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Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre/subgenre of metalcore. It is an amalgamation of death metal with metalcore or hardcore punk, or both. It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns.

201k subscribers708 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)439 authors / mosince 2010

r/Deathcore has 201k members (+9.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 708 posts a month from 439 people. Top topics: Deathcore & Metalcore Discussions, Deathcore Bands & Discussion and Black Metal Albums.

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Size and growth

How r/Deathcore has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.7%in 12 months · +1.8% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026200k
Growing200k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Deathcore

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−28%vs Sep 2025 · −7.1% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026708
QuieterPeaked at 1.3k in Sep 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Deathcore

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Deathcore & Metalcore Discussions4.4%
  2. Deathcore Bands & Discussion3.1%
  3. Black Metal Albums1.7%
  4. Death Metal Anthems1.3%
  5. Death Metal Albums1.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. setlist.fm
  2. Lambgoat
  3. Indie Merch Store
  4. Encyclopaedia Metallum
  5. Metal Injection

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research