r/Deathmetal is a subreddit with 159k members. They frequently recommend/review metal recommendations and metal album, and the most common flair used is old school, new release, death/thrash, death/grind, and death/doom.
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
Metal Recommendations
34 reviews
#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
: "Nocturnus - The Key (USA, 1990) (Rest in Peace, Mike Browning)"
50 posts
#2
New Release
: "Frog Mallet - Consumed By Frogs (USA 2026)"
15 posts
#3
Death/Thrash
: "Morbid Saint - Assassin (1989)"
9 posts
#4
Death/Grind
: "Disgrace - My Dark Paradise (FIN, 1992) (FFO: Carcass, Xysma, Pungent Stench)"
9 posts
#5
Death/Doom
: "Sempiternal Deathreign - Creep-O-Rama (NL, 1989) (FFO: Asphyx, Pestilence)"
8 posts
#6
Black/Death
: "Necrophobic - The Call... EP 1993"
6 posts
#7
Death/Hardcore
: "Fuming Mouth - Cheat Death"
2 posts
#8
Review
: "Two years old today. Album Review: 200 Stab Wounds - Manual Manic Procedures (2024, Metal Blade Records)"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Deathmetal
Yearly
+13k members(9.1%)
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Last updated: July 22, 2026