55 Hardcore Gifts For Metalheads Ready To Shred And Thrash

Updated: Mar 24 2024

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Shred, thrash, and get ready to mosh and scream your heart out with these hardcore gifts for metalheads. Metal is a big genre so the gift ideas leave no subgenre left off. From Nu-Metal stylings to heavy metal masterpieces, black metal bashes to British bands that started it all, you won't find a thing on here that metal fans won't love. Music lovers will be hyped by masterpiece deluxe album sets like Iron Maiden and works of literature that offer a behind-the-scenes look at their favorite bands' stories. Musicians will be psyched to own mini versions of some of their icons' equipment, like guitars. And metal fans new and old will want to rock out to the other badass gift ideas that range from home decor to custom video messages from their favorite stars.

Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal

Music journalists Jon Widerhorn and Katherine Turman interviewed hundreds of the biggest metal musicians for this work, which is a must-read for fans of the genre. It's a page-turned and transcends the music into the lifestyle and the movement that metal inspired and how its waves are still being felt as aftershocks today.

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Iron Maiden Monopoly

Go hard or go home while out on tour with Iron Maiden in a game of Monopoly for metalheads. Everything from the properties to the Chance cards to the Community Chest have a badass Iron Maiden theme. Somehow it makes going to jail not so bad.

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Korn Here to Slay Hot Sauce

Keep your meat, fish, and most importantly, your Korn mouthwatering and metal with a hot sauce inspired by the famous Nu-Metal band. This bottle of mouthwateringly spicy delight has a sweet and spicy jalapeno, habanero, and pineapple flavor that'll make you wanna headbang.

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Pantera - Dimebag Darrell Miniature Guitar Model

Own a miniaturized piece of history with a model of Dimebag Darrell's Lightning Bolt guitar. The well-crafted piece looks like it was hit with a shrink ray as the Pantera band member walked off stage. It's incredibly detailed, too, with real metal tuning keys and airbrushed graphics.

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Vintage Guitar Shaped Hooks

Keeping your house clean is totally metal, and it's easier to do with these totally rockin' guitar head hooks. They're heavy duty and come in a pack of 3 with mounting gear so you can hang them up right away.

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Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne Cup

Using this Ozzy Osbourne cup isn't quite as badass as eating a bat but hey, it's close enough. The hilarious cup has a rubber sleeve to keep your hand comfy while holding and it's got a 400mL capacity.

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Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time Deluxe Set

Iron Maiden was one of the bands who started it all and their name has easily ascended to legendary status. With this deluxe CD set, fans of the band can reflect on the music that started it all. Somewhere in Time also includes figurines and a collectible patch.

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Eargasm Hi-Fi Earplugs

Enjoy all of the screamo and none of the hearing loss with these low-profile hi-fi earplugs. They block up to 21 decibels of sound without affecting the quality of the sound that you do hear. They come as a set of two and arrived in a small aluminum container for easy travel.

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Metallica Master of Puppets Tankard

Are you the master of puppets? You'll certainly feel like it after swilling back a few full beers from this tankard. The tankard's exterior is cast resin that's carefully handpainted to give it an enchanting 3D effect. It holds 600mL of liquid and has a stainless steel cup insert that's easy to wash.

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#10

Metallica Four Horsemen Shirt

The horsemen on this shirt aren't heralding the apocalypse, they're heralding in one b*chin' night of music listening. Or one f*cking awesome concert. The band shirt is a must for fans of one of the world's and the genre's best bands.

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#11

Vic Rattlehead FunkoPop Figurine for Metalheads

Your collection of Funko Pop figurines will really be rocking out after the addition of this Vic Rattlehead vinyl joins the group. The big head is about 3.75" tall and he's ready to take the stage and play some thrash metal.

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#12

Iron Maiden Drum Night Light

You don't wanna work, you wanna bang on your drum all day, and how about all night, too? With this Iron Maiden lamp by your bedside table, even your dreams will be metal. The lamp is about 10" tall and emits a soft, nondisruptive glow.

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#13

The Official Megadeth Coloring Book

Metalheads are lowkey softies so of course they would want to take a coloring break. They'll have a blast sharing the dozens of complicated images perfect for grownups in this adult coloring book. It's all about Megadeth and it's mega fun.

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#14

Rock and Roll Crosswords

Turn the volume up on your brains and your amplifier with this Rock and Roll Crosswords book. Will Shortz of the New York Times is a fan of the book, which contains over 3000 clues that are all about music, nothing random and silly like sports trivia here.

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#15

Biblical: Rob Halford's Heavy Metal Scriptures

From tremendous vocals to a tremendous work of literature, Rob Halford is a man who contains multitudes. Biblical is his reflection on his career in Judas Priest, and it's full of hilarious anecdotes, stories about hard rock history, and behind-the-scenes info you have to read to believe.

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#16

Metalhead Definition Keychain

What is the definition of a metalhead? This keychain does a pretty nice job of summing it up and they're going to love it. How could they not love being called "never wrong" and "god-like." That's f*cking sick. A tiny disk with the horns on it accompanies the keychain.

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#17

Heavy Duty Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Expose the whole world to your metal sound with this heavy-duty Bluetooth speaker. It's got a subwoofer for deep bass, 40-hour playtime, the ability to sync with other speakers to pump up the jams even more, and doubles as a power bank to power up your phone.

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#18

Iron Maiden Eddie Nights of the Dead Funko Figurine

Eddie Nights here looks like he was made for Halloween but he's an all-season terror! The Funko Pop collectible will certainly add a pop of horror and metal energy to your collection and is 3.4" of killer looks.

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#19

Marshall Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Be classy about sharing your metal music with the world by blasting it at top volume from this Marshall speaker. The sound is crisp and clear, the battery lasts for more than 20 hours, it's got IPX7 water resistance, and can pair with other speakers to create an even louder sound.

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#20

Enter Night A Biography of Metallica

Metallica has sold over 100 million records worldwide making them the 5th largest-selling bands of all time, but how did they get there? Explore their origins, their roots, their rise, and their continued success in this captivating biography written by renowned music writer Mick Wall.

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#21

Def Leppard Hysteria Puzzle

Put on some Def Leppard and create a mosh pit... of puzzle pieces! The biggest metalheads won't even need the box to help them guide the way as they assemble the 500 pieces in this jigsaw, which stars the Hysteria album as its design.

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#22

AC DC Back in Black Record Storage Box

Storage for your records is back in black, ACDC style! This box is the safest, best, and most badass place to store your collection of vinyl. It locks, stays sealed shut tight, has a handle for easy carrying, and holds up to 50 records.

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#23

Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece

Rust in Peace was a game-changer from Megadeth, taking them from a struggling band to chart-topping superstars. This book offers a never-before-heard story of the band, the hit, what the early 90s meant for metal, and what it has become today. For fans of Megadeth or metalheads in general, it's a must-read.

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#24

Lamb of God Deluxe CD Edition

You'll have a full collection of more than three hours of Lamb of God's best hits with this deluxe edition in hand. There are two CDs and a DVD that's a video of the September 18, 2021 live stream the band did, which is the best of the bunch with four encore tracks.

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#25

Pantera Reinventing the Steel Album

If anyone could reinvent steel, it's Pantera and they did in this iconic 20th anniversary album. It's a reissue of the Terry Date mix of the album and has over an hour of music between its two sides.

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#26

Black Sabbath Official Negative Shirt

Black Sabbath, one of the OG British Metal bands, is worthy and deserving of the reverence this shirt pays to it. It's got a graphic inspired by their Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album but given a negative inversion and a splash of rainbow color. It's a statement piece for sure.

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#27

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Vinyl

People forget that before Ozzy Osbourne was a star of reality TV he was a star of Black Sabbath. This album has been heralded as a masterpiece of music and an essential piece for any heavy metal enthusiast's collection.

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#28

Pantera Vulgar Displays of Power Puzzle

Pantera's landmark album Vulgar Displays of Power is back and better than ever as a 500-piece puzzle. It's totally metal to make a cup of tea and spend an afternoon assembling a jigsaw, especially when you've got the album that inspired this puzzle playing in the background.

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#29

AC DC Back in Black Vinyl

Originally released in 1980, AC/DC's memorable album was the first recorded without Bon Scott, and the seventh in the band's discography. This album stands as one of their best with hits like "Hells Bells," "You Shook Me All Night Long," and of course, "Back in Black."

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#30

Pantera Banner Flag

Fly your metalhead flag high with a high-quality banner showing off your fandom for one of the genre's greatest bands. Pantera's name is big and bold on this black and white banner, which is about 60"x36" in size and equipped with grommets for easy outdoor or indoor hanging.

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#31

King Diamond Abigail Album

There are only 9 songs on King Diamond's second album, Abigail, and all of them are total f*cking bangers. Fans of the band can relive magic moments through the reissue of the album, which was originally released in 1987.

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#32

Lamb of God Jean Jacket Patch

Can you even call yourself a metalhead if you don't have at least one patch on a jean jacket? Make sure you're dressed to impress in your next mosh pit with this Lamb of God patch on your 'fit. The patch is about three inches across and looks great paired with pins.

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#33

Korn Vinyl

Mama said eat your vegetables so that should mean you ought to listen to them, too. Listen to the vinyl that started it all for the band Korn, an American Nu-Metal song with 12 hits that all but launched the band into stardom.

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