This section of Musicngear is dedicated to Traditional Heavy Metal music. It is your home for all things Traditional Heavy Metal: gear, artists, music, promotion, playlists. Explore freely and return often: everything is updated daily!
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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 ST Style Guitars and Heavy Guitars. They often lean toward brands like Harley Benton, Ibanez, ESP and Fender, choosing tools that complement the sound and vibe of the genre. These fans are mostly from United States, Norway and Germany, 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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US100US: 100 musicians
DE59DE: 59 musicians
GB39GB: 39 musicians
NO38NO: 38 musicians
IE37IE: 37 musicians
NL51NL: 51 musicians
FI23FI: 23 musicians
SE23SE: 23 musicians
FR22FR: 22 musicians
ES19ES: 19 musicians
RO14RO: 14 musicians
AU13AU: 13 musicians
CA13CA: 13 musicians
KR11KR: 11 musicians
IT11IT: 11 musicians
PL10PL: 10 musicians
GR8GR: 8 musicians
BE6BE: 6 musicians
HU6HU: 6 musicians
IN5IN: 5 musicians
DK5DK: 5 musicians
PT5PT: 5 musicians
AT5AT: 5 musicians
CZ4CZ: 4 musicians
BG4BG: 4 musicians
CH4CH: 4 musicians
BR3BR: 3 musicians
TR3TR: 3 musicians
IL3IL: 3 musicians
TW3TW: 3 musicians
AR3AR: 3 musicians
HR3HR: 3 musicians
SK3SK: 3 musicians
MX2MX: 2 musicians
MY2MY: 2 musicians
PH2PH: 2 musicians
UA1UA: 1 musician
JP1JP: 1 musician
LV1LV: 1 musician
GE1GE: 1 musician
EE1EE: 1 musician
LU1LU: 1 musician
MT1MT: 1 musician
ID1ID: 1 musician
SA1SA: 1 musician
HK1HK: 1 musician
TH1TH: 1 musician
NZ1NZ: 1 musician
CL1CL: 1 musician
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Men546Men: 546 musicians
Women31Women: 31 musicians
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45 to 5414645 to 54: 146 musicians
55 and above11455 and above: 114 musicians
35 to 449735 to 44: 97 musicians
17 and below8517 and below: 85 musicians
18 to 248318 to 24: 83 musicians
25 to 345225 to 34: 52 musicians
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Iron Maiden352Iron Maiden: 352 musicians
Black Sabbath346Black Sabbath: 346 musicians
Metallica345Metallica: 345 musicians
Judas Priest262Judas Priest: 262 musicians
Megadeth257Megadeth: 257 musicians
Guns N' Roses253Guns N' Roses: 253 musicians
Pantera219Pantera: 219 musicians
Motörhead193Motörhead: 193 musicians
Slayer186Slayer: 186 musicians
Led Zeppelin175Led Zeppelin: 175 musicians
Queen170Queen: 170 musicians
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Hard Rock365Hard Rock: 365 musicians
Thrash Metal276Thrash Metal: 276 musicians
Blues Rock216Blues Rock: 216 musicians
Alternative rock214Alternative rock: 214 musicians
Progressive Metal207Progressive Metal: 207 musicians
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Ibanez38Ibanez: 38 musicians
Harley Benton34Harley Benton: 34 musicians
ESP26ESP: 26 musicians
Fender11Fender: 11 musicians
Yamaha11Yamaha: 11 musicians
Behringer7Behringer: 7 musicians
Jackson7Jackson: 7 musicians
Laney7Laney: 7 musicians
EMG7EMG: 7 musicians
Marshall7Marshall: 7 musicians
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ST Style Guitars41ST Style Guitars: 41 musicians
Heavy Guitars34Heavy Guitars: 34 musicians
Solid-State Bass Combos24Solid-State Bass Combos: 24 musicians
Distortion Pedals23Distortion Pedals: 23 musicians
Miscellaneous 4-String Basses20Miscellaneous 4-String Basses: 20 musicians
Active Nearfield Monitors19Active Nearfield Monitors: 19 musicians
HiFi Headphones18HiFi Headphones: 18 musicians
Single Cut Guitars16Single Cut Guitars: 16 musicians
Humbucker Pickups15Humbucker Pickups: 15 musicians
Tube Guitar Heads14Tube Guitar Heads: 14 musicians