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Thrash Metal: Spit on those who choose to pose, and thrash with all the rest

Thrash metal is heavy metal that is usually at a higher tempo with influences from punk, speed metal, and hard rock. It's been one of the most successful metal genres, with many platinum albums by the famous bands called the Big Four of Thrash metal which include Megadeth, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer.

60k subscribers212 posts / mo in Sep 2026136 authors / mosince 2010

r/thrashmetal has 60k members (+22% over the last 12 months). It gets about 212 posts a month from 136 people. Top topics: Thrash Metal Bands & Albums, Thrash Metal and US Death Metal.

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How r/thrashmetal has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+22%in 12 months · +3.7% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 202660k
Growing60k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−12%vs Sep 2025 · −22% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026212
QuieterPeaked at 349 in Dec 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/thrashmetal

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Thrash Metal Bands & Albums13%
  2. Thrash Metal3.3%
  3. US Death Metal3.1%
  4. Blood-Infused Metal2.1%
  5. Black Metal Albums2.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Spotify
  2. Encyclopaedia Metallum
  3. Discogs
  4. Rate Your Music
  5. Metal Injection

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