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This is a list of speed metal bands. Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots.
Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) roots. [1] It is described by AllMusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music. [2] It is usually considered less abrasive and more melodic than thrash metal.
United States. 1981–1988, 1994–2011, 2013-present. NWOBHM influenced band that influenced the development of thrash and power metal. [113] Judas Priest. United Kingdom. 1969–present. One of the most famous heavy metal bands of all time, as well as the origin of many sounds that influenced the many subgenres of heavy metal today.
Hellripper[2] is a Scottish one-man black / speed metal band formed by James McBain in 2014. Cited musical influences include black metal bands such as Venom and Darkthrone; thrash metal bands Megadeth, Metallica and Sabbat; and punk -oriented bands like Motörhead and Anti-Cimex. [3][4][5] Lyrically, Hellripper focuses on witchcraft, Occult ...
Exciter is a Canadian speed metal band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 1978. Named after a song by Judas Priest, [2] they are considered to be one of the first speed metal bands [3] and cited as a seminal influence on the thrash metal genre. Exciter was heavily influenced by a variety of bands, including Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Deep ...
dragonforce.com. DragonForce are a British power metal band from London. [ 1 ] The band was formed in 1999 by guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman, and are known for their long and fast guitar solos, fantasy -themed lyrics and retro video game-influenced sound. The band themselves refer to their music as "extreme power metal".
Powermad is an American thrash / speed metal band formed in Minneapolis in 1984. [1] The group has been called an "innovative and often forgotten speed metal band...who infused progressive metal styles and European styles into abstract American speed metal." The band's intricate riff formulations were heavily influenced by thrash metal acts ...
Savage Grace (metal band) Savage Grace is an American power and speed metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by Chris Logue and Brian East (nicknamed "The Beast", from the Pacific Northwest band AlleyBrat), initially active between 1981 and 1993. [1] They reformed in 2009, and subsequently released an EP entitled The Lost Grace. [2]