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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 Harley Benton, Ibanez, ESP and Behringer, choosing tools that complement the sound and vibe of the genre. These fans are mostly from Germany, United States and France, with many in the 35-44 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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DE78DE: 78 musicians
US49US: 49 musicians
FR38FR: 38 musicians
GB38GB: 38 musicians
SE32SE: 32 musicians
PL27PL: 27 musicians
FI26FI: 26 musicians
NL20NL: 20 musicians
ES15ES: 15 musicians
IT13IT: 13 musicians
CA13CA: 13 musicians
PT13PT: 13 musicians
CZ13CZ: 13 musicians
GR11GR: 11 musicians
BE11BE: 11 musicians
HU11HU: 11 musicians
RO10RO: 10 musicians
AT8AT: 8 musicians
IE8IE: 8 musicians
LU8LU: 8 musicians
NO7NO: 7 musicians
AU7AU: 7 musicians
BG6BG: 6 musicians
AR5AR: 5 musicians
EE4EE: 4 musicians
SG4SG: 4 musicians
DK4DK: 4 musicians
HR3HR: 3 musicians
BA3BA: 3 musicians
TR3TR: 3 musicians
MX3MX: 3 musicians
RU3RU: 3 musicians
CH3CH: 3 musicians
SK2SK: 2 musicians
CR2CR: 2 musicians
ID2ID: 2 musicians
IL2IL: 2 musicians
AE2AE: 2 musicians
PK2PK: 2 musicians
RS2RS: 2 musicians
IS1IS: 1 musician
JP1JP: 1 musician
CL1CL: 1 musician
IN1IN: 1 musician
PH1PH: 1 musician
UA1UA: 1 musician
EG1EG: 1 musician
IR1IR: 1 musician
TH1TH: 1 musician
MT1MT: 1 musician
LT1LT: 1 musician
KG1KG: 1 musician
CY1CY: 1 musician
KZ1KZ: 1 musician
BR1BR: 1 musician
JO1JO: 1 musician
MY1MY: 1 musician
HK1HK: 1 musician
MF1MF: 1 musician
MK1MK: 1 musician
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Men504Men: 504 musicians
Women31Women: 31 musicians
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35 to 4411635 to 44: 116 musicians
45 to 5411245 to 54: 112 musicians
55 and above9155 and above: 91 musicians
17 and below8817 and below: 88 musicians
18 to 246718 to 24: 67 musicians
25 to 346125 to 34: 61 musicians
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Metallica296Metallica: 296 musicians
Black Sabbath246Black Sabbath: 246 musicians
Iron Maiden220Iron Maiden: 220 musicians
Slipknot189Slipknot: 189 musicians
Guns N' Roses184Guns N' Roses: 184 musicians
Megadeth163Megadeth: 163 musicians
Pantera153Pantera: 153 musicians
Motörhead152Motörhead: 152 musicians
Slayer145Slayer: 145 musicians
Judas Priest144Judas Priest: 144 musicians
Queen142Queen: 142 musicians
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Hard Rock207Hard Rock: 207 musicians
Traditional Heavy Metal165Traditional Heavy Metal: 165 musicians
Alternative rock163Alternative rock: 163 musicians
Nu Metal143Nu Metal: 143 musicians
Grunge141Grunge: 141 musicians
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Harley Benton48Harley Benton: 48 musicians
Ibanez23Ibanez: 23 musicians
Behringer11Behringer: 11 musicians
ESP11ESP: 11 musicians
Yamaha9Yamaha: 9 musicians
Millenium8Millenium: 8 musicians
Zultan7Zultan: 7 musicians
Laney7Laney: 7 musicians
Marshall6Marshall: 6 musicians
Engl6Engl: 6 musicians
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ST Style Guitars39ST Style Guitars: 39 musicians
Heavy Guitars32Heavy Guitars: 32 musicians
Distortion Pedals28Distortion Pedals: 28 musicians
Double Cut Guitars25Double Cut Guitars: 25 musicians
HiFi Headphones20HiFi Headphones: 20 musicians
Cymbal Sets18Cymbal Sets: 18 musicians
Single Cut Guitars18Single Cut Guitars: 18 musicians
Miscellaneous 4-String Basses17Miscellaneous 4-String Basses: 17 musicians
4-String P-Basses164-String P-Basses: 16 musicians
Active Full-Range PA Speakers16Active Full-Range PA Speakers: 16 musicians

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