# Metal

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### About Metal
Metal is a broad term encompassing chemical elements, alloys, and cultural phenomena, including video games and music genres.  

### Insights
- metal engagements is up 1189.87% from the previous month.
- metal posts created is up 670.62% from the previous month.

### Engagements: [-----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:metal/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/metal/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [-----------]  
Daily Average: [-----------]  
[--] Week: [-------------] +21%  
[--] Month: [-------------] +1,190%  
[--] Months: [--------------] +31%  
[--] Year: [--------------] +90%  
1-Year High: [-------------] on 2025-12-06  
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-09-11  

Engagements by network (24h):
TikTok: [----------]
Reddit: [-------]
News: [-------]
YouTube: [-----------]
X: [---------]

  
  
### Mentions: [------] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:metal/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/metal/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [------]  
Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Week: [------] -17%  
[--] Month: [-------] +313%  
[--] Months: [---------] +0.45%  
[--] Year: [---------] +20%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-07-23  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-09-30  

Mentions by network (24h):
TikTok: [------]
Reddit: [-----]
News: [--]
YouTube: [------]
X: [-----]

  
  
### Creators: [------] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:metal/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/metal/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[------] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Metal in the last [--] hours which is down 2.70% from [------] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Week: [------] -15%  
[--] Month: [-------] +235%  
[--] Months: [-------] -2.90%  
[--] Year: [-------] +4.40%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-07-23  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-09-30  

The most influential creators that mention Metal in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                  | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                  | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@marilynmansonvevo](/creator/youtube/marilynmansonvevo) | [--]    | [---------] | [--]    | [----------]  |
| [@systemofadownvevo](/creator/youtube/systemofadownvevo) | [--]    | [---------] | [--]     | [----------]  |
| [@komentarnetizen98](/creator/youtube/komentarnetizen98) | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [----------]  |
| [@craftnestzone](/creator/youtube/craftnestzone)         | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@crafterduck](/creator/youtube/crafterduck)             | [--]    | [---------] | [--]    | [---------]   |
| [@footballvibes](/creator/youtube/footballvibes)         | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]    | [---------]   |
| [@field_craft](/creator/youtube/field_craft)             | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@biahacks](/creator/youtube/biahacks)                   | [--]    | [-----]     | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@hacker](/creator/youtube/hacker)                       | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@5screativity](/creator/youtube/5screativity)           | [--]   | [------]    | [--]     | [---------]   |

[View More](/list/creators/metal/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 64%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:metal/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/metal/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 64%  
Daily Average: 75%  
[--] Week: 77% -1%  
[--] Month: 75% -6%  
[--] Months: 75% -4%  
[--] Year: 75% -9%  
1-Year High: 89% on 2025-12-15  
1-Year Low: 28% on 2025-09-19  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Metal Gear Solid Series: (40%) A long-running stealth action video game franchise known for its complex narratives and cinematic presentation.
- Precious Metals (Gold & Silver): (35%) Commodities often seen as safe-haven assets and investments, with recent discussions on price movements and market trends.
- Metal Music and Culture: (25%) Discussions and content related to heavy metal music genres, bands, and associated subcultures.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Metal Contamination in Products: (5%) Instances where metal fragments or contamination have been found in consumer products, leading to recalls.
- Geopolitical Tensions and Resource Control: (4%) Discussions linking geopolitical events to the control and supply of critical metals.
  

### Top Metal News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"USDA recalls [----] pounds holiday kielbasa over metal contamination Fox Business U.S. Department of Agriculture recalls nearly one ton of Olympia Provisions holiday kielbasa after consumer reportedly found a metal strip in sausage"  
[News Link](https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/holiday-kielbasa-sausage-recalled-after-consumer-finds-dangerous-metal-strip-over-1-inch-long) [@FoxBusiness](/creator/x/FoxBusiness) 2025-12-22T22:30Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements


"Velo3D Announces $30 Million Private Placement of Common Stock /PRNewswire/ -- Velo3D Inc. (NASDAQ: VELO) a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts (the "Company") today"  
[News Link](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/velo3d-announces-30-million-private-placement-of-common-stock-302647773.html) [@PRNewswire](/creator/x/PRNewswire) 2025-12-22T13:56Z 228.6M followers, [---] engagements


"A large metal cage bear trap placed by CDFW biologists on Johnson A large metal cage bear trap placed by CDFW biologists on Johnson"  
[News Link](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/bear-trap-living-under-altadena-home-catches-wrong-bear/) [@CBSNews](/creator/x/CBSNews) 2025-12-20T08:27Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements


"Melbourne City Council's $70000 pigeon loft turned into scrap metal It was meant to be a deluxe bird house to encourage the city's worst feathered pest - the pigeon -away from Melbourne's grand old buildings"  
[News Link](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-city-councils-70000-pigeon-loft-turned-into-scrap-metal-20160724-gqcmsc.html) [@Melbourne](/creator/x/Melbourne) 2025-12-19T05:43Z 408.3K followers, 218.4K engagements



### Top Metal Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) When you ate too much candy on Christmas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MetalGear_QWC/status/2003265799717564831) [@MetalGear_QWC](/creator/x/MetalGear_QWC) 2025-12-23T00:46Z 21.5K followers, 14.5K engagements


"Omg. The new Trump-class warship announced today the USS Defiant will bear an image of Trumps iconic FIGHT pose from the Butler PA assassination attempt. This is so metal. 🔥"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_johnnymaga/status/2003246170211254776) [@_johnnymaga](/creator/x/_johnnymaga) 2025-12-22T23:28Z 269.9K followers, 48.9K engagements


"Stylophone is a small electronic musical instrument that you play with a stylus (pen) instead of keys. When you touch the stylus to the metal notes it makes a sound kind of a retro buzzy synth tone. #autism #music #stylophone #darius #stimming Stimming with his new Stylophone Stimming with his new Stylophone"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@irisa_darius/video/7586827113848704287) [@irisa_darius](/creator/tiktok/irisa_darius) 2025-12-22T23:24Z 2.9M followers, 5.4M engagements


"Last time Michigan had an Interim Coach win against a ranked team We hired that man from within"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Metaleka_/status/2003232306308485531) [@Metaleka_](/creator/x/Metaleka_) 2025-12-22T22:32Z [----] followers, 19.7K engagements

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