r/Metal is a subreddit with 2.6M members. The community frequently discusses metal, music, song, album, and discussion, and they frequently recommend/review black metal recommendations and metal recommendations, and the most common flair used is [new release], [death], [heavy], [black], and [power].
Shreddit: Heavy Metal
Popular Topics in r/Metal
#1
Metal
174 posts
#2
Music
50 posts
#3
Song
27 posts
#4
Album
21 posts
#5
Discussion
19 posts
#6
Worst
17 posts
#7
Hate
16 posts
#8
Death
13 posts
#9
Video
10 posts
#10
Black
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/Metal
Black Metal Recommendations
41 reviews
#1
Behexen
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Lantlôs
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Spite Extreme Wing
5.0★ from 1 review
Metal Recommendations
3 reviews
#1
Compile
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Forgotten Tomb
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Gravesite
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Metal
#1
[New Release]
: "Castle Rat - DRAGON [Doom]"
39 posts
#2
[Death]
: "Incantation - Iconoclasm of Catholicism (1994, US. FFO: Disma, Funebrarum, you know the drill)"
19 posts
#3
[Heavy]
: "Accept - Fast as a Shark (Germany, 1982)"
16 posts
#4
[Black]
: "Moonlight Sorcery - Fire Burns the Horizon (Finland, 2023)"
9 posts
#5
[Power]
: "Pokolgép - Tökfej (1987, Hungary. FFO: Accept, Judas Priest, Running Wild)"
9 posts
#6
[Doom]
: "Khemmis - Above The Water / Isolation (Live)"
5 posts
#7
[Black / Death]
: "Serpent Column - Amphiclasm (2019)"
5 posts
#8
[Speed]
: "Antagonizör - Obsessed by Evil (USA, 2026) [FFO: 80s Speed Metal]"
3 posts
#9
[Thrash]
: "Parkcrest - Evil Unseen [Chile, 2016] [FFO: Mayhemic, Ripper, prominent bass]"
3 posts
#10
Symphonic Black Metal
: "Cradle of Filth - A Gothic Romance (1996, UK. FFO: Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, regrettable bangers)"
2 posts
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Last updated: August 31, 2026