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Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by AllMusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music. List of bands. 3 Inches of Blood [1] Abattoir [2] Acid [3] Acid Reign. Agent Steel [4] Agony. Aion. Aisenshi. Alltheniko [5] Almafuerte.
- 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.
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Banzai Records printed the Speed Metal Swirl on the cover of 18 of their releases. It was a marketing idea by label founder Michel Meese and put together by Gunther Woschank, likely made from an existing design which has been found on a 1976 Shediac, New Brunswick phone book, with the words Speed Metal added. See also. List of speed metal bands
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- Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac (1983) More than one contemporary zine used the term “skull-crushing” to describe Exciter’s seminal debut, and although the raw, tinny production blunts some of the edge, you can still feel the ferocious intent of this bullish Ontario trio roaring out of the speakers after 40 years.
- Acid - Maniac (1983) As with those other first responders from the Belgian scene, Killer and Crossfire, Acid’s low-budget, high-velocity transport café metal possesses a sweet rickety charm that makes Maniac effortlessly playable.
- Helloween - Walls Of Jericho (1985) Germany was an early speed metal stronghold, producing many enduring exemplars: Running Wild, Grave Digger, Rage, Angel Dust, Holy Moses, and most importantly of all, much-loved Hamburg hellions Helloween.
- Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse (1985) These LA loons are perhaps the greatest example of a band who simultaneously combined power, thrash and speed metal, and thus tend to fall unjustly down the cracks between subgenres.
SPEED METAL is a metal music subgenre. Check the new SPEED METAL artists, latest reviews and download free (stream) some MP3.
Wiki. Shouts. Speed Metal Artists. Midnight. 88,550 listeners. There is more than one band with this name: 1.) A metal band from Cleveland, OH that formed in 2003. Originally started as a one man project of… Hellripper. 46,112 listeners. Hellripper is a one-man black/speed metal band based in Aberdeen, Scotland formed by James McBain in 2014.
This list includes not only pure speed metal bands but those that were somewhere in between speed / thrash, speed / power and NWOBHM / speed. There are also rare exceptions of speed / punk as well as other genres.
