Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Metalcore Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Metalcore in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Metalcore has an estimated audience of 1,327,030 people in Germany.

#109among Musical genre in Germany#2615among Topic in Germany#474in Music & Radio

The average Metalcore fan in Germany is 34.4 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, Death metal, Electric Callboy, with strongest over-indexing on Extreme metal (12.78× the country average).

Demographically, the Metalcore audience skews more male with an average age of 34.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Extroversion, Patriotism.

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

The typical Metalcore fan in Germany is more male, around 34.4 years old, with strong Extroversion 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 Metalcore profile in Germany.

Audience size
1.3M
in Germany
Gender
40.5%♀
59.5% male
Age
34.4
average years
Country rank
#5012
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-21%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Metalcore fans

40.5% are female, 59.5% are male, average age 34.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

40.5%
Female
59.5%
Male
Demographic split for Metalcore audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female40.5%
Male59.5%
Average age34.4
Estimated audience size1,327,030
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 34.4
average years
Age distribution of the Metalcore audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1929%
20-2924%
30-3921%
40-4917%
50+10%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

6.9%

of the worldwide Metalcore audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Metalcore
CountryShare
United States33.4%
Germany6.9%
Japan6.8%
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 Metalcore audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Metalcore fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Sachsen~80K1.18×
02Hamburg~30K1.13×
03Bayern~200K1.11×
04Hessen~100K1.09×
05Nordrhein-Westfalen~300K1.04×
06Schleswig-Holstein~50K1.04×
07Baden-Württemberg~200K1.03×
08Niedersachsen~100K1.03×
09Saarland~20K1.02×
10Thüringen~30K1.01×
11Bremen~10K1.01×
12Rheinland-Pfalz~70K1.00×
13Berlin~50K0.91×
14Sachsen-Anhalt~30K0.91×
15Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~20K0.85×
16Brandenburg~30K0.81×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Metalcore, Germany
0.81×1.00×1.18×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Metalcore audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Electric CallboyMusic & Radio25.64×
02DeathcoreMusic & Radio22.28×
03Death metalMusic & Radio16.41×
04Black metalMusic & Radio14.59×
05Traditional heavy metalMusic & Radio14.32×
06Thrash metalMusic & Radio13.82×
07Jon Bon JoviMusic & Radio13.44×
08Progressive metalMusic & Radio13.39×
09Kurt CobainMusic & Radio13.20×
10Extreme metalMusic & Radio12.78×
11Eskimo CallboyMusic & Radio12.08×
12Guns N' RosesMusic & Radio10.70×
13Mick JaggerMusic & Radio10.60×
14AC/DCMusic & Radio10.39×
15Pop punkMusic & Radio10.01×
16Ozzy OsbourneMusic & Radio9.93×
17MetallicaMusic & Radio8.06×
18Freddie MercuryMusic & Radio7.44×
19Progressive rockMusic & Radio6.07×
20Kino (band)Music & Radio6.04×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Metalcore 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 Metalcore audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL1.58×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.43×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.35×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Metalcore audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.78×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.81×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.82×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Metalcore have in Germany?

Metalcore has an estimated audience of 1,327,030 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of Metalcore fans?

40.5% of Metalcore fans are female, 59.5% are male, with an average age of 34.4 years.

03

Which brands do Metalcore fans like most?

Metalcore fans show strongest brand affinity for Extreme metal (12.78×), Death metal (16.41×), and Electric Callboy (25.64×) over the country average.

04

Where do Metalcore fans live in Germany?

Metalcore fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~300K), Bayern (reach ~200K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Metalcore fans also like?

Beyond Metalcore itself, the audience over-indexes on Death metal (16.41×), Electric Callboy (25.64×), Thrash metal (13.82×), and Black metal (14.59×) 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 Metalcore. 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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