Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Progressive metal Audience in United States

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Progressive metal in United States — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Progressive metal has an estimated audience of 3,653,917 people in United States.

#180among Musical genre in United States#4543among Topic in United States#834in Music & Radio

The average Progressive metal fan in United States is 35.0 years old, more male, and lives primarily in California.

The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida.

Top brand affinities include Progressive rock, Thrash metal, Ozzy Osbourne, with strongest over-indexing on Progressive rock (9.96× the country average).

Demographically, the Progressive metal audience skews more male with an average age of 35.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Early Adopter Mentality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Progressive metal fan in United States is more male, around 35.0 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Progressive rock.

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 Progressive metal profile in United States.

Audience size
3.7M
in United States
Gender
35.4%♀
64.6% male
Age
35.0
average years
Country rank
#8692
Topic in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-16%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Progressive metal fans

35.4% are female, 64.6% are male, average age 35.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

35.4%
Female
64.6%
Male
Demographic split for Progressive metal audience in United States
MetricValue
Female35.4%
Male64.6%
Average age35.0
Estimated audience size3,653,917
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.0
average years
Age distribution of the Progressive metal audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-1928%
20-2924%
30-3919%
40-4917%
50+12%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

26.1%

of the worldwide Progressive metal audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Progressive metal
CountryShare
United States26.1%
Italy8.2%
Germany7.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Progressive metal audience in United States is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Progressive metal fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Oregon~50K1.20×
02Ohio~100K1.19×
03Washington~80K1.16×
04Kentucky~50K1.15×
05Oklahoma~50K1.15×
06Michigan~100K1.13×
07Indiana~80K1.13×
08Utah~40K1.13×
09Missouri~70K1.11×
10Wisconsin~60K1.11×
11New Mexico~20K1.11×
12West Virginia~20K1.11×
13Pennsylvania~100K1.10×
14Arizona~80K1.09×
15Colorado~60K1.09×
16New Hampshire~20K1.07×
17Alaska~8K1.03×
18Montana~10K1.02×
19Tennessee~70K1.01×
20Nevada~40K1.01×
21Kansas~30K1.01×
22Idaho~20K1.01×
23Nebraska~20K1.01×
24Maine~10K1.01×
25Texas~300K1.00×
26Massachusetts~70K1.00×
27Arkansas~30K1.00×
28Iowa~30K1.00×
29Minnesota~50K0.99×
30Rhode Island~10K0.99×
31Illinois~100K0.98×
32North Dakota~7K0.98×
33Vermont~6K0.98×
34California~400K0.96×
35Virginia~90K0.96×
36Louisiana~50K0.96×
37South Dakota~8K0.96×
38North Carolina~100K0.95×
39Connecticut~30K0.95×
40Alabama~50K0.94×
41South Carolina~50K0.91×
42Delaware~9K0.91×
43Georgia~100K0.88×
44Maryland~60K0.88×
45Mississippi~30K0.88×
46Hawaii~10K0.87×
47Washington, District of Columbia~10K0.87×
48New York~200K0.86×
49New Jersey~80K0.86×
50Florida~200K0.82×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Progressive metal, United States
0.82×1.00×1.20×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Progressive metal audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01QueensrÿcheMusic & Radio38.28×
02Good newsNews29.23×
03ManowarMusic & Radio23.47×
04SlayerMusic & Radio20.94×
05PanteraMusic & Radio16.00×
06Iron MaidenMusic & Radio15.41×
07Pierce the VeilMusic & Radio15.26×
08Black SabbathMusic & Radio14.48×
09Thrash metalMusic & Radio13.28×
10Limp BizkitMusic & Radio12.25×
11Death metalMusic & Radio10.42×
12Scorpions (band)Music & Radio10.27×
13DeftonesMusic & Radio10.18×
14Progressive rockMusic & Radio9.96×
15MetallicaMusic & Radio9.60×
16Chester BenningtonMusic & Radio9.52×
17Ozzy OsbourneMusic & Radio8.67×
18Nirvana (band)Music & Radio8.58×
19Electric guitarMusic & Radio2.99×
20SupermanMovies & TV2.00×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Progressive 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 Progressive metal audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.45×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.47×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.45×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Progressive metal audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.56×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.70×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.74×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Progressive metal have in United States?

Progressive metal has an estimated audience of 3,653,917 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.

02

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

35.4% of Progressive metal fans are female, 64.6% are male, with an average age of 35.0 years.

03

Which brands do Progressive metal fans like most?

Progressive metal fans show strongest brand affinity for Progressive rock (9.96×), Thrash metal (13.28×), and Ozzy Osbourne (8.67×) over the country average.

04

Where do Progressive metal fans live in United States?

Progressive metal fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach ~400K), Texas (reach ~300K), and Florida (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Progressive metal fans also like?

Beyond Progressive metal itself, the audience over-indexes on Thrash metal (13.28×), Ozzy Osbourne (8.67×), Queensrÿche (38.28×), and Death metal (10.42×) compared to the United States average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for Progressive 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 United States. 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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