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Speed metal is an extreme sub-genre of heavy metal music originating in the late 1970's to mid 1980's that was the direct musical progenitor of and . 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 . Early speed metal bands include Motorhead, Judas Priest, Venom, Anthrax, Megadeth, Rage, Helloween, Blind Guardian, Running Wild, Iced Earth, Мастер, among others. Recently,… read more
Speed metal is an extreme sub-genre of heavy metal music originating in the late 1970's to mid 1980's that was the direct musical progenitor of and . Speed metal is characterized by staccato drumming, single-note riffing at fast tempos and complex guitar solo… read more
Speed metal is an extreme sub-genre of heavy metal music originating in the late 1970's to mid 1980's that was the direct musical progenitor of and . 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… read more

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    Midnight

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1 Play track Ace of Spades Motörhead
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2 Play track Raining Blood Slayer
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3 Play track Battery Metallica
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4 Play track Symphony of Destruction Megadeth
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5 Play track Angel of Death Slayer
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6 Play track Through the Fire and Flames DragonForce
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7 Play track Painkiller Judas Priest
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8 Play track Creeping Death Metallica
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9 Play track Disposable Heroes Metallica
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10 Play track Hangar 18 Megadeth
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    Ace Of Spades (Expanded Edition)

    Motörhead 305,384 listeners

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    BLUE BLOOD

    X JAPAN 68,728 listeners

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    Follow the Blind

    Blind Guardian 81,460 listeners

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    Walls of Jericho

    Helloween 114,731 listeners

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    Battalions of Fear

    Blind Guardian 73,896 listeners

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