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], [black], [heavy], and [thrash].
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]
: "Mastodon - Your Ghost Again"
34 posts
#2
[Death]
: "Nile - Kafir! (USA, 2009)"
11 posts
#3
[Black]
: "Havukruunu - Tavastland"
9 posts
#4
[Heavy]
: "Visigoth - Dungeon Master (USA, 2015)"
8 posts
#5
[Thrash]
: "Metal Church - Hitman"
7 posts
#6
[Power]
: "Edguy - All the Clowns"
5 posts
#7
[Death / Thrash]
: "Pestilence - Reduced to Ashes | FFO: Death, Morbid Angel"
4 posts
#8
[Atmospheric Black]
: "Bal Sagoth - Star-Maps of the Ancient Cosmographers"
3 posts
#9
[Melodic Death]
: "Dark Tranquillity - Monochromatic Stains"
3 posts
#10
[Black / Death]
: "Black Curse - Endless Wound (USA, 2020)"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/Metal
Yearly
+20k members(0.8%)
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Last updated: June 20, 2026