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], [thrash], [doom], and [black].
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]
: "Thy Catafalque - Búcsú a piros madártól"
17 posts
#2
[Death]
: "Ancient Death - Ego Dissolution"
6 posts
#3
[Thrash]
: "Destruction - Curse the Gods (Germany, 1986)"
5 posts
#4
[Doom]
: "Fvneral Fvkk - Bishop of the Sacred Guard (2026, Germany, FFO: Isole, Warning)"
5 posts
#5
[Black]
: "Tharaphita - Öise taevaga üheks [2026, FFO: Kawir, Moonsorrow, older Amon Amarth]"
4 posts
#6
[Stoner Doom]
: "Green Lung - Ozymandias (UK, 2026, FFO Ghost on an acid trip)"
2 posts
#7
[Heavy]
: "Owlbear - Altar of Earth (US, 2025)"
2 posts
#8
[Sludge]
: "Toadliquor - First Crush (USA, 2024)"
2 posts
#9
[Melodic Death]
: "Deadly Curse - Synthetic Humanization"
2 posts
#10
[Black / Death]
: "I hate black metal but somehow kuryong sounds like blessings to my ears"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Metal
Yearly
+27k members(1.0%)
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Last updated: September 21, 2026