r/metal
Shreddit: Heavy Metal
How to think about r/metal
The community is dedicated to heavy metal music, encompassing a wide range of subgenres and styles. It serves as a hub for fans to discuss their favorite bands, albums, and concerts, as well as to share music recommendations and news. What makes it distinct is its passionate and knowledgeable members who often engage in deep discussions about the technical aspects of music and the culture surrounding metal.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Members primarily consist of metal enthusiasts, ranging from teenagers to older adults, with a strong male demographic. They are typically passionate about music and enjoy exploring both mainstream and underground metal scenes. The vibe is generally supportive and enthusiastic, with a shared appreciation for the genre's complexity and diversity.
Posting culture
Posting etiquette emphasizes quality content, with discussions often revolving around album reviews, band news, and personal experiences related to metal music. Content that is off-topic or lacks depth tends to receive downvotes. Members frequently share music videos and links to new releases, and the community thrives on regular engagement, especially during album drops or concert announcements.
Brand engagement notes
Brands looking to engage with this community should prioritize authenticity and a genuine love for metal music. Direct promotion is often met with skepticism, so brands should focus on contributing meaningful content, such as music-related articles, interviews with artists, or sponsoring events that resonate with the community. Collaborating with well-known metal figures or bands can also enhance credibility and acceptance.
Top keywords
What r/metal talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
- youtu.be
- youtube.com
- m.youtube.com
- facebook.com
- darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com
- listen.20buckspin.com
- nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com
- blabbermouth.net
- mesacounojo.bandcamp.com
- revolvermag.com
- metalinjection.net
- decibelmagazine.com
- highcommandsl.bandcamp.com
- luxinframundisproductions.bandcamp.com
- invictusproductions666.bandcamp.com
- twitter.com
- markovsoroka.bandcamp.com
- vastum.bandcamp.com
- phobophilic.bandcamp.com
- unspeakableaxerecords.bandcamp.com
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/AutoModerator
- u/GrafNebelgeist
- u/kaptain_carbon
- u/[deleted]
- u/VdotRose
- u/L2J1986
- u/Yeeslander
- u/Lord_Bungholio
- u/mentalsmokemirror
- u/xotyc
- u/HighwayCorsair
- u/Towering_Flesh
- u/dragonoid296
- u/_crushednebula
- u/MasterOfPizzuh
- u/tangled_cassette
- u/DoomAxe
- u/deaglegotu813
- u/dream2405
- u/aTotallyRealDuck
- u/PazuzuPanhandle
- u/xxnoodlesxx0
- u/Hellcaaa
- u/septag0n
- u/Kibj411
- u/Efficient-Formal9449
- u/Tunga88
- u/FutureWeapon
- u/mgrier123
- u/ZombieJesus1987
- u/GelatsX
- u/davlumbaz
- u/hermaphroditicspork
- u/evan_brosky
- u/FatalMillennium
- u/RedMetalSonic
- u/WaRhorsE776
- u/Ironmaiden1993
- u/WinnipegGoldeye
- u/failedspecies
- u/EXTREME_PISS_DRINKER
- u/Nejpalm
- u/DevotedtoSolitude
- u/SoulOfAGreatChampion
- u/Jacquerie_BM
- u/someshitstick
- u/AusweisOnHeaven
- u/SomethingOverThere
- u/f3nr1r05
- u/Sealearl
- u/ShatteredDreams05
- u/Zennofska
- u/Metallic_Engineer
- u/g0wr0n
- u/septic38rp
- u/jdmgirl88
- u/varpakultis
- u/FeastOfBlaze
- u/RandomAltIMade
- u/Golbezgold
- u/azurelynx-12
- u/beforemyeyesforget
- u/The_Gutgrinder
- u/deathofthesun
- u/cthulu_is_trans
- u/Separate-Web-311
- u/SkylarFawn
- u/Aru10
- u/ImBadWithNamesOk
- u/subdiatomaceous
- u/DispozableHero86
- u/HighlanderAgent54
- u/FUCKBOY_JIHAD
- u/BerserkFanBoyPL
- u/chrassth_
- u/impop
- u/StBonifaceFan
- u/goflotsam
- u/thedeadsigh
- u/EvanSHUT_UP
- u/Solidus_Jake
- u/Emaciated_Horror
- u/Nietzschepls
- u/Cubegod69er
- u/Flokito
- u/kah0922
- u/Impressive_Lecture92
- u/ayesee345
- u/HelloweenFan666
- u/Detergent5879
- u/bugheeraa
- u/merciless_death
- u/that_introverted_guy
- u/foulMachine
- u/Randolph_Jaffe
- u/ceasecows98
- u/dzorrilla
- u/Davizaum2810
- u/sgtrobo
- u/IngloriousHeathen
By votes
- u/GrafNebelgeist
- u/AutoModerator
- u/kaptain_carbon
- u/[deleted]
- u/VdotRose
- u/_crushednebula
- u/dragonoid296
- u/L2J1986
- u/mgrier123
- u/xotyc
- u/xxnoodlesxx0
- u/tangled_cassette
- u/FeastOfBlaze
- u/Tunga88
- u/Towering_Flesh
- u/dream2405
- u/CharmingScience4442
- u/goflotsam
- u/DevotedtoSolitude
- u/mentalsmokemirror
- u/Nejpalm
- u/Efficient-Formal9449
- u/Kibj411
- u/DoomAxe
- u/MasterOfPizzuh
- u/thedeadsigh
- u/coffeecoffeecoffeee
- u/SoulOfAGreatChampion
- u/RedMetalSonic
- u/Lord_Bungholio
- u/septag0n
- u/Hellcaaa
- u/ZombieJesus1987
- u/Going_Braindead
- u/davlumbaz
- u/Yeeslander
- u/FatalMillennium
- u/HighwayCorsair
- u/evan_brosky
- u/Golbezgold
- u/WaRhorsE776
- u/deathofthesun
- u/RandomAltIMade
- u/Samccx19
- u/Cubegod69er
- u/Aru10
- u/hermaphroditicspork
- u/FutureWeapon
- u/beforemyeyesforget
- u/EvanSHUT_UP
- u/GelatsX
- u/Separate-Web-311
- u/LowOnDairy
- u/someshitstick
- u/MaxStickies
- u/Ironmaiden1993
- u/aTotallyRealDuck
- u/chucktestify
- u/SomethingOverThere
- u/PazuzuPanhandle
- u/rednoise
- u/f3nr1r05
- u/Jacquerie_BM
- u/AusweisOnHeaven
- u/Rattinger
- u/SkylarFawn
- u/TylerTheOrc
- u/deaglegotu813
- u/planetsmasher86
- u/ice91
- u/Solidus_Jake
- u/hellminthiasis
- u/ShatteredDreams05
- u/Sealearl
- u/Lonely_Ad_5356
- u/Nietzschepls
- u/tankdempsey_
- u/sensiferum
- u/ooddaa
- u/azurelynx-12
- u/Detergent5879
- u/Metallic_Engineer
- u/Emaciated_Horror
- u/LetzPlayGameplay
- u/Senetrix666
- u/bugheeraa
- u/ASovietUnicorn
- u/HelloweenFan666
- u/GodlessAristocrat
- u/MetastableToChaos
- u/raukolith
- u/BicepsRhydon
- u/frozentoasterwaffles
- u/ayesee345
- u/Zennofska
- u/The_Gutgrinder
- u/majdcx
- u/Additional-Figure857
- u/scythus
- u/DispozableHero86
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/ZombieJesus1987
- u/BlavikenButcher
- u/Apprehensive_Idea758
- u/steelthyshovel73
- u/aethyrium
- u/hs94
- u/Melissa9898
- u/Vesploogie
- u/ta12022017
- u/onairmastering
- u/thedeadsigh
- u/Usual_Equivalent_616
- u/Chadwich
- u/FUCKBOY_JIHAD
- u/BahBahKapooyah
- u/B_Wylde
- u/Bossman1086
- u/gotpez
- u/blackjazz_society
- u/retroanduwu24
- u/myleswritesstuff
- u/CanDeadliftYourMom
- u/krolahzuL
- u/arrayofemotions
- u/roll_for_pregnancy
- u/sleepsymphonic
- u/ninfan200
- u/guyinthechair1210
- u/RamboDanza
- u/DefinitionMission144
- u/xotyc
- u/moddestmouse
- u/elitistposer
- u/U-94
- u/Infiltrait0rN7X
- u/V48runner
- u/2megatherion666
- u/emwashe
- u/nurglinguiniol
- u/jryan14ify
- u/ManaHarvest
- u/kaptain_carbon
- u/hunterhkeegan
- u/TripleDan
- u/Tokigiri
- u/ego_sum_satoshi
- u/AlmightyBracket
- u/Jeffuary
- u/Iagent2022
- u/Cthulu19
- u/billygnosis86
- u/jy856905
- u/bruisicus_maximus
- u/endlesslyconflicted
- u/CZJayG
- u/R4kshim
- u/amyiszzzonked
- u/KillEmDafoe89
- u/slothtrop6
- u/dylulu
- u/Ugubu
- u/kakacha
- u/hermaphroditicspork
- u/65wildcat_buick
- u/Anish316
- u/AbyssalKultist
- u/Unforgiven89
- u/astral_projections
- u/plushturtle
- u/HughWonPDL2018
- u/DeepVeinZombosis
- u/CzernaZlata
- u/FOR_MEMES
- u/bananawiththeskin
- u/Going_Braindead
- u/Fehndrix
- u/Tbagjimmy
- u/Screambloodyleprosy
- u/ThesaddestMillenial
- u/Undead_Hedge
- u/Jackalope1974
- u/DevilsGrip
- u/FreddyGunk
- u/Dr0me
- u/fvalt05
- u/Draconiondevil
- u/Left_Percentage_527
- u/KorovaMilk113
- u/TylerTheOrc
- u/metalmonkey69
- u/JerBear81
- u/bigguytoo9
- u/ContributionJolly634
- u/frizzlefry83
- u/misterqoey
- u/Finite_Universe
- u/Sopadeloro
- u/ESYAJ
- u/ItsPetahhhh
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/Jack_Frost_Junior
- u/CanDeadliftYourMom
- u/hunterhkeegan
- u/emwashe
- u/Stenka-Razin
- u/jesterflesh
- u/no_excuses87
- u/arrayofemotions
- u/The-Shattering-Light
- u/cumineverybutthole
- u/Berniethellama
- u/cromli
- u/MetastableToChaos
- u/hs94
- u/Evelyn701
- u/meshugganner
- u/Petro1313
- u/iamhumanAMA
- u/Amp1497
- u/gotpez
- u/Mid-Delsmoker
- u/billygnosis86
- u/M3TLH3D
- u/alexdelamuerte
- u/Tokigiri
- u/Musicduude
- u/Rider-VPG
- u/CZJayG
- u/an_altar_of_plagues
- u/admonlee
- u/NewMombasaNightmare
- u/TripleDan
- u/hendrix67
- u/NervousSecretary2485
- u/ZombieJesus1987
- u/Kibj411
- u/Poopy_Butt_Man
- u/dylulu
- u/krolahzuL
- u/TheColdSasquatch
- u/Sack_Full_of_Cats
- u/treetop8388
- u/BlavikenButcher
- u/lilkingsly
- u/DefinitionMission144
- u/Melissa9898
- u/ixtlu
- u/FUCKBOY_JIHAD
- u/hermaphroditicspork
- u/AtG68
- u/Adam_Absence
- u/samsteri666
- u/Infiltrait0rN7X
- u/dyersevesuckslive
- u/Kriegdavid
- u/Going_Braindead
- u/Miecze
- u/mab1376
- u/to_tin_deathgrinder
- u/BicepsRhydon
- u/aethyrium
- u/slothtrop6
- u/ContributionJolly634
- u/emperorpylades
- u/thedeadsigh
- u/DeadMoonKing
- u/Sim2redd
- u/SemiSeriousSam
- u/TylerTheOrc
- u/Rosstin316
- u/Nagilum_was_right
- u/foxontherox
- u/Samccx19
- u/Large_Mountain_Jew
- u/Fehndrix
- u/Aru10
- u/kaptain_carbon
- u/AGMarasco
- u/wintermoon_rapture
- u/Vesploogie
- u/RamboDanza
- u/Rottedhead
- u/Elaborate_president
- u/steelthyshovel73
- u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds
- u/Neckshot
- u/elitistposer
- u/Finite_Universe
- u/peachboyspeaks
- u/black-winter-
- u/sensiferum
- u/KID_LIFE_CRISIS
- u/Sopadeloro
- u/Calaban007
- u/Stachura5
- u/Kerokawa
- u/webb71
- u/Scaryassmanbear
- u/MoistWalrus
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FAQ
r/metal — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/metal have?
r/metal has approximately 2,607,157 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/metal created?
r/metal was created on April 20, 2008 (18 years ago).
What is r/metal about?
The community is dedicated to heavy metal music, encompassing a wide range of subgenres and styles. It serves as a hub for fans to discuss their favorite bands, albums, and concerts, as well as to share music recommendations and news. What makes it distinct is its passionate and knowledgeable members who often engage in deep discussions about the technical aspects of music a…
What subreddits are similar to r/metal?
Communities similar to r/metal include r/metalmemes, r/doommetal, r/heavyvinyl, r/progmetal, r/thrashmetal.
Who are the most active posters on r/metal?
The most frequent posters on r/metal include u/AutoModerator, u/GrafNebelgeist, u/kaptain_carbon.
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