r/heavymetal↗
Memes, news any other topic related to heavy metal🤘
36k subscribers569 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)236 authors / mosince 2021
r/heavymetal has 36k members (+94% over the last 12 months). It gets about 569 posts a month from 236 people. Top topics: Metal Classics, Metalheads Lounge and Metal Recommendations.
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How r/heavymetal has grown
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Topics and brands on r/heavymetal
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Metal Classics7.2%
- Metalheads Lounge1.7%
- Metal Recommendations1.6%
- Favorite Metal Albums1.4%
- Black Metal Albums1.0%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- MusicRadar
- BraveWords - Where Music Lives
- Encyclopaedia Metallum
- Last
- ReverbNation
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