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Anarchy Now!

Short, fast, loud, brutal, heavy, obnoxious. Not just crust, but also neo-crust, d-beat, and dark hardcore. Too punk for metal, too metal for punk. Completely D.I.Y. Total disgust with society combined with a drive to make it better. Radical politics, radical music. Talk about the music, the lifestyle, your scene, whatever. Post links to live videos, music, blogs, zines. Write thought-provoking self posts. Tear down the establishment!

41k subscribers186 posts / mo in Sep 2026141 authors / mosince 2011

r/crustpunk has 41k members (+23% over the last 12 months). It gets about 186 posts a month from 141 people. Top topics: Death Metal Albums, Black Metal and Death Metal EPs.

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Size and growth

How r/crustpunk has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+23%in 12 months · +3.6% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202640k
Growing40k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/crustpunk

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−26%vs Sep 2025 · −29% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026186
QuieterPeaked at 309 in May 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/crustpunk

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Death Metal Albums1.4%
  2. Black Metal1.0%
  3. Death Metal EPs1.0%
  4. Similar Bands & Albums0.8%
  5. Rock Bands0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Spotify
  2. Discogs
  3. DIY Conspiracy
  4. SoundCloud
  5. Big Cartel

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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