Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Thrash metal Audience in United States

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Thrash metal in United States — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Thrash metal has an estimated audience of 7,064,485 people in United States.

#123among Musical genre in United States#3001among Topic in United States#392in Music & Radio

The average Thrash metal fan in United States is 36.4 years old, more male, and lives primarily in California.

The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida.

Top brand affinities include Black metal, Death metal, Casey, with strongest over-indexing on Black metal (24.7× the country average).

Demographically, the Thrash metal audience skews more male with an average age of 36.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Extroversion.

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

The typical Thrash metal fan in United States is more male, around 36.4 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Black 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 United States.

Audience size
7.1M
in United States
Gender
38.2%♀
61.8% male
Age
36.4
average years
Country rank
#4973
Topic in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

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

Demographics of Thrash metal fans

38.2% are female, 61.8% are male, average age 36.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

38.2%
Female
61.8%
Male
Demographic split for Thrash metal audience in United States
MetricValue
Female38.2%
Male61.8%
Average age36.4
Estimated audience size7,064,485
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.4
average years
Age distribution of the Thrash metal audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-1926%
20-2921%
30-3919%
40-4921%
50+13%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

29.1%

of the worldwide Thrash metal audience comes from United States.

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 United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Thrash metal audience in United States is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Thrash metal fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01New Mexico~40K1.23×
02Oregon~100K1.21×
03West Virginia~40K1.17×
04Pennsylvania~300K1.12×
05Oklahoma~90K1.12×
06Kentucky~100K1.11×
07Ohio~200K1.08×
08Washington~200K1.08×
09Wisconsin~100K1.08×
10California~800K1.07×
11Arizona~200K1.06×
12Indiana~100K1.06×
13Nevada~70K1.06×
14Missouri~100K1.04×
15Idaho~40K1.04×
16Alaska~20K1.04×
17Arkansas~60K1.03×
18New Hampshire~30K1.03×
19Illinois~200K1.02×
20Utah~60K1.02×
21Kansas~60K1.02×
22Texas~600K1.01×
23Michigan~200K1.01×
24Iowa~60K1.01×
25Colorado~100K1.00×
26Connecticut~70K1.00×
27Montana~20K1.00×
28Tennessee~100K0.99×
29Maine~30K0.99×
30North Dakota~10K0.99×
31Vermont~10K0.99×
32Nebraska~30K0.98×
33Rhode Island~20K0.98×
34Minnesota~100K0.97×
35South Dakota~20K0.97×
36North Carolina~200K0.96×
37Virginia~200K0.96×
38Massachusetts~100K0.96×
39Florida~500K0.95×
40Alabama~90K0.93×
41Mississippi~50K0.93×
42Delaware~20K0.93×
43Maryland~100K0.92×
44Louisiana~80K0.91×
45New York~400K0.89×
46Hawaii~30K0.88×
47South Carolina~90K0.87×
48New Jersey~200K0.85×
49Washington, District of Columbia~20K0.85×
50Georgia~200K0.83×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Thrash metal, United States
0.83×1.00×1.23×
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×
01Emperor (band)Music & Radio26.79×
02Immortal (band)Music & Radio25.24×
03Black metalMusic & Radio24.70×
04Speed metalMusic & Radio23.00×
05Death metalMusic & Radio20.34×
06HatchetMusic & Radio19.87×
07Melodic death metalMusic & Radio19.59×
08Death (metal band)Music & Radio17.73×
09MetalcoreMusic & Radio17.17×
10DogmaMusic & Radio14.45×
11Slipknot (band)Music & Radio14.20×
12NebulaMusic & Radio13.48×
13Progressive metalMusic & Radio13.28×
14Pennywise (band)Music & Radio11.45×
15Ozzy OsbourneMusic & Radio10.87×
16Lizzy BordenMusic & Radio8.82×
17Goth subcultureFashion & Accessoires8.73×
18CaseyMusic & Radio8.41×
19Progressive rockMusic & Radio6.62×
20SupermanMovies & TV2.25×
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
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.37×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.33×
Social Media UsageJOY1.14×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Thrash metal audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.76×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.82×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.83×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Thrash metal have in United States?

Thrash metal has an estimated audience of 7,064,485 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.

02

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

38.2% of Thrash metal fans are female, 61.8% are male, with an average age of 36.4 years.

03

Which brands do Thrash metal fans like most?

Thrash metal fans show strongest brand affinity for Black metal (24.7×), Death metal (20.34×), and Casey (8.41×) over the country average.

04

Where do Thrash metal fans live in United States?

Thrash metal fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach ~800K), Texas (reach ~600K), and Florida (reach ~500K). 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 Death metal (20.34×), Casey (8.41×), Metalcore (17.17×), and Ozzy Osbourne (10.87×) 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 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 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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