The Best Headphones for Metal and Rock Music

The Shure SRH1540s are top-of-the-line closed-back headphones that provide listeners with a wide and expansive soundstage. You get deep, rich lows and crystal-clear highs, perfect for any kind of metal music. Their carbon fiber and aluminum alloy construction provides users with added durability to extend the life of these headphones. The beauty is, these materials are super lightweight, so you won’t feel fatigued after wearing them for 30 minutes.

The earpads are made with an ultra-soft material that can be worn for hours at a time, making them perfect for plane rides or car trips. You can easily replace them with your own specific earpads if you’d like, as they are completely removable.

In terms of sound specs, the headphones have a frequency range of 5Hz-25kHz and a 99dB sensitivity, providing you with total clarity, even when you are playing your music at a fairly high volume. The Shure SRH1540s use a copper cable that is reinforced with Kevlar, allowing sound to run from the device to the cans with efficiency. You’ll also get a much better sound than you would with a pair of Bluetooth headphones.

Beyond all of that, the closed-back design is perfect for making sure you don’t disturb others while you are listening. Though we may be fans of heavy metal, not everyone is.

What better headphones for metal than ones that are made out of metal? Where other headphones take the fall and break, these bad boys survive. All the headbanging and thrashing in the world isn’t going to tear these things apart, which is one of the reasons why we recommend them for metalheads everywhere. Plus, they have a variety of awesome features that help them to stand up against other top-notch headphones on the market.

They come complete with a kevlar-wrapped cable that can be detached from the headphones for storage. Since there are jacks on both earcups, you can even decide which side you want it to attach to. The cable has a built-in microphone, so you can answer your mom’s call when she interrupts your Slayer sesh.

Beyond their durability and functionality, the M-100s are quite comfortable. They clamp to your head with just the right amount of force to keep them sturdy without feeling overbearing. In terms of sound, they are just right for heavy metal. While many purists enjoy even frequency response across the board, we metalheads love our bass. They’ve given the low frequencies a priority with a fairly large bump, providing us with all that low-down energy we crave.

When it comes to isolating noise, the Crossfade M-100s do a pretty solid job. You won’t have to worry about someone tapping you on the shoulder at the train station to turn down that devil’s music.

When it comes to critically-acclaimed sonic performance, Audio-Technica is a top dog company. They make some of the best entry and mid-level headphones for audio engineers and music lovers. With large aperture 45mm drivers that utilize rare earth magnets, they provide a serious bass response that pairs to heavy metal like a fine wine to cheese.

Thanks to the extended frequency response that provides deep and accurate bass, along with pinpointed highs, listeners get exceptional clarity no matter what they are listening to. In terms of design, we love the comfortable earpads, and they can be flipped 90-degrees in case you want to monitor your own heavy riffs while recording.

The cable that comes with the headphones is removable, making it great for storage. It can also be easily replaced if it breaks, which is unlikely since it’s very durable. This is also the case with the rest of the headphones, which are made out of premium leather and metals. There are also five different colors to choose from, perfect for those who want to go beyond the typical black!

You probably know Marshall as the British company that has been making top-of-the-line guitar amplifiers since the 1960s. What you may not know is that this company, so famous for its affiliation with metal bands across the board, also happens to make headphones.

The Marshall Monitor headphones provide you with Bluetooth listening that is surprisingly high-fidelity. With 30 hours of playback time on a single charge, these metal headphones help to cut out all the BS and deliver rock-solid sound.

The Marshall Monitor Headphones work by converting via the AptX codec, providing you with high bit-rate sound and minimal sync issues in their 30-foot range. You’ll also get superior noise isolation, allowing you to get your metal fix wherever and whenever. There are small, multi-directional knobs built into the earcups to enable you to accept or reject a call when it comes through.

In terms of sound, the custom-tuned drivers help to bring you a high-fidelity, balanced sound throughout. We recommend these more for those who want a purist metal sound that doesn’t accentuate any particular part of the frequency range too much. With that said, their specs provide us with relief, delivering 20Hz-20kHz and an impedance of 16 ohms.

With the gorgeous black vinyl and brass detail, as well as the Marshall logo on the side, these are just as good looking as they are rugged and durable.

There is no question that headphones can cost a pretty penny. For those who don’t want to spend an arm and a leg for a pair of cans that will likely be thrashed around, the Sennheiser HD 201 headphones are a solid choice.

They make use of a closed-back design, which helps to provide noise isolation from external sounds. It also helps to keep your sound in your cans. Beyond that, the sealed earcup design helps to bring users serious comfort for all-day use.

We love how lightweight these meteal headphones are, making them a good choice for those who are always on the go. Even after wearing them for hours at a time, you’ll barely notice that they are there. Plus, they are incredibly rugged, so you won’t need to worry about dropping them and completely destroying your drivers.

They deliver a rich and raw bass response and a little poke in the mid-range, which helps to bring out the vocals. You won’t miss a thing with the wide frequency range! They come with a long cable cord as well as an adapter, which makes them easy to use in just about any situation.