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What we know about gear loved by Symphonic Metal fans

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

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

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

A typical Symphonic Metal music fan

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Musicngear's Symphonic Metal Playlists

Follow the best Symphonic Metal playlists, curated by real fans of symphonic 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!

    Read the full article at https://www.musicngear.com/blog/most-death-metal-saxophone-8-songs-featuring-sax

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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 Symphonic Metal?

Musicians who like Symphonic Metal usually have the following characteristics
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DE75DE: 75 musicians
US74US: 74 musicians
NL54NL: 54 musicians
GB31GB: 31 musicians
FI30FI: 30 musicians
FR26FR: 26 musicians
RO25RO: 25 musicians
PL23PL: 23 musicians
ES17ES: 17 musicians
NO17NO: 17 musicians
SE17SE: 17 musicians
IT12IT: 12 musicians
HU10HU: 10 musicians
BE9BE: 9 musicians
AT9AT: 9 musicians
AU8AU: 8 musicians
TR8TR: 8 musicians
MX7MX: 7 musicians
LU7LU: 7 musicians
GR7GR: 7 musicians
BR6BR: 6 musicians
CZ5CZ: 5 musicians
AR5AR: 5 musicians
IL5IL: 5 musicians
SK5SK: 5 musicians
CA4CA: 4 musicians
DK4DK: 4 musicians
PH4PH: 4 musicians
PT3PT: 3 musicians
CH3CH: 3 musicians
CL3CL: 3 musicians
IE3IE: 3 musicians
RS3RS: 3 musicians
IR2IR: 2 musicians
UA2UA: 2 musicians
TW2TW: 2 musicians
LV2LV: 2 musicians
CR2CR: 2 musicians
IN2IN: 2 musicians
MY2MY: 2 musicians
SG2SG: 2 musicians
PR1PR: 1 musician
RE1RE: 1 musician
KR1KR: 1 musician
HK1HK: 1 musician
ID1ID: 1 musician
EE1EE: 1 musician
VN1VN: 1 musician
LT1LT: 1 musician
SA1SA: 1 musician
JP1JP: 1 musician
SI1SI: 1 musician
MT1MT: 1 musician
HR1HR: 1 musician
SY1SY: 1 musician
NZ1NZ: 1 musician
RU1RU: 1 musician
KZ1KZ: 1 musician
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Men480Men: 480 musicians
Women76Women: 76 musicians
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35 to 4413035 to 44: 130 musicians
45 to 5412445 to 54: 124 musicians
55 and above9855 and above: 98 musicians
25 to 348225 to 34: 82 musicians
17 and below6617 and below: 66 musicians
18 to 245618 to 24: 56 musicians
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Metallica321Metallica: 321 musicians
Iron Maiden279Iron Maiden: 279 musicians
Black Sabbath279Black Sabbath: 279 musicians
Dream Theater246Dream Theater: 246 musicians
Guns N' Roses231Guns N' Roses: 231 musicians
Megadeth217Megadeth: 217 musicians
Judas Priest210Judas Priest: 210 musicians
Queen203Queen: 203 musicians
Slipknot187Slipknot: 187 musicians
Pantera184Pantera: 184 musicians
Motörhead175Motörhead: 175 musicians
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Traditional Heavy Metal333Traditional Heavy Metal: 333 musicians
Progressive Metal317Progressive Metal: 317 musicians
Hard Rock313Hard Rock: 313 musicians
Power Metal279Power Metal: 279 musicians
Progressive Rock244Progressive Rock: 244 musicians
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Ibanez34Ibanez: 34 musicians
Harley Benton30Harley Benton: 30 musicians
ESP15ESP: 15 musicians
Thomann15Thomann: 15 musicians
Behringer13Behringer: 13 musicians
Yamaha13Yamaha: 13 musicians
Solar Guitars10Solar Guitars: 10 musicians
Sennheiser9Sennheiser: 9 musicians
Gewa6Gewa: 6 musicians
Nux6Nux: 6 musicians
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ST Style Guitars52ST Style Guitars: 52 musicians
HiFi Headphones33HiFi Headphones: 33 musicians
Heavy Guitars29Heavy Guitars: 29 musicians
Active Full-Range PA Speakers21Active Full-Range PA Speakers: 21 musicians
Double Cut Guitars21Double Cut Guitars: 21 musicians
Distortion Pedals20Distortion Pedals: 20 musicians
Synthesizers18Synthesizers: 18 musicians
Acoustic Cellos18Acoustic Cellos: 18 musicians
Active Nearfield Monitors17Active Nearfield Monitors: 17 musicians
Studio Headphones15Studio Headphones: 15 musicians