Speed metal

Speed metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music originating in the late 1970’s to mid 1980’s that was the direct musical progenitor of power metal and thrash metal. Speed metal is characterized by staccato drumming, single-note riffing at fast tempos and complex guitar solos. Unlike thrash metal, speed metal uses melodical hooks. Lyrical themes of speed metal are those common for Heavy metal. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Cranium

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Friday 17 February 2012
Michael Schenker Group Anvil Friday 17 February 2012	Dante's Portland OR, United States 45.523043 -122.673376	2 going Add shout
Saturday 18 February 2012
Anvil Anvil, Skelator Saturday 18 February 2012	El Corazon Lounge Seattle, United States 47.61886 -122.329274	2 going Add shout
Friday 24 February 2012
Anvil Borrowed Time Friday 24 February 2012	The Token Lounge Westland, MI, Detroit, United States 42.354838 -83.327079	Add shout
Sunday 4 March 2012
Iced Earth Warbringer Sunday 4 March 2012	Masquerade Atlanta GA, United States 33.77103 -84.364537	8 going Add shout
Thursday 15 March 2012
Iced Earth Warbringer Thursday 15 March 2012	Altar Bar Pittsburgh, United States 40.448993 -79.987203	4 going Add shout
Friday 16 March 2012
Iced Earth Warbringer Friday 16 March 2012	The Crofoot Pontiac, MI, Detroit, United States 42.636695 -83.291922	4 going 1 shout

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
last week

M.O.T.Ö.R.H.E.A.D. [2] should be #1.

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veyita_88 wrote:
last week

Early Blind Guardian was more speed metal.

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q87654321q wrote:
last week

More speed less "power". [3]

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
last month

Do you love metal? Then join Metalheads Who Support Metal Culture

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EduRocker12 wrote:
last month

M.O.T.Ö.R.H.E.A.D.

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FabioMckagan wrote:
last month

More speed less "power". [2]

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
last month

If you too suffer from the debilitating condition of being so trve that small nickel plated bits of steel exit your posterior whenever you take a crap, then please join I'm so trve I shit metal studs!

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Mercenarion wrote:
last month

The only band in the top 8 that has never played speed metal is Dragonforce. [2]

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
last month

The only band in the top 8 that has never played speed metal is Dragonforce.

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KHsonicdude23 wrote:
last month

Half these bands are either thrash or power metal.

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
last month

v Also created a group saying that Metallica are better than Iron Maiden because Metallica is more complex.

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Trash73 wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/group/Megadeth+Has+No+Talent

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Himelnator wrote:
December 2011

Dragonforce is so far away from being speed metal. Anvil and agent steel are speed metal, not dragonforce, power metal =/= speed

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Suphkut wrote:
December 2011

through the fire and flames is awsome!!!

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cockrocker69 wrote:
December 2011

oh my god....dragonforce? LAWLZ

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
December 2011

@TvuxoRoiale: Good for you.

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TvuxoRoiale wrote:
December 2011

IIIIIIIIIII LOOOOOOVEEEEEE YOUUUUUU JEEEEEEEEEEESUUUUUUUUS CHRIIIIIIIIIIIST!

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somemusicdude wrote:
October 2011

More speed less "power".

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ArcTheseus wrote:
October 2011

I like when modern power metal bands stick to the speed metal roots. [3]

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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
October 2011

I like when modern power metal bands stick to the speed metal roots. [2]

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