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Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) roots. [1] It is described by AllMusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music. [2] It is usually considered less abrasive and more melodic than thrash metal.
Jul 31, 2023 · A beginner's guide to speed metal in five essential albums. By Chris Chantler. ( Metal Hammer ) published 31 July 2023. From its 80s heyday to its 2000s rejuvenation, here are the five albums that have defined speed metal through the years. (Image credit: Shrapnel, Noise, Heavy Artillery)
MetalMusicArchives.com — the ultimate metal music online community, from the creators of progarchives.com. Speed Metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music. As the name implies the genre is characterised by its focus on fast playing style and because of this it is often considered to be the progenitor of both thrash metal and power metal.
Jan 1, 2019 · What is speed metal ? Simply put, it is early heavy metal sped up. Early in its history, metal was a lumbering beast, hellbent on stomping other musical forms into dust. Slowly. As the late 70's and early 80's arrived, some HM bands started experimenting with speed in individual tracks (refer next sub-topic).
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.
Speed / Thrash Metal. In the early '80s, speed metal became the most popular form of heavy metal in the American underground. Crossing the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with hardcore punk, speed metal was extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding -- the bands played fast, but their attack was precise and clean.
Mar 10, 2020 · published 10 March 2020. Darkthrone's Fenriz shares his guide to speed metal through 10 genre-defining songs. (Image credit: Future) As a toddler and adolescent I never really used the speed metal term, it was either slow or mid paced or faster tracks on heavy metal albums.
