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
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
speed metal playlist created by Chosic
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