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
Top New speed metal Songs of 2024
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
1207525
2
46
360276
3
60
1881775
4
56
921048
5
67
3844728
6
53
749758
7
56
1634397
8
70
5219310
9
47
451106
10
50
726580
11
45
557771
12
56
987558
13
53
440496
14
55
711942
15
52
283159
16
47
277833
17
44
515209
18
40
198048
19
53
934322
20
53
434575
21
45
376892
22
56
978400
23
44
208238
24
43
188633
25
43
123943
26
42
109044
27
40
169137
28
37
105948
29
53
638368
30
60
1103806
31
39
212114
32
35
124681
33
49
470113
34
50
376712
35
42
98285
36
51
503907
37
41
155688
38
54
618862
39
35
146423
40
56
843617
41
38
145464
42
35
184866
43
36
257274
44
40
167800
45
55
655591
46
44
275890
47
55
629826
48
37
175311
49
56
701504
50
37
147510
51
60
1029656
52
32
277293
53
65
3934440
54
30
79566
55
37
298562
56
35
57816
57
41
232225
58
35
54931
59
34
105688
60
50
378895
61
29
66531
62
46
420327
63
29
88989
64
49
109418
65
43
227818
66
40
86128
67
36
91965
68
38
84467
69
29
84384
70
42
145706
71
37
82847
72
28
61110
73
42
67699
74
33
37325
75
38
71085
76
28
50046
77
35
107099
78
30
52370
79
38
59528
80
30
77893
81
28
41715
82
31
64956
83
33
25419
84
27
39467
85
27
21700
86
25
29745
87
25
73765
88
26
39996
89
35
52224
90
28
58822
91
35
10510
92
26
50919
93
30
44154
94
35
63919
95
25
32523
96
27
18873
97
27
20216
98
34
34511
99
24
14857
100
25
18168
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