About r/Metal
In its own words:
Shreddit: Heavy Metal
Community guide
r/Metal (#427, about 2.6 million)—Shreddit—covers heavy metal with a genre-strict gate. Recommendation requests go to the REC CENTER; discussion topics/questions belong in daily threads; Underground Friday and a Saturday self-promo thread are carved out. Rules ban slurs, image posts, full releases, clickbait, reposting bands, metalcore/deathcore/nu/alt metal and unrelated genres, plus self-promo outside Saturday. Video/link sample with genre flairs like [Death], [Heavy], [Black] (~14.7 ppd).
Genre lane
Stick to accepted heavy-metal styles; metalcore/deathcore/nu/alt and unrelated genres are explicitly out. New-release and style flairs ([Death], [Black], [Thrash], etc.) appear in samples.
Where talk vs music goes
Put recommendation requests in the REC CENTER and open-ended discussion in daily threads; Underground Friday and Saturday self-promo have dedicated slots.
No images or full albums
Image posts and full releases are banned; no clickbait, no band reposts, no slurs.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Apr 20, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 372 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/skyrim (#426) and ahead of r/france (#428) in our ranking.
What sets r/Metal apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Metal leans heavily on videos (70% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 5%). People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 5.4 comments per post, against 13.6 for a typical large subreddit.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Metal grew from 2,620,530 to 2,623,098 subscribers (+2.6K, +0.10%). That is about 58 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Metal talks about
Looking at the titles of 98 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “ffo”, “shreddit”, “discussion”, “death” and “daily”. Other frequent themes are usa, official, music, november, october and video. Recurring phrases include “shreddit daily”, “daily discussion”, “official music” and “music video”. By format, 70% are videos, 19% are links and 10% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: [New Release] (17), [Death] (11), [Heavy] (8), [Black] (7), [Thrash] (3), [Death / Doom] (3).
Activity and best time to post
r/Metal gets about 15 new posts a day. The public archive holds 455,693 posts and 2,463,004 comments in total, about 5.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (21 posts) and the quietest was Monday (10). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Metal
The moderators of r/Metal list 11 rules. In short:
- No Slurs
- Retired/Respited band
- Recommendation Requests in REC CENTER
- Discussion Topics & Questions in Daily Threads
- Underground Friday
- No Self Promotion (Except in dedicated Saturday thread)
- No Full Releases
- No Image Posts
- No Metalcore/Deathcore/Nu Metal/Alt Metal or any Unrelated Genres
- No Clickbait
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Metal and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/Metal have?
r/Metal has 2,623,098 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #427 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,568 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/Metal created?
r/Metal was created on Apr 20, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 27, 2008.
Is r/Metal still active?
Yes. r/Metal gets about 15 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 455,693 posts and 2,463,004 comments. In a sample of 98 recent posts we counted 48 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Metal?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 04:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Metal?
The community describes itself as: “Shreddit: Heavy Metal” Recent post titles often mention ffo, shreddit, discussion, death and daily. Most posts are videos (70%).
Is r/Metal SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Metal as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Metal?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Metal accepts both text and link posts. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “No Slurs”; “Retired/Respited band”; “Recommendation Requests in REC CENTER”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Metal?
Communities with similar topics include r/natureismetal (2.4M), r/hiphopheads (5.5M), r/financialindependence (2.5M), r/indieheads (3.6M) and r/popheads (3.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Metal.