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Genre: speed metal

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Parent Genre: metal

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

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Most popular speed metal albums

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Balls To The Wall
1983
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Nemesis
2013
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Inhuman Rampage
2006
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Rust In Peace (Expanded Edition)
1990
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Are You Dead Yet?
2005
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The Mandrake Project
2024
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Repentless
2015
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Rock N' Roll (Expanded Edition)
1987
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Twilight Of The Thunder God
2008
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M-16
2001
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Roots
1996
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Deceivers
2022
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Rebirth
2001
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Kings of Metal
1988
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Domination
1995
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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.

#namepopularityfollowers
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

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