Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Thrash metal Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Thrash metal in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Thrash metal has an estimated audience of 1,876,641 people in Germany.

#83among Musical genre in Germany#2046among Topic in Germany#298in Music & Radio

The average Thrash 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, Visual kei, Black metal, with strongest over-indexing on Extreme metal (19.46× the country average).

Demographically, the Thrash 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 Thrash 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 Thrash metal profile in Germany.

Audience size
1.9M
in Germany
Gender
39.5%♀
60.5% male
Age
38.6
average years
Country rank
#3590
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+2%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Thrash metal fans

39.5% are female, 60.5% are male, average age 38.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

39.5%
Female
60.5%
Male
Demographic split for Thrash metal audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female39.5%
Male60.5%
Average age38.6
Estimated audience size1,876,641
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.6
average years
Age distribution of the Thrash metal audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1920%
20-2919%
30-3922%
40-4924%
50+15%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

7.7%

of the worldwide Thrash metal audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Thrash metal
CountryShare
United States29.1%
Germany7.7%
Japan5.6%
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 Thrash metal audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Thrash metal fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Bayern~400K1.20×
02Sachsen~100K1.10×
03Thüringen~50K1.09×
04Baden-Württemberg~300K1.05×
05Hessen~100K1.04×
06Saarland~20K1.03×
07Niedersachsen~200K1.00×
08Nordrhein-Westfalen~400K0.99×
09Rheinland-Pfalz~90K0.99×
10Berlin~80K0.99×
11Hamburg~40K0.99×
12Schleswig-Holstein~70K0.98×
13Sachsen-Anhalt~50K0.97×
14Bremen~20K0.97×
15Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~30K0.94×
16Brandenburg~50K0.86×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Thrash metal, Germany
0.86×1.00×1.20×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Thrash metal audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Speed metalMusic & Radio21.58×
02Viking metalMusic & Radio21.26×
03Black metalMusic & Radio19.59×
04Extreme metalMusic & Radio19.46×
05VolbeatMusic & Radio19.34×
06Doom metalMusic & Radio19.15×
07Progressive metalMusic & Radio17.34×
08Melodic death metalMusic & Radio16.76×
09Death metalMusic & Radio14.81×
10James HetfieldMusic & Radio13.98×
11Wind RoseMusic & Radio13.23×
12Power metalMusic & Radio13.17×
13Visual keiMusic & Radio12.78×
14Jon Bon JoviMusic & Radio11.83×
15Lizzy BordenMusic & Radio11.12×
16NormandieMusic & Radio9.87×
17MetallicaMusic & Radio8.78×
18Pop punkMusic & Radio8.65×
19Alternative metalMusic & Radio7.85×
20Scorpions (band)Music & Radio6.40×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Thrash 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 Thrash metal audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.30×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.24×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.23×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Thrash metal audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.75×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.79×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.81×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Thrash metal have in Germany?

Thrash metal has an estimated audience of 1,876,641 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

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

39.5% of Thrash metal fans are female, 60.5% are male, with an average age of 38.6 years.

03

Which brands do Thrash metal fans like most?

Thrash metal fans show strongest brand affinity for Extreme metal (19.46×), Visual kei (12.78×), and Black metal (19.59×) over the country average.

04

Where do Thrash metal fans live in Germany?

Thrash 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 Thrash metal fans also like?

Beyond Thrash metal itself, the audience over-indexes on Visual kei (12.78×), Black metal (19.59×), Death metal (14.81×), and Progressive metal (17.34×) 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 Thrash 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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