r/death_metal
ActiveDeath Metal: death metal bands, death metal music, and death metal culture
Welcome to the death metal subreddit! for all fans of great death metal, '80s, 90s, 2000s and beyond! 🤘
Members
3,868
as of February 2025
Last post
2 days ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
38
Created
2008
July 23, 2008
Total posts
5.6K
archived
Total comments
1.3K
archived
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How many members does r/death_metal have?
r/death_metal had 3,868 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/death_metal dead?
No. r/death_metal is active — the most recent post was 2 days ago, with 38 posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/death_metal created?
r/death_metal was created on July 23, 2008.
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