Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by fast and aggressive guitar riffs, high-pitched vocals, and fast-paced drumming. The genre emerged in the 1980s and is known for its intense energy and technical proficiency. Speed metal bands often incorporate elements of thrash metal and punk rock into their music. The lyrics typically deal with themes of violence, war, and social issues.
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Bass Guitar, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Drum Kit, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano
Popular speed metal Songs
Rust In Peace (Expanded Edition)
1990
Rock N' Roll (Expanded Edition)
1987
Twilight Of The Thunder God
2008
The Sound of Perseverance - Reissue
1998
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List of speed metal artists
Here is a list of speed metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the speed metal genre. You can find out what speed metal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
57
1197753
2
46
359029
3
60
1865104
4
56
913222
5
66
3798720
6
53
744565
7
55
1622609
8
69
5151813
9
47
447385
10
50
720696
11
44
554408
12
56
981457
13
53
438373
14
52
280440
15
54
708314
16
47
276498
17
43
511578
18
39
196209
19
45
374418
20
53
929136
21
52
431508
22
55
971234
23
43
187198
24
44
207015
25
42
122989
26
39
168253
27
37
105299
28
53
635445
29
39
210656
30
35
124297
31
43
97828
32
59
1097471
33
36
107864
34
50
374689
35
51
499975
36
48
468318
37
41
154916
38
55
612933
39
35
145540
40
56
833955
41
38
144666
42
40
166654
43
34
183139
44
54
651733
45
35
256120
46
55
625781
47
43
274066
48
56
696512
49
36
174475
50
37
146751
51
60
1025154
52
32
275908
53
64
3907544
54
37
296454
55
29
78993
56
41
230965
57
35
57289
58
34
54554
59
34
105281
60
48
374925
61
46
416711
62
28
65780
63
43
225564
64
29
88577
65
48
108618
66
35
91237
67
39
85757
68
37
84241
69
42
145223
70
29
83905
71
37
82479
72
28
60740
73
32
37166
74
39
70525
75
40
67028
76
28
49734
77
26
73458
78
34
106452
79
30
52176
80
37
59081
81
30
77450
82
27
41516
83
31
64579
84
33
25269
85
26
39253
86
28
21253
87
24
29538
88
36
51912
89
27
58389
90
23
27443
91
25
50671
92
32
10094
93
30
43918
94
35
63542
95
25
32344
96
27
18716
97
26
19998
98
34
33689
99
23
14704
100
25
18109
speed metal playlist created by Chosic
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