal?

Musicians who like Black Metal usually have the following characteristics
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DE74DE: 74 musicians
US50US: 50 musicians
NL56NL: 56 musicians
RO32RO: 32 musicians
SE28SE: 28 musicians
PL27PL: 27 musicians
GB23GB: 23 musicians
FR23FR: 23 musicians
FI23FI: 23 musicians
BE20BE: 20 musicians
CA17CA: 17 musicians
GR14GR: 14 musicians
IT14IT: 14 musicians
NO13NO: 13 musicians
DK13DK: 13 musicians
HU12HU: 12 musicians
CH11CH: 11 musicians
TR10TR: 10 musicians
ES10ES: 10 musicians
AU8AU: 8 musicians
SK8SK: 8 musicians
AT5AT: 5 musicians
CL4CL: 4 musicians
IE4IE: 4 musicians
CZ3CZ: 3 musicians
HR3HR: 3 musicians
IN3IN: 3 musicians
UA3UA: 3 musicians
HK3HK: 3 musicians
PH2PH: 2 musicians
PT2PT: 2 musicians
IM2IM: 2 musicians
LT2LT: 2 musicians
TW2TW: 2 musicians
ID2ID: 2 musicians
CR2CR: 2 musicians
BG2BG: 2 musicians
MX2MX: 2 musicians
GE2GE: 2 musicians
BR1BR: 1 musician
KZ1KZ: 1 musician
LV1LV: 1 musician
SG1SG: 1 musician
SI1SI: 1 musician
PK1PK: 1 musician
KR1KR: 1 musician
CM1CM: 1 musician
MT1MT: 1 musician
MY1MY: 1 musician
JO1JO: 1 musician
NZ1NZ: 1 musician
AR1AR: 1 musician
RU1RU: 1 musician
SA1SA: 1 musician
IL1IL: 1 musician
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Men516Men: 516 musicians
Women37Women: 37 musicians
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35 to 4412935 to 44: 129 musicians
45 to 5410445 to 54: 104 musicians
17 and below9017 and below: 90 musicians
25 to 348525 to 34: 85 musicians
18 to 247918 to 24: 79 musicians
55 and above6655 and above: 66 musicians
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Metallica316Metallica: 316 musicians
Black Sabbath307Black Sabbath: 307 musicians
Slayer284Slayer: 284 musicians
Pantera250Pantera: 250 musicians
Iron Maiden243Iron Maiden: 243 musicians
Slipknot219Slipknot: 219 musicians
Motörhead214Motörhead: 214 musicians
Megadeth212Megadeth: 212 musicians
Judas Priest194Judas Priest: 194 musicians
Guns N' Roses161Guns N' Roses: 161 musicians
Dream Theater134Dream Theater: 134 musicians
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Death Metal356Death Metal: 356 musicians
Thrash Metal274Thrash Metal: 274 musicians
Doom Metal258Doom Metal: 258 musicians
Traditional Heavy Metal230Traditional Heavy Metal: 230 musicians
Melodic Death Metal229Melodic Death Metal: 229 musicians
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Harley Benton34Harley Benton: 34 musicians
Ibanez28Ibanez: 28 musicians
ESP26ESP: 26 musicians
Solar Guitars15Solar Guitars: 15 musicians
Behringer14Behringer: 14 musicians
Jackson10Jackson: 10 musicians
Yamaha8Yamaha: 8 musicians
Thomann8Thomann: 8 musicians
Sennheiser6Sennheiser: 6 musicians
Schecter5Schecter: 5 musicians
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Heavy Guitars61Heavy Guitars: 61 musicians
ST Style Guitars43ST Style Guitars: 43 musicians
Miscellaneous 4-String Basses25Miscellaneous 4-String Basses: 25 musicians
Distortion Pedals24Distortion Pedals: 24 musicians
HiFi Headphones22HiFi Headphones: 22 musicians
Single Cut Guitars19Single Cut Guitars: 19 musicians
Synthesizers17Synthesizers: 17 musicians
Active Nearfield Monitors16Active Nearfield Monitors: 16 musicians
Miscellaneous 5-String Basses14Miscellaneous 5-String Basses: 14 musicians
Studio Headphones12Studio Headphones: 12 musicians