Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Melodic death metal Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Melodic death metal in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Melodic death metal has an estimated audience of 557,631 people in Germany.

#178among Musical genre in Germany#4412among Topic in Germany#1200in Music & Radio

The average Melodic death metal fan in Germany is 36.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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

Top brand affinities include Grindcore, Death metal, Independent record label, with strongest over-indexing on Grindcore (58.09× the country average).

Demographically, the Melodic death metal audience skews more male with an average age of 36.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Extroversion, Tradition.

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

The typical Melodic death metal fan in Germany is more male, around 36.6 years old, with strong Extroversion tendencies and a notable affinity for Grindcore.

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 Melodic death metal profile in Germany.

Audience size
558K
in Germany
Gender
35.4%♀
64.6% male
Age
36.6
average years
Country rank
#10761
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-17%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Melodic death metal fans

35.4% are female, 64.6% are male, average age 36.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

35.4%
Female
64.6%
Male
Demographic split for Melodic death metal audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female35.4%
Male64.6%
Average age36.6
Estimated audience size557,631
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.6
average years
Age distribution of the Melodic death metal audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1922%
20-2922%
30-3923%
40-4922%
50+11%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

8.7%

of the worldwide Melodic death metal audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Melodic death metal
CountryShare
United States33.1%
Germany8.7%
Japan5.8%
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 Melodic death metal audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Melodic death metal fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Bremen~5K1.14×
02Saarland~7K1.05×
03Thüringen~10K1.03×
04Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~10K1.01×
05Sachsen-Anhalt~10K0.99×
06Sachsen~30K0.98×
07Bayern~90K0.97×
08Rheinland-Pfalz~30K0.97×
09Schleswig-Holstein~20K0.97×
10Brandenburg~20K0.96×
11Hamburg~10K0.96×
12Niedersachsen~50K0.95×
13Hessen~40K0.94×
14Berlin~20K0.94×
15Baden-Württemberg~70K0.93×
16Nordrhein-Westfalen~100K0.90×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Melodic death metal, Germany
0.90×1.00×1.14×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Melodic 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 Melodic death metal audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01GrindcoreMusic & Radio58.09×
02SepulturaMusic & Radio44.74×
03MonumentsMusic & Radio44.27×
04Independent record labelMusic & Radio33.69×
05MegadethMusic & Radio25.78×
06Meat LoafMusic & Radio23.64×
07System of a DownMusic & Radio22.59×
08Death metalMusic & Radio20.15×
09Metal HammerMusic & Radio19.56×
10Eskimo CallboyMusic & Radio18.83×
11Thrash metalMusic & Radio16.76×
12HeavysaurusMusic & Radio16.46×
13Black metalMusic & Radio15.27×
14Chester BenningtonMusic & Radio14.37×
15MetalcoreMusic & Radio13.59×
16Wacken Open AirMusic & Radio12.17×
17Linkin ParkMusic & Radio11.25×
18AC/DCMusic & Radio9.79×
19ThomannShopping8.44×
20Scorpions (band)Music & Radio8.40×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Melodic 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 Melodic death metal audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL2.30×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.85×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.38×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Melodic death metal audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.56×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.57×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.58×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Melodic death metal have in Germany?

Melodic death metal has an estimated audience of 557,631 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Melodic death metal fans?

35.4% of Melodic death metal fans are female, 64.6% are male, with an average age of 36.6 years.

03

Which brands do Melodic death metal fans like most?

Melodic death metal fans show strongest brand affinity for Grindcore (58.09×), Death metal (20.15×), and Independent record label (33.69×) over the country average.

04

Where do Melodic death metal fans live in Germany?

Melodic death metal fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~100K), Bayern (reach ~90K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~70K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Melodic death metal fans also like?

Beyond Melodic death metal itself, the audience over-indexes on Death metal (20.15×), Independent record label (33.69×), Thrash metal (16.76×), and System of a Down (22.59×) 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 Melodic 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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