/r/Deathmetal/

r/Deathmetal

158k members
r/Deathmetal is a subreddit with 158k members. They frequently recommend/review metal recommendations and metal album, and the most common flair used is old school, new release, death/grind, death/doom, and black/death.
Death metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. Descended originally from thrash, it often employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes.

Products Discussed in r/Deathmetal

#1
Bolt Thrower
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Death
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Entombed
5.0 from 2 reviews

Metal Album

25 reviews
#1
Malignant Altar
4.7 from 3 reviews
#2
Hooded Menace
3.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Runemagick
3.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Deathmetal

#1
Old School
: "Demigod - Towards the Shrouded Infinity (Finland, 1992)"
48 posts
#2
New Release
: "Pharmacist - Lazure Sphacelation (Japan, 2026)"
14 posts
#3
Death/Grind
: "Disgrace - My Dark Paradise (FIN, 1992) (FFO: Carcass, Xysma, Pungent Stench)"
8 posts
#4
Death/Doom
: "Sempiternal Deathreign - Creep-O-Rama (NL, 1989) (FFO: Asphyx, Pestilence)"
7 posts
#5
Black/Death
: "Angelcorpse - Into The Storm of Steel (USA MO, 1998)"
6 posts
#6
Death/Thrash
: "Necrodeath - Necrosadist (IT, 1987)"
6 posts
#7
Review
: "Album Review: Frozen Soul - No Place Of Warmth (Century Media Records, 2026)"
3 posts
#8
Live
: "PUTRID PILE - DRENCHED IN GASOLINE"
1 post
#9
Death/Crust
: "Black Breath - Sentenced To Life (USA, 2012)"
1 post
#10
Death/Hardcore
: "Peelingflesh-Shoot to Kill"
1 post

Member Growth in r/Deathmetal

Yearly
+13k members(9.1%)

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Last updated: June 30, 2026