Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Death metal Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Death metal in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Death metal has an estimated audience of 2,030,601 people in Germany.

#76among Musical genre in Germany#1918among Topic in Germany#273in Music & Radio

The average Death metal fan in Germany is 38.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg.

Top brand affinities include Extreme metal, Black metal, Thrash metal, with strongest over-indexing on Extreme metal (21.15× the country average).

Demographically, the Death metal audience skews more male with an average age of 38.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Extroversion.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Death metal fan in Germany is more male, around 38.6 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for Extreme metal.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic · Subtype: Musical genre

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Death metal profile in Germany.

Audience size
2M
in Germany
Gender
43.5%♀
56.5% male
Age
38.6
average years
Country rank
#3315
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-3%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Death metal fans

43.5% are female, 56.5% are male, average age 38.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

43.5%
Female
56.5%
Male
Demographic split for Death metal audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female43.5%
Male56.5%
Average age38.6
Estimated audience size2,030,601
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.6
average years
Age distribution of the Death metal audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1921%
20-2919%
30-3921%
40-4923%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

8.2%

of the worldwide Death metal audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Death metal
CountryShare
United States29.1%
Germany8.2%
Italy5.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Germany average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Death metal audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Death metal fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sachsen~100K1.28×
02Thüringen~60K1.20×
03Bayern~400K1.07×
04Saarland~30K1.04×
05Hessen~200K1.03×
06Berlin~90K1.02×
07Baden-Württemberg~300K1.01×
08Niedersachsen~200K1.01×
09Rheinland-Pfalz~100K0.99×
10Hamburg~50K0.99×
11Sachsen-Anhalt~50K0.96×
12Nordrhein-Westfalen~400K0.95×
13Schleswig-Holstein~70K0.94×
14Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~40K0.91×
15Bremen~20K0.90×
16Brandenburg~60K0.89×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Death metal, Germany
0.89×1.00×1.28×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Death metal audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Death metal audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01I AMMusic & Radio34.44×
02MØLMusic & Radio32.91×
03Black metalMusic & Radio26.37×
04GrindcoreMusic & Radio21.37×
05BloomMusic & Radio21.27×
06Extreme metalMusic & Radio21.15×
07Doom metalMusic & Radio20.68×
08Melodic death metalMusic & Radio20.15×
09Thrash metalMusic & Radio19.34×
10Progressive metalMusic & Radio18.52×
11MetalcoreMusic & Radio14.28×
12Electric CallboyMusic & Radio14.28×
13Power metalMusic & Radio13.36×
14IbanezMusic & Radio12.07×
15Pop punkMusic & Radio11.15×
16Ozzy OsbourneMusic & Radio9.26×
17Alternative metalMusic & Radio8.69×
18Charlie HunnamMovies & TV8.20×
19Freddie MercuryMusic & Radio6.90×
20Progressive rockMusic & Radio6.82×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Death metal audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Death metal audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.27×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.19×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.11×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Death metal audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
IndulgenceJOY0.66×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.67×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.67×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Death metal have in Germany?

Death metal has an estimated audience of 2,030,601 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Death metal fans?

43.5% of Death metal fans are female, 56.5% are male, with an average age of 38.6 years.

03

Which brands do Death metal fans like most?

Death metal fans show strongest brand affinity for Extreme metal (21.15×), Black metal (26.37×), and Thrash metal (19.34×) over the country average.

04

Where do Death metal fans live in Germany?

Death metal fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~400K), Bayern (reach ~400K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Death metal fans also like?

Beyond Death metal itself, the audience over-indexes on Black metal (26.37×), Thrash metal (19.34×), MØL (32.91×), and Progressive metal (18.52×) compared to the Germany average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Germany who actively search for Death metal. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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