Best Christmas gifts for metalheads 2025: Raise your horns with these heavy-duty festive gift ideas

Released to mark the 40th anniversary of Iron Maiden’s 4th studio album, this officially-licensed 120-page hardback book features stunning artwork, comics and testimonials from writers, artists, actors and more about what the band's fourth studio album and band mean to them. It's beautifully presented and the illustrations throughout are awesome - especially Dan Mumford's cover art and would make an awesome gift.

The simple act of colouring in has shown to be an extremely effective way of relieving stress and delivering all manner of mental health benefits. Clearly, the main way of putting this theory to the test is by presenting it to that special death metal fan in your life, so they can relax by bringing black and white images of Cannibal Corpse’s most hideous album covers to life in glorious detail. Make sure they have the red colour of whichever medium they prefer handy!

Ghost continue to take the rock and metal work by storm and they’re getting more popular by the year. And talking of POP-ular, how about gifting this Funko POP! Rocks figure of Papa Emeritus IV for a great price? Standing at 3.75 inches tall, Papa is looking as fetching as ever - and he’s even clutching his trusty mic. Funko figures are always a hit and this makes a nice gift for that special metalhead in your life.

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Far from your run of the mill posters that never seem to regain their rigidity after you’ve rolled them up and are liable to tear, these metal posters do what they say on the tin. Durable and easy to mount using adhesive magnets, Displate offer matte or gloss finishes, a range of sizes and even framing options. They also have a huge range of designs to choose from that includes Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Megadeth, video game design and pop culture classics.

Yes, metalheads do love their music loud, but not at the expense of their long-term hearing. These reusable earplugs from Loop are my go-to earplugs and are so much better than the single-use foam earplugs sometimes given out at music venues. The Loop Experience 2 offer up to 17dB of noise reduction, and are available in a huge range of colour variations. Being a goth back in the early 90s, my favourite are, of course, the black version.

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If you know someone who wants to kit out their bedroom, living room or studio with an eye-catching bit of home decor, then this heavy metal rug from RugTopia Design might be just the thing they're looking for. The rug features a whole heap of band names and, starting for under $50/£50, you can choose between a massive range of sizes that'll fit any room. It's washable and the non-slip design means there will be no unexpected mishaps when rocking out to Sepultura.

The quality of small, portable speakers has been increasing year after year and there's a vast range of options available. One of my favourites is the Marshall Willen II Bluetooth speaker. It can pump out up to 10W of power and there’s 17 hours of battery life from a full charge. It carries an IP67 dust and waterproof rating and it’s small enough to drop into a backpack, making it a neat travel speaker for those rainy festival weekends. For the price, this is an excellent speaker option that would make an excellent gift.

It's entirely possible to spend a fortune on a pair of headphones, but if you're thinking of gifting someone a fresh set of cans but aren't sure what to buy, then I recommend the Anker Soundcore Q30 headphones. Not only are they affordable, but they offer excellent audio thanks to their 40mm drivers, and they have three noise cancellation levels which all work really well. The icing on the cake is the battery life, which offers 50 hours of music with noise cancelling activated, and a whopping 80 hours in Standard mode. You can also get them in four colour variations: Black, blue, pink and white.

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Chances are your music-playing will have their amp setup fine-tuned to befit their well-honed vocal, bass or guitar delivery. But this nifty little portable amp is far too much fun for any musician to be without. Whether you plug in or connect wirelessly, you can enjoy fabulous sound through the Spark Go, and with the accompanying app, there’s a plethora of tones at your disposal. There are also headphone and USB outputs for practice and recording respectively, making this funky little box an all-rounder.