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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 60 1865104
3 46 359029
4 56 915036
5 66 3798720
6 53 744849
7 55 1622609
8 69 5151813
9 47 447385
10 50 720696
11 44 554408
12 56 982030
13 52 280591
14 53 438373
15 54 709018
16 43 511578
17 47 276498
18 39 196860
19 45 374418
20 53 929136
21 52 431824
22 43 187198
23 44 207015
24 37 105321
25 42 123037
26 55 971234
27 39 168253
28 35 124297
29 39 210656
30 53 635691
31 43 97828
32 59 1098181
33 36 107864
34 50 374689
35 48 468585
36 51 500633
37 35 145540
38 41 154916
39 55 614759
40 56 833955
41 38 144666
42 34 183252
43 40 166654
44 55 625781
45 35 256120
46 43 274066
47 54 651937
48 36 174475
49 56 696781
50 37 146751
51 60 1025154
52 32 275908
53 29 79026
54 64 3907544
55 37 297004
56 41 230965
57 35 57743
58 34 54566
59 34 105281
60 48 374925
61 46 416711
62 28 65807
63 29 88634
64 43 225789
65 48 108731
66 35 91271
67 24 49674
68 39 85757
69 37 84241
70 29 83921
71 42 145247
72 37 82479
73 28 60740
74 33 37227
75 40 67028
76 39 70553
77 26 73471
78 28 49757
79 34 106452
80 30 52176
81 37 59111
82 31 64579
83 30 77503
84 27 41518
85 33 25280
86 26 39262
87 29 21374
88 24 29557
89 36 51892
90 25 39789
91 27 58446
92 32 10094
93 25 50700
94 30 43918
95 35 63542
96 25 32380
97 27 18727
98 34 33949
99 26 20005
100 25 18093

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