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Nov 14, 2015 · 11. Metallica - 'Dyers Eve' " Dyers Eve " was written by Metallica frontman James Hetfield as a rant against his parents, and it's certainly a fast-paced ditty. The song was performed...
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- Majesty - Blind Guardian. The intro for this song is amazingly misleading too. You get an electronic carousel tune that sounds pleasing, and then, BAM! Amazingly fast guitars and Hansi's aggressive and amazing voice.
- Ride the Sky - Helloween. "Send me a sign, want to leave it all behind. I'll be leaving the hands of doom. Rearrange the master plan, take the future in my hands.
- Fast as a Shark - Accept. Fast as a shark is a masterpiece for its time and still is No 1! The german bands has much faster/heavier enlgish songs than the american bands!
- Shot to Hell - Laaz Rockit. This should be in the top 5, at least top 10.
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- ‘Welcome to Hell,’ Venom. Blasphemy has been an effective attention grabber for centuries, but until 1981, heavy metal had never seen a band go as all-in on Satan as the three lads from Newcastle calling themselves Venom did.
- ‘Planets Collide,’ Crowbar. In the early Nineties, Crowbar established themselves as the gruffest act on the bustling New Orleans metal scene. But “Planets Collide,” the leadoff track from the band’s fifth album, 1998’s Odd Fellows Rest, showed that there was way more to guitarist-vocalist-bandleader Kirk Windstein than his bellowing, grimacing MTV visage suggested.
- ‘Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe),’ Power Trip. Everything about Power Trip screamed throwback — from their tasteful marriage of hardcore and thrash, building on the golden era of so-called “crossover,” right down to their 1987-style album-cover font.
- ‘43% Burnt,’ The Dillinger Escape Plan. Prog and hardcore punk once seemed like polar musical opposites, but by the late Nineties, a handful of innovative acts had found a way to combine the complexity of the former style with the fury of the latter.
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Top Speed Metal singles of all time. Separate: live, archival, soundtracks and scores. Prev. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next. Updated: 21 May. Average Ratings Reviews. Painkiller / United. Judas Priest. 4.10 694 11.
- Motörhead. 536 votes. A powerhouse in the world of speed metal, Motörhead's relentless energy and raw, gritty sound have etched their name into the pantheon of legendary bands.
- Megadeth. 502 votes. Known for their incredible precision and technical prowess, Megadeth is a force to be reckoned with in the realm of speed metal. Founded by guitarist and vocalist Dave Mustaine after his time with Metallica, Megadeth pushed the boundaries of what was possible within the genre.
- Slayer. 404 votes. Hailing from the United States, Slayer is often seen as the epitome of speed metal brutality. Their frenetic pace, crushing riffs, and aggressive rhythms have captured the imagination of metalheads around the globe.
- Testament. 293 votes. Testament emerged from the San Francisco Bay Area thrash scene in the 1980s and quickly gained recognition for their tight musicianship and brooding lyrical themes.
Prev. 1 2 ... 32 Next. Updated: 30 April. Average Ratings Reviews. Show No Mercy. Slayer. 3.73 10,522 195. 3 December 1983. Thrash Metal Speed Metal. Heavy Metal. satanic energetic aggressive infernal death angry dark violence. Master Control. Liege Lord. 3.73 1,243 19. 19 August 1988. Speed Metal US Power Metal Heavy Metal. Thrash Metal.
