Superman has a long history with DC Comics and fans think they know a lot about them, but a Reddit thread surprised users with the revelation that he’s a Metallica superfan.
For as long as Superman has been around, there’s still a lot of mystery to the Man of Steel. There’s plenty that’s been revealed through various stories and conversations, but you can never really tell what’s true and what’s Superman trying to protect his dual identities.
We do know more about Superman than ever now. A lot of this is thanks to arcs like Truth, where we saw a Superman with no secret identity, or the follow-up to the Warworld Saga, where readers learned why Lois had made sure Superman kept his gladiator outfit.
But some of what we know about Superman comes from classic stories that have been forgotten or lost to time. Reddit has now asked one such question and found some surprising responses about the Man of Steel.
Redditors ask what Superman’s favorite music is and get a surprising answer
The Reddit thread in question asks a pretty simple question. What kind of music does Superman, an alien refugee raised by farmers and working in the big city as a journalist, listen to?
There are a lot of fun answers in the Reddit thread, ranging from genuine guesses to tongue-in-cheek answers, but it opens with an accusation.
“James Gunn is probably asking himself the same thing” one Redditor answered.
“OP’s account is only 2 months old and posts exclusively in this sub. Hmm…” said another, jokingly adding to the accusation that the OP was James Gunn.
Many others pointed to Superman’s traditional rural upbringing or his naturally upbeat nature to point toward some traditional ideas.
“Depends on your version, obviously,” one Redditor added. “But talking classic Supes I find it hard to believe that a guy from rural Kansas who is basically values aligned with his agricultural parents doesn’t listen to country, and then pop music up to the era that it became exclusively about butts, cause those songs make him bashful.”
“Classic jazz, blues, the occasional contemporary song that he enjoys.” one suggested.
“I feel like it’s country (not country pop), but I like the idea that he’s a closet NWA fan.” said another Redditor.
Superman’s favorite band is Metallica
Identifying Superman’s favorite music may be hard, but we do at least have a canonical idea of what his favorite band might be, as one Redditor pointed out.
“His favorite band is Metallica, he has all of their albums on cd, and his favorite is ‘..and Justice for All, ‘” pointed out user im_a_weirdo2005.
im_a_weirdo2005 is actually correct. The moment in question comes from 2001’s Superboy #83, a pivotal issue in the Superboy ongoing that spun out of the Death & Return of Superman arc.
The issue sees Superboy worried that he’s out-of-touch, finding himself at odds after losses alongside Young Justice and feeling neglected by peers who see him as a little more than a braggart superhero.
Superboy is able to bounce back with a pep talk from Superman. During the conversation, Superman points out that not everyone truly knows Superman either, and reveals he’s a die-hard Metallica fan who owns all their albums.
“No way. Better disc, ‘Master of Puppets?” Or The Black Album?” Superboy asks.
“Justice for All.” Superman replies, quickly moving back to the subject at hand.
We don’t see a lot of discussion about his musical tastes, but considering this is the current version of the character following his return during DC Rebirth, it’s not unreasonable to assume that the current DC Comics Superman is also a literal Metallica superfan.
