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 Heavy Guitars and ST Style Guitars. They often lean toward brands like Ibanez, Harley Benton, 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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US101US: 101 musicians
DE53DE: 53 musicians
NO44NO: 44 musicians
GB41GB: 41 musicians
NL50NL: 50 musicians
IE31IE: 31 musicians
FI27FI: 27 musicians
SE22SE: 22 musicians
FR22FR: 22 musicians
ES19ES: 19 musicians
AU19AU: 19 musicians
RO15RO: 15 musicians
IT13IT: 13 musicians
CA13CA: 13 musicians
KR11KR: 11 musicians
GR10GR: 10 musicians
PL10PL: 10 musicians
HU6HU: 6 musicians
BE6BE: 6 musicians
PT5PT: 5 musicians
AT5AT: 5 musicians
CH4CH: 4 musicians
MX4MX: 4 musicians
TR4TR: 4 musicians
BR4BR: 4 musicians
CZ4CZ: 4 musicians
DK4DK: 4 musicians
IN4IN: 4 musicians
BG3BG: 3 musicians
SK3SK: 3 musicians
MY2MY: 2 musicians
HN2HN: 2 musicians
JP2JP: 2 musicians
IL2IL: 2 musicians
AR2AR: 2 musicians
TW2TW: 2 musicians
HR2HR: 2 musicians
HK1HK: 1 musician
CL1CL: 1 musician
UA1UA: 1 musician
LU1LU: 1 musician
NZ1NZ: 1 musician
GE1GE: 1 musician
LV1LV: 1 musician
EE1EE: 1 musician
MT1MT: 1 musician
TH1TH: 1 musician
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Men557Men: 557 musicians
Women27Women: 27 musicians
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45 to 5415145 to 54: 151 musicians
55 and above11755 and above: 117 musicians
35 to 449435 to 44: 94 musicians
17 and below8817 and below: 88 musicians
18 to 248018 to 24: 80 musicians
25 to 345425 to 34: 54 musicians
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Metallica349Metallica: 349 musicians
Black Sabbath345Black Sabbath: 345 musicians
Iron Maiden344Iron Maiden: 344 musicians
Megadeth268Megadeth: 268 musicians
Judas Priest257Judas Priest: 257 musicians
Guns N' Roses249Guns N' Roses: 249 musicians
Pantera224Pantera: 224 musicians
Motörhead197Motörhead: 197 musicians
Slayer194Slayer: 194 musicians
Led Zeppelin173Led Zeppelin: 173 musicians
Slipknot171Slipknot: 171 musicians
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Hard Rock368Hard Rock: 368 musicians
Thrash Metal283Thrash Metal: 283 musicians
Blues Rock221Blues Rock: 221 musicians
Progressive Metal219Progressive Metal: 219 musicians
Alternative rock214Alternative rock: 214 musicians
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Ibanez39Ibanez: 39 musicians
Harley Benton32Harley Benton: 32 musicians
ESP27ESP: 27 musicians
Fender12Fender: 12 musicians
Yamaha11Yamaha: 11 musicians
Solar Guitars9Solar Guitars: 9 musicians
Thomann8Thomann: 8 musicians
Schecter7Schecter: 7 musicians
Behringer7Behringer: 7 musicians
Laney7Laney: 7 musicians
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ST Style Guitars43ST Style Guitars: 43 musicians
Heavy Guitars40Heavy Guitars: 40 musicians
Solid-State Bass Combos26Solid-State Bass Combos: 26 musicians
Active Nearfield Monitors21Active Nearfield Monitors: 21 musicians
Distortion Pedals21Distortion Pedals: 21 musicians
Miscellaneous 4-String Basses21Miscellaneous 4-String Basses: 21 musicians
Single Cut Guitars20Single Cut Guitars: 20 musicians
HiFi Headphones18HiFi Headphones: 18 musicians
Humbucker Pickups16Humbucker Pickups: 16 musicians
Tube Guitar Heads15Tube Guitar Heads: 15 musicians