Audience Profile.

The audience of the genre of hardcore music is usually males due to the type of music and the feelings that are associated with the lyrics of the songs. However there is a fair few females that listen to this genre but not as many as males. The songs are generally focused at men I think because of the heaviness of the songs and the tunings. The listeners’ age doesn’t have a definitive age but I would say that the average would be 16-25 year olds. People younger than 16 would struggle to get into shows and gigs because the average age to be let in is 16+. The bands that are associated to 16-25 year olds because of the lyrics which is also in the song. The majority of band members are over the ages of 18 and 19.

The genre could be associated with older people because of when it started out. It started out on the back of punk and then slowly overtook it in popularity. Younger people that listen to it because of the rebellious side represented by it and the more the media publicise its upcoming popularity the more the younger people start listening to it.

 The audience usually find a haven in the music and can escape when listening to it. Outsiders to the genre think its noise but to fans of it, it provides self-security and an immense feeling of belonging. As well as a music genre its often described as a family which listeners will search for, a community that they feel accepts them for who they are.