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 [black], [death], [new release], [heavy], and [tech death].
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
[Black]
: "Weakling - Cut Their Grain and Place Fire Therein (USA, 2000)"
7 posts
#2
[Death]
: "Vital Remains - War in Paradise"
7 posts
#3
[New Release]
: "Dream Unending - Strained Sincerity (Atmo Death/Doom)"
6 posts
#4
[Heavy]
: "Pagan Altar - The Sorcerer (2006) (FFO: Wytch Hazel, Ashbury, Parish)"
5 posts
#5
[Tech Death]
: "Miscreance - Incubo. FFO Death, Pestilence."
4 posts
#6
[Death / Grind]
: "Lock Up - Detestation [FFO: Napalm Death]"
4 posts
#7
[Melodic Death]
: "The Crown - (I Am) Hell (Sweden, 2002) [At the Gates, Tompa]"
3 posts
#8
[Grind]
: "Brutal Truth - Anti Homophobe"
2 posts
#9
[Atmospheric Black]
: "Ash Borer - Descended Lamentations [FFO: Weakling, Vanum]"
2 posts
#10
[Black / Death]
: "Veilburner - Golgothic Holocaust (US, 2026)"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Metal
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+28k members(1.1%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026